Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II
Subtitle: clinical use and interpretation
By: editors, Thomas Oakland and Patti L. Harrison
Contributors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Practical resources for the mental health professional
Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780123735867
Subjects: Psychological tests for children; Social Behavior Disorders; Testing; Personality Assessment; Behavioral assessment; Psychological Adaptation; Psychological Tests; Diagnosis; Adaptability (Psychology); Behavioral assessment of children; Mental Disorders; Psychological tests
Other titles: ABAS-II
Description: This book summarizes information on adaptive behavior and skills as well as general issues in adaptive behavior assessment with the goal of promoting sound assessment practice during uses, interpretations, and applications of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II. Adaptive behavior and skills refer to personal qualities associated with the ability to meet one's personal needs such as communication, self-care, socialization, etc. and those of others. Data from measures of adaptive behavior have been used most commonly in assessment and intervention services for persons with mental retardation. However, the display of adaptive behaviors and skills is relevant to all persons. The Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II (ABAS-II) provides a comprehensive, norm-referenced assessment of the adaptive behavior and skills of individuals from birth through age 89. The comprehensive natures of the ABAS-II, ease in administration and scoring, and wide age range have resulted in its widespread use for a large number of assessment purposes. The book provides practical information and thus serves as a valuable resource for those who use the ABAS-II. * Assists in the functional use of the ABAS-II * Provides case studies illustrating use of the ABAS-II in comprehensive assessment and intervention planning * Reviews scholarship on adaptive behaviors and skills * Describes legal, ethical, and other professional standards and guidelines that apply to the use of the ABAS-II and other measures of adaptive behavior * Discusses the use of the ABAS-II with autism, mental retardation; young children and those in elementary and secondary school; as well as incarcerated persons being evaluated for possible mental retardation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Chapter 1; title: Adaptive Behaviors and Skills: An Introduction; title: Thomas Oakland and Patti L. Harrison; title: Chapter 2; title: Professional and Legal Issues in Adaptive Behavior Assessment; title: Thomas Oakland and Patti L. Harrison; title: Chapter 3; title: ABAS-II Assessment Methods; title: Patti L. Harrison and Thomas Oakland; title: Section II: ABAS-II AND ADAPTIVE SKILL AREAS; title: Chapter 4; title: Communication Skills; title: G. Richmond Mancil and Betsy Vinson; title: Chapter 5; title: Skills Important to Community Use; title: Stacy K. Dymond; title: Chapter 6; title: Functional Academic Adaptive Skills; title: Melissa A. Miller and Nicole Fenty; title: Chapter 7; title: School and Home Living Adaptive Skills; title: Daniel E. Steere, Heather Garrison, and Joyce Burgener; title: Chapter 8; title: Health and Safety Adaptive Skill Area; title: Martin Agran, Fred Spooner and Tracie-Lynn Zakas; title: Chapter 9; title: The Use of Leisure Time; title: Dr. Robert Beland; title: Chapter 10; title: Promoting Self-care Skills; title: Monica A. Wallace and Marisa W. Shubert; title: Chapter 11; title: ^; title: Social Skills; title: Kristy Lee Park, Sheldon Loman, and Melissa Miller; title: Chapter 12; title: ABAS-II and Work Skills and Attitudes; title: Kagendo Mutua; title: Chapter 13; title: Motor Functioning and Adaptive Behavior; title: Sarah A. Schoen and Lucy Jane Miller; title: Section III: ABAS-II AND ASSESSMENT ACROSS AGE RANGES; title: Chapter 14; title: Using the ABAS-II with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers; title: Tina Smith-Bonahue; title: Chapter 15; title: Using the ABAS-II with Elementary and Middle School Students; title: Randy G. Floyd and Renee Bergeron; title: Chapter 16; title: Using the ABAS-II with Adolescents and Young Adults; title: Craig Rush, Michelle Major-Sanabria, Stephanie Corcoran; title: Section IV: ABAS-II AND ASSESSMENT FOR; title: SPECIAL POPULATIONS; title: Chapter 17; title: Using the ABAS-II in Promoting and Evaluating Autonomy for Adults with Mental Impairments; title: Steven Woolf and Christine Woolf; title: Chapter 18; title: ABAS-II: Adaptive Behavior Assessment for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Kathleen Armstrong, Heather Curtiss, Kyle Popkave, and Carol Lilly; title: Chapter 19; title: Intervention Design and Diagnosis for Young Children with Autism using the ABAS-II; title: Steven Woolf and Christine Woolf; title: Chapter 20; title: Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Adult Forensic Cases: The Use of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II; title: J. Gregory Olley and Ann W. Cox.; title: ^^