Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development II Assessment

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret the Bayley Scales

The Bayley Scales measure the mental and motor development and testbehavior of infants from one to forty-two months of age. The Scalesmay be used to describe the current developmental functioning ofinfants and to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning forinfants with developmental delays or disabilities. In order to usethem properly, professionals need an authoritative source of adviceand guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret thesetests. Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development IIAssessment is the first and only book to provide state-of-the-artguidelines for the Bayley Scales.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries, this book is designed to help busy clinicians andresearchers quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need tomake optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument.Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlightingkey concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material,as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce yourgrasp of the information covered.

The initial chapters of Essentials of Bayley Scales of InfantDevelopment II Assessment provide step-by-step instruction on testadministration, scoring, and interpretation. In the followingchapters, the authors provide expert assessment of the relativestrengths and weaknesses of the Bayley Scales, valuable advice ontheir clinical applications, and several illuminating casereports.

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