George McCloskey (USA Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lisa A. Perkins, Bob Van Diviner

Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents a blend of theory, research, and practice that offers clinicians a framework for the concept of executive functions (EFs) in educational settings. This book focuses on the practical issues involved in the use of assessment tools, tests, report writing, and the implementation and follow-up of targeted interventions using the EF model.

Produktdetails

• School-Based Practice in Action
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780415957847
• ISBN-10: 0415957842
• Artikelnr.: 21142879

Autorenporträt

George McCloskey, Ph.D., is a Professor and Director of School Psychology Research in the Psychology Department of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). He is also the Director of the SPARK Project (School Psychologists Adopting Refined Knowledge) for the New York City Department of Education, which involves updated skills training for 1100 school psychologists. He maintains a private practice that involves consulting with state departments of education, universities, and school districts, and performing independent evaluations and conducting interventions for schools and private clients. Lisa A. Perkins, M.S., has been a school psychologist in Connecticut public schools for most of the past three decades. She currently maintains a private practice at the Family Study Center in Danbury, CT, focusing on independent psychoeducational evaluations of children, adolescents, and adults and conducting interventions for schools and clients. She is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), where she is completing her Psy.D. in School Psychology. Bob R. Van Divner, M.S., is a Pennsylvania certified school psychologist. He is currently the Coordinator of Admissions Assessment at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He also maintains a private practice, where he provides individual and family therapy and acts as a behavioral consultant to families and schools.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Six Case Vignettes. A Conceptual Model of Executive Functions. A
General Holarchical Model of Executive Function Processes from an Integral
Perspective. Executive Function Development and Related Issues. Assessment
of Executive Function Capacities. Academic Skill Development and Assessment
of Executive Functions. Interventions for Executive Function Difficulties.
Executive Functions in the School Setting. Case Study. Summary.