PsychProfiler

Dr Shane Langsford, Dr Stephen Houghton and Dr Graham Douglas
ACER Press, 2007

PsychProfiler is a reliable, valid instrument that screens for more than 20 of the most prevalent psychiatric and psychological disorders in children, adolescents and adults. To download a free trial version, follow the link below.

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Autism Detection in Early Childhood - ADEC

Dr Robyn Young
ACER Press 2007

Autism Detection in Early Childhood (ADEC) is an extremely effective, validated screening tool for identifying autism and autistic tendencies in children as young as 12 months.

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The Best of Coping

Erica Frydenberg and Catherine Brandon
ACER Press 2007

The Best of Coping program is designed to provide teachers, youth workers, social workers and counsellors with a structured, comprehensive program for helping adolescents develop resilience and coping skills to deal with common problems and situations.

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Everybody's Different

Dr Jenny O'Dea
ACER Press 2007

Everybody's Different details how to apply a proven self-esteem approach in schools, community settings and clinical situations to improve body image conceptions, prevent eating disorders and obesity, and foster health, nutrition and physical activity in young people.
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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, fifth edition (SB5)

Gale Roid, PhD
Riverside, 2003

The SB5 comprehensively covers five factors of cognitive ability in both nonverbal and verbal domains – Fluid Reasoning, Knowledge, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual-Spatial Processing, and Working Memory. The nonverbal subtests require minimal receptive language and mostly nonverbal responses (pointing, moving pieces, etc). The verbal subtests require facility with words and printed material (reading or speaking).

The SB5 supports diagnosis of a wide range of developmental disabilities and exceptionalities. It can be used in clinical and neuropsychological assessment, early childhood assessment, psychoeducational evaluations for special education placements, adult workers compensation evaluations, career assessment, selection, forensic contexts, and research.

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Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales for Early Childhood

Fifth Edition
Gale Roid, PhD
Riverside 2003

With a long and rich history, the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales for Early Childhood combines a new Test Observation Checklist and software-generated Parent Report with the subtests from the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition. This combination is ideal for professionals who focus on the assessment of young children ages 2.0 to 7.3 years.
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Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)

Catherine Lord, PhD, Michael Rutter, MD FRS, Pamela C. DiLavore, PhD and
Susan Risi, PhD
WPS

The ADOS can be used to evaluate almost anyone suspected of having autism—from toddlers to adults, from children with no speech to adults who are verbally fluent.

This semi-structured assessment consists of various activities that allow you to observe social and communication behaviors related to the diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders. These activities provide interesting, standard contexts in which interaction can occur.

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Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R)

Michael Rutter, MD FRS, Ann LeCouteur, MBBS and Catherine Lord, PhD
WPS

Used in research for decades, the ADI-R provides a thorough assessment of individuals suspected of having autism or other autism spectrum disorders. It has proven highly useful for formal diagnosis as well as treatment and educational planning. Composed of 93 items, the ADI-R focuses on three functional domains:

• Language and Communication
• Reciprocal Social Interactions
• Restricted, Repetitive, and Stereotyped Behaviours and Interests.

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Developing Helping Skills

Second Edition
Maurice Howe

Developing Helping Skills is a useful resource for understanding the aims and developing the essential skills involved in counselling, helping situations and interviews. In each chapter, the important skills are defined and illustrated, and numerous exercises are provided to help ensure progress through practise.
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Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (Vineland-II)

Second Edition
Sara S Sparrow, PhD, Domenic V Cicchetti, PhD and David A Balla
AGS 2005

The Vineland-II measures personal and social skills used for everyday living. Psychologists and other professionals use it to identify individuals who have mental retardation, developmental delays, brain injuries, and other impairments.
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