Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment

GEORGE McCLOSKEY, PhD, is Professor at and Director of School Psychology Research in the Psychology Department of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.LISA A. PERKINS, PsyD, is a school psychologist for the Westport, Connecticut, Public Schools and maintains a private practice at the Family Study Center, Inc., in Danbury, Connecticut.

• Series Preface ix Acknowledgments xiOne A Multidimensional Model of Executive Functions 1Two Executive Functions and Related Psychological Constructs 45Three A Framework for the Assessment of Executive Functions 82Four Assessment of Executive Functions Using Clinical Assessment Interviews, Records Review, and Behavior Observations 107Five Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Cognition 131Six Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Academic Skills 188Seven Assessment of Executive Functions Using Behavior Rating Scales 248Eight Reporting Executive Functions Assessment Results 319References 377About the Authors 387Index 389About the CD-ROM 399