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Improving assessment in rehabilitation and health / editors, Robert L. Glueckauf ... [et al.]. - Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1993. - 334 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-316) and index.

Introduction
PART ONE: THE ROLE OF THEORY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF REHABILITATION ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
The Essential Role of Theory in Psychological Assessment - Robert M McFall
The Role of Theory in Rehabilitation Assessment, Treatment, and Outcomes - Robert Allen Keith and Mark W Lipsey
PART TWO: PREDICTIVE VALIDITY AND PSYCHOMETRIC ADEQUACY OF REHABILITATION ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
Predictive Validity and Vocational Assessment - Gary R Bond and Laura L Dietzen
Reframing the Question
The Use of Traditional Neuropsychological Tests to Describe and Prescribe - David Faust
Why Polishing the Crystal Ball Won't Help
Appraising the Psychometric Adequacy of Rehabilitation Assessment Instruments - Brian Bolton and Jeffrey B Brookings
PART THREE: UTILITY AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF REHABILITATION ASSESSMENT
Use and Misuse of Assessment in Rehabilitation and Health - Robert L Glueckauf
Getting Back to the Basics
Matchmaking Among Cultures - Teena M Wax
Disability Culture and the Larger Marketplace
Issues in Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Neuropsychological Assessments in Rehabilitation Settings - Alfred W Kaszniak and Jennifer J Bortz
Training Psychology Graduate Students in Assessment for Rehabilitation Settings - Timothy R Elliott
PART FOUR: IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF REHABILITATION ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Assessment - David S Cordray and Georgine M Pion
A Broader Perspective
Evaluating the Measurement Properties of Rehabilitation Assessment Instruments - Jeffrey B Brookings and Brian Bolton
Measurement in Rehabilitation - Lee B Sechrest
From the Beginning to What End?

ISBN: 0803950845 (cl) 0803950853 (pb)

LCCN: 93002674

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rehabilitation--Quality control.
Rehabilitation--Evaluation.
Disability Evaluation--congresses.
Rehabilitation--congresses.
Psychometrics--methods.

LC Class. No.: RM735 / .I46 1993

Dewey Class. No.: 617.103 GLU

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WB 320 I34 1993