Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology

Doody's Review This book is highly recommended for anyone engaged or thinking about engaging in pediatric forensic neuropsychology. There is unparalleled coverage of oft-forgotten issues in assessment that will assist clinicians under scrutiny, and the information is frequently specific to pediatric evaluations without being redundant or generic, as tends to be the case with so many forensic books. 5 stars!

<br>Elisabeth M.S. Sherman is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, a neuropsychologist at Alberta Children's Hospital, the Director of the Brain Health program at the Copeman Healthcare Clinic in Calgary, a neuropsychologist in private practice, and an author of A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests, Third Edition. <br>Brian L. Brooks is a neuropsychologist and Director of the Pediatric Neuropsychology Fellowship at the Alberta Children's Hospital and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary.<br>

Contributors Introduction PART ONE: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Psychometric Issues in Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology 1. Pediatric Neuropsychology in Forensic Proceedings: Roles and Procedures in the Courtroom and Beyond Jerry J. Sweet and Michael Westerveld 2. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology Shane S. Bush, William S. MacAllister, and Alan Goldberg 3. Basic Psychometrics and Test Selection for an Independent Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology Evaluation Cecil R. Reynolds and Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr. 4. Improving Accuracy When Identifying Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessments Brian L. Brooks and Grant L. Iverson 5. Interpreting Change in Repeated Neuropsychological Assessments of Children Grant L. Iverson 6. Differential Diagnosis of Malingering and Related Clinical Presentations Daniel J. Slick and Elisabeth M.S. Sherman 7. Overview of Tests and Techniques to Detect Negative Response Bias in Children Michael W. Kirkwood 8. Forensic Issues in Neuropsychological Assessment: Culture and Language Danielle N. Landwher and Antolin M. Llorente 9. Interpretive Confounds in the Independent Pediatric Neuropsychological Evaluation Jacobus Donders PART TWO: Applied Clinical Issues in Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology 10. Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Gerard A. Gioia, Christopher G. Vaughan, and Peter K. Isquith 11. Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children With Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Keith Owen Yeates 12. Preinjury and Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Forensic Cases Jeffrey E. Max, Russell J. Schachar, and Tisha J. Ornstein 13. Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children in Medical Malpractice Cases Ida Sue Baron and Joel E. Morgan 14. Neuropsychological Contributions to Independent Education Evaluations: Forensic Perspectives Lisa G. Hahn and Joel E. Morgan PART THREE: The Pediatric Forensic Toolbox Exhibit A. Sample Consultant-Attorney Agreement Exhibit B. Sample Pediatric Forensic Informed Consent Form (Short Version) Exhibit C. Sample Pediatric Forensic Informed Consent Form (Longer Version) Exhibit D. Sample Letter to Parents About Neuropsychological Assessment Exhibit E. Sample Letter to Teacher About Neuropsychological Assessment Exhibit F. Sample Consent Form for Release of Information From School Exhibit G. Checklist for a Pediatric Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation Interview Exhibit H. Sample Traumatic Brain Injury Interview Form Exhibit I. Sample Background and History Questionnaire Index