Advanced Clinical Solutions for the WAIS-IV and WMS-IV (ACS)
Additional scores, indexes, norms, and subtests to assist in WAIS-IV and WMS-IV evaluations.
| Author: | James A. Holdnack, Lisa Whipple Drozdick |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Age Range: | 16 to 90 years |
| Administration Time: | Various |
| Administration Type: | N/A |
Powerful new tool increases the clinical utility of the WAIS-IV and WMS-IV.
ACS for WAIS-IV and WMS-IV is designed to enhance the clinical utility and expand the construct coverage of these respected tests. This new tool provides a common and related sample linking WAIS-IV, WSM-IV, executive function, social cognition, and daily living.
Uses & Applications:
Neuropsychologists and general clinicians can use ACS with special populations in a variety of settings, including:
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Demographically Adjusted Norms
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With older adults to assess dementia, daily living skills, and reliable change
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In forensic settings to measure pre-morbid IQ and effort
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With individuals who have traumatic brain injury to assess executive function and social perception
Content & Administration
ACS offers newly developed subtests, and additional indexes and scores (including demographically adjusted norms) for WAIS-IV and WSM-IV. These components are:
Test of Pre-Morbid Functioning (Formerly WTAR):
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Provides an estimate of pre-morbid intellectual functioning
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Has been revised and re-normed with WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
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Now offers software to make scoring easier and flexible
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Has been enhanced by the addition of harder words and an extended IQ range of predictability
Word Choice
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Provides effort scores when combined with embedded items in WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
Social Cognition
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Social Cognition provides an assessment of an individual’s ability to understand non-verbal communication and social interactions
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Uses visual both stimulus and audio cues
D-KEFS Trails and Verbal Fluency
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Now correlated to WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
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Includes Number, Letter, and Number/Letter Sequencing Conditions from D-KEFS Trail Making tests
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Includes Letter, Category, and Category Switching from D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test
Additional scores for WAIS-IV and WMS-IV include:
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| ISBN | PRODUCT | PRICE | ADD TO CART |
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978 0 15889 640 3 |
Advanced Clinical Solutions for WAIS-IV and WMS-IV Complete Kit includes Manual, Abridged D-KEFS Admin Manual, Stimulus Books for Social Cognition, Record/Response Books for all sub-tests, Software: Scoring for all sub-tests, aditional scores, audio files and Technical Manual |
$681.60 |
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931 4 99423 599 9 |
WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, ACS Combo Kit |
$4739.20 |
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(WAIS-IV Language Adapted)
The most highly evolved measure of an adult's intellectual ability
Wechsler Memory Scale - Fourth Edition (WMS-IV)Evaluate memory capabilities as part of an adult psychological evaluation
