Essentials of Testing and Assessment: A Practical Guide for Counselors, Social Workers, and Psychologists (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Softcover

Neukrug, Edward S.; Fawcett, R. Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 053463320X ISBN 13: 9780534633202

Publisher: Thomson/Brooks/Cole, 2005

Synopsis

Comprehensive and easy to read, Neukrug and Fawcett's text introduces readers to the concepts and applications of assessment and testing. Case vignettes, samples of real tests, and additional activities and exercises increase understanding and reduce student anxiety.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward S. Neukrug is the former Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling and currently Professor of Counseling and Human Services at Old Dominion University, Dr. Edward S. Neukrug has taught counselor education and human services for over thirty years. In addition, he has worked as a substance abuse counselor, a counselor at a crisis center, an outpatient therapist at a mental health center, an associate school psychologist, a school counselor, and as a private practice psychologist and licensed professional counselor. Dr. Neukrug has written dozens of articles and chapters in books, has authored eight books, and was the editor of THE SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEORY IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. Books he has written include: EXPERIENCING THE WORLD OF THE COUNSELOR: A WORKBOOK FOR COUNSELOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS (4th Edition); COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE; SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS; and ESSENTIALS OF TESTING AND ASSESSMENT FOR COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS (3rd Edition). He has also developed DVDs that demonstrate counseling skills and techniques, an interactive website where users can "meet" major theorists of counseling and psychotherapy and learn more about them and their theories (www.odu.edu/~enekrug), and an interactive survey where one can identify his or her view of human nature (http://ww2.odu.edu/~enekrug/therapists/survey.html).

Review:

ESSENTIALS OF TESTING AND ASSESSMENT "covers the tests most used by counselors and does an excellent job describing how to use the information presented by an assessment in developing a treatment plan." or "I would describe [ESSENTIALS OF TESTING AND ASSESSMENT] as the best I've seen so far...It is exactly what I have been looking for."

"I don't think there is another book that is close to this one. I like this one much better than any other I have used or reviewed. It more closely meets my needs in teaching beginning graduate counseling students."

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson/Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 053463320X
• ISBN 13: 9780534633202
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 302