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Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH 17+) Anna Barnett, Sheila E Henderson, Beverly Scheib, Joerg Schulz   The DASH 17+ provides a reliable, age-appropriate measure of handwriting speed for students aged 17-25 years in further and higher education. This upwards extension of the DASH can identify students with slow handwriting and.....read more

Developmental Assessment of Young Children, Second Edition (DAYC-2) The DAYC-2 is a popular test used to identify children birth through 5:11 with possible delays in the following domains: CognitionCommunicationSocial-emotional developmentPhysical development, andAdaptive behaviour. Each of the five domains reflects an area mandated for.....read more

Developmental Test of Visual Perception – Third Edition (DTVP-3) The DTVP-3 is the most recent revision of Marianne Frostig’s popular Developmental Test of Visual Perception. Of all the tests of visual perception and visual-motor integration, the DTVP-3 is unique in that its scores are reliable at the .80 level or above for all subtests and.....read more

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5®) American Psychiatric Association This new edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5®), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in.....read more

Distressed or Deliberately Defiant? Managing challenging student behaviour due to trauma and disorganised attachment Dr Judith Howard QUT Table of Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: MANAGING BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS What we believe about managing these students' behaviour? How these students present at.....read more

Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial™– Revised (ECST™-R) R Rogers, PhD, C E Tillbrook, PhD, and K W Sewell, PhD The ECST-R is a semistructured interview designed to assess dimensions of competency to stand trial as propounded in Dusky v. United States (1960) and consistently affirmed in subsequent Supreme Court decisions. Contains 18.....read more

Gray Oral Reading Tests (GORT-5) - Fifth Edition B R Bryant & J LWiederholt The Gray Oral Reading Tests, now in its fifth edition, is one of the most widely used measures of oral reading fluency and comprehension. The GORT-5 has two equivalent forms, Form A and Form B. Each form contains 16 developmentally sequenced reading passages with five.....read more

HCR-20: Assessing Risk for Violence, Version 3 (HCR-20 V3) K.S. Douglas, LLB, PhD, S. D. Hart, PhD, C. D. Webster, PhD, and H Belfrage, MD   The HCR-20 V3 is a comprehensive set of professional guidelines for the assessment and management of violence risk. Features and benefits Built on the solid foundation laid by Versions 1 and 2, the.....read more

Ideas for Career Practitioners: Celebrating Excellence in Career Practice Edited by Mary McMahon & Wendy Patton This book represents a compilation of ideas that career practitioners use in their everyday work and covers all facets of what is broadly termed career guidance.  Presenting a smorgasboard of 48 ideas from over 50 experienced career.....read more

Innovations and Future Directions in the Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Edited by Ross G. Menzies, Michael Kyrios, Nikolaos Kazantzis University of Sydney, Australian National University, Monash University Child, Adolescent and Youth Mental Health 1. The development of anxiety in childhood and adolescence: The transmission of cognitive.....read more

Koppitz Developmental Scoring System for the Bender Gestalt Test–Second Edition (KOPPITZ-2)   The revision of Elizabeth Koppitz’ Bender-Gestalt test scoring system is now available.  One of the most frequently used psychological tests of the last century has been extensively revised and updated for today’s applications to your.....read more

Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory (LISRES-A and LISRES-Y) (LISRES) Rudolf H. Moos, PhD A structured interview, the LISRES provides a unified framework to measure ongoing life stressors and social resources and their changes over time. It can be used to describe a person's life context, to monitor stability and changes, to compare.....read more

Mathematical Proficiency Test Mathematical Proficiency Test MPT 11 2017 PURPOSE The purpose of the MPT 11 is to determine whether a learner who completed the Grade 11 Mathematics curriculum at school has in fact attained such a level of proficiency in Mathematics that he/she may be able to successfully complete the Grade 12 curriculum, and.....read more

Selector Insight is an online candidate screening and selection instrument combining reasoning ability, personal style, preferred work context, ideal job and resilience in one time efficient and valid assessment. With a track record of over 20 years, Selector Insight is used by organisations wanting to improve productivity, customer satisfaction.....read more

Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised™ (OSI-R™) Samuel H. Osipow, PhD The revised edition of the OSI measures domains of occupational adjustment that include not only occupational stress, but also stress associated with the client’s inability to cope effectively with stressors in the workplace and other settings. It also assesses coping.....read more

PITRW for Students with Disruptive, Defiant, or Difficult Behaviors (10-17 yrs), 2nd Ed Gail Ryser, James R Patton, Kathleen McConnell   Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Disruptive, Defiant, or Difficult Behaviors, Second Edition is for educators who work with students with challenging behaviours. Like the other titles in the.....read more

Postpartum Depression Screening Scale™ (PDSS™) C T Beck & R K. Gable.   Although postpartum depression is not uncommon among new mothers, it often goes undetected. And if untreated, it can adversely affect a mother’s functioning as well as her infant’s development. A Measure of Overall Severity and Seven Specific Symptoms With the.....read more

Preventing and Managing Workplace Bullying and Harassment: A Risk Management Approach Dr Moira Jenkins Preventing and managing workplace bullying, including sexual harassment, is not just a 'feel good' exercise, or something organisations should only do when they are faced with a complaint. It is part of core business. Employers and managers.....read more

Psychological Assessment in South Africa. Research and Applications. Sumaya Laher and Kate Cockcroft This book provides an overview of the research related to psychological assessment across South Africa. The thirty-six chapters provide a combination of psychometric theory and practical assessment applications in order to combine the currently.....read more

Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update (RBANS™ Update)        Christopher Randolph   Offering valuable enhancements, the RBANS Update provides a brief, individually administered battery to measure cognitive decline or improvement across these domains: Immediate Memory – List Learning and Story.....read more