Table Of ContentEssentials of Assessment
Report Writing
Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series
Series Editors, Alan S. Kaufman and Nadeen L. Kaufman
Essentials of 16 PF ® Assessment Essentials of MMPI‐A™ Assessment
by Heather E.‐P. Cattell and James M. Schuerger by Robert P. Archer and Radhika Krishnamurth
Essentials of ADHD Assessment for Children and Adolescents Essentials of MMPI‐2 ® Assessment, Second Edition
by Elizabeth P. Sparrow and Drew Erhardt by David S. Nichols
Essentials of Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Essentials of Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator ® Assessment,
Neurodevelopmental Disorders Second Edition
by Celine A. Saulnier and Cheryl Klaiman by Naomi Quenk
Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Essentials of NEPSY ®‐II Assessment
Difficulties by Sally L. Kemp and Marit Korkman
by David A. Kilpatrick Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing, Second Edition by Nancy Hebben and William Milberg
by W. Joel Schneider, Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment
and Nancy Mather by Steve McCallum, Bruce Bracken, and John Wasserman
Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests Essentials of PAI ® Assessment
by Susan R. Homack and Cecil R. Reynolds by Leslie C. Morey
Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Essentials of Planning, Selecting, and Tailoring Interventions
Assessment for Unique Learners
by Celine A. Saulnier and Pamela E. Ventola by Jennifer T. Mascolo, Vincent C. Alfonso, and Dawn P.
Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development–II Assessment Flanagan
by Maureen M. Black and Kathleen Matula Essentials of Processing Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Behavioral Assessment by Milton J. Dehn
by Michael C. Ramsay, Cecil R. Reynolds, and R. W. Essentials of Psychological Testing, Second Edition
Kamphaus by Susana Urbina
Essentials of Career Interest Assessment Essentials of Response to Intervention
by Jeffrey P. Prince and Lisa J. Heiser by Amanda M. VanDerHeyden and Matthew K. Burns
Essentials of CAS‐2 Assessment Essentials of Rorschach Assessment: Comprehensive System
by Jack A. Naglieri and R‐PAS
Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Second by Jessica R. Gurley
Edition Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment,
by Linda Wilmshurst Second Edition
Essentials of Cognitive Assessment with KAIT and Other by Daniel C. Miller
Kaufman Measures Essentials of Stanford‐Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment
by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Debra Broadbooks, by Gale H. Roid and R. Andrew Barram
and Alan S. Kaufman
Essentials of TAT and Other Storytelling Assessments,
Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments™ Second Edition
by Elizabeth P. Sparrow by Hedwig Teglasi
Essentials of Creativity Assessment Essentials of Temperament Assessment
by James C. Kaufman, Jonathan A. Plucker, and John Baer by Diana Joyce
Essentials of Cross‐Battery Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of Trauma‐Informed Assessment and Interventions
by Dawn P. Flanagan, Samuel O. Ortiz, and Vincent C. Alfonso in the Schools
Essentials of DAS‐II ® Assessment by Bettina Franzese and Kirby L. Wycoff
by Ron Dumont, John O. Willis, and Colin D. Elliot Essentials of WAIS ®‐IV Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger and Alan S. Kaufman
by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling Essentials of WIAT ®‐III and KTEA‐II Assessment
Essentials of Evidence‐Based Academic Interventions by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger and Kristina C. Breaux
by Barbara J. Wendling and Nancy Mather Essentials of WISC ®‐V Assessment
Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment by Dawn P. Flanagan and Vincent C. Alfonso
by George McCloskey and Lisa A. Perkins Essentials of WISC ®‐V Integrated Assessment
Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment, Second Edition by Susan Engi Raiford
by Marc J. Ackerman Essentials of WJ‐IV ® Cognitive Abilities Assessment
Essentials of Gifted Assessment by Fredrick A. Schrank, Scott L. Decker, and John M.
by Steven I. Pfeiffer Garruto
Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals Essentials of WJ‐IV ® Tests of Achievement Assessment
by Guy McBride, Ron Dumont, and John O. Willis by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling
Essentials of Individual Achievement Assessment Essentials of WMS ®‐IV Assessment
by Douglas K. Smith by Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack, and Robin C.
Essentials of Intellectual Disabilities Assessment and Hilsabeck
Identification Essentials of WNV ™ Assessment
Alan W. Brue and Linda Wilmshurst by Kimberly A. Brunnert, Jack A. Naglieri, and Steven T.
Essentials of KABC‐II Assessment Hardy‐Braz
by Alan S. Kaufman, Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Elaine Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention
Fletcher‐Janzen, and Nadeen L. Kaufman by Milton J. Dehn
Essentials of MCMI ®‐IV Assessment Essentials of WPPSI ™‐IV Assessment
by Seth D. Grossman and Blaise Amendolace by Susan Engi Raiford and Diane Coalson
Essentials of Millon™ Inventories Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL‐2 Assessment
by Stephen Strack by Wayne Adams and Cecil R. Reynolds
Essentials
of Assessment Report
Writing
Second Edition
W. Joel Schneider
Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger
Nancy Mather
Nadeen L. Kaufman
This edition first published 2018
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Names: Schneider, William Joel, 1970– author.
Title: Essentials of assessment report writing / W. Joel Schneider [and three others].
Description: Second edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2018. | Series: Essentials of psychological assessment |
Revision of: Essentials of assessment report writing / Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger ... [et al.]. 2004. |
Includes index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2018016665 (print) | LCCN 2018017651 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119218746 (pdf) |
ISBN 9781119218753 (enhanced ePub) | ISBN 9781119218685 (paperback)
Subjects: LCSH: Psychodiagnostics. | Report writing. | Clinical psychology–Authorship. |
BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement.
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To Renée …whose primary mission is to help others help others. Time and again, and in
diverse ways, Renée gave of her time and talent to help make this book do likewise.—WJS
To my dear Aunt Elaine—Thank you for reminding me that the simple things in life, like
seeing a twinkle in your eye when I walk in the room, sharing a bag of potato chips, and
singing a song together, are joyous moments that I am grateful for sharing with you.—EOL
To all the many dedicated professionals who take the time to learn to interpret tests and then
derive meaningful recommendations that are designed to enhance the lives of others.—NM
On every tree there sits a bird, singing a song of love …
This is my song of love to my dearest Alan:
Wherever and whenever you go, I go …
Hi Lili, Hi Lili, Hi Lo.—NLK
CONTENTS
Series Preface ix
Preface to the Second Edition xi
Acknowledgements xiii
One Introduction and Overview 1
Two Make Your Reports Classy and Gorgeous 11
Three Writing with Clarity, Style, and Purpose 30
Four Introductory Sections of the Report 73
Five Behavioral Observations 97
Six Communicating Test Results 128
Seven Diagnostic Impressions and Summary 157
Eight Personality Assessment (by Rita W. McCleary) 166
Nine Recommendations 197
Ten Special Issues in Report Writing 230
Eleven Tips for Writing Evaluation Reports (by John O. Willis) 249
Twelve Annotated Case Reports 260
References 445
Index 452
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