Essentials of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings

Detailed coverage on how early adverse experience of trauma and toxic stress put children at risk for academic, social-emotional, behavioral, neuropsychological, and mental health problems Expert guidance on incorporating a trauma- informed, resiliency-focused perspective into practice for assessment, consultation, and evidence based interventions Conveniently formatted for rapid reference PSYCHOLOGY/Assessment, Testing & Measurement A practical resource and essential guide that offers step-by-step guidelines for conducting trauma-informed assessments and interventions E ssentials of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings offers a concise and practical overview of the harmful effects of adverse childhood experiences on children's functioning, adjustment, cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, academic, and neuropsychological outcomes. Written to promote a deeper understanding of the use of assessment data to inform interventions in practice, actionable coverage includes step-by-step guidelines provided for conducting trauma-informed assessments, treatments, and interventions. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy practitioners and school psychologists quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings offers guidance for helping school, clinical, and related psychologists identify and use trauma-sensitive assessment instruments and protocols and evidence-based interventions to meet each child's individual needs. Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series: Essentials of Assessment Report Writing, Second Edition Essentials of Processing Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of WISC (R) -V Assessment Essentials of KTEA-3 and WIAT-III (R) Assessment Essentials of WJ IV (R) Cognitive Abilities Assessment Essentials of WJ IV (R) Tests of Achievement Assessment Essentials of WPPSI-IV Assessment Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of WISC-V (R) Integrated Assessment Essentials of WMS (R) -IV Assessment Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification, Second Edition Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions