Make full use of the Griffiths III with this detailed case study book * Written by leading practitioners * Introduces the psychometric properties * Details how to use the test * Outlines case studies for children with different abilities from 10 different countries * Includes summaries and chapter review questions * Color sections and illustrations Written by world renowned practitioners of the Griffiths Scales of Child Development, Third Edition (Griffiths III), this volume presents individual case studies to assist practitioners and trainees in making full use the Griffiths III to comprehensively assess a child's development. Practitioners will learn about tracking and monitoring development and how to measure the impact of intervention - creating more informed decisions about the management and placement of the child. Two introductory chapters examine the Griffiths III as a child development assessment tool, looking in detail at its psychometric properties and how to use the test to interpret, plan, and understand a child's performance as well as the child's strengths and challenges. Grouped according to five color zones for ease of reading, 15 case studies are presented for children with a wide range of abilities and from 10 different countries. The book is based on four conceptual frameworks: the ICF-CY, ESSENCE, the link between function and intervention, and Ruth Griffith's Avenues of Learning theory. Throughout the examples, the perspective of the child is placed at the center and their voices are included in the plans described. Key concepts, points of importance, and questions for the reader are included at the end of each chapter. The book is aimed at practitioners of the Griffiths III, but it is also of interest to a wider range of developmental practitioners, including child psychologists, child psychiatrists, pediatricians, and child psychotherapists.

About the Author
Louise Stroud, PhD, is a registered clinical psychologist and full professor employed in the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She is also the lead researcher for the Association for Research in Infant and Child Development (ARICD, https://www.aricd. ac.uk/) based in Manchester, UK. Her specific research interests include the study of the psychology of people and their lives, the development of children, neuropsychology, and ecopsychology. Elizabeth Green, MD, is a retired developmental pediatrician, former consultant in pediatric rehabilitation at Chailey Heritage Clinical Services, former medical director of South Downs Health NHS Trust in Brighton, and past president of ARICD. She currently holds the research chair and is a trustee of ARICD. She is also a trustee of the Chailey Heritage Foundation and research associate at the Psychology Department at the Nelson Mandela University in South Africa.

Reviews
This excellent compilation of case studies will be a handy resource for the use of Griffiths III with children with different developmental profiles and for assisting in the interpretation of the results.;Soundara Somasundaram, MRCPCH, Associate Specialist in Community Paediatrics, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK



Book Information
ISBN 9780889375918
Author Louise A. Stroud
Format Paperback
Page Count 212
Imprint Hogrefe Publishing
Publisher Hogrefe Publishing
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 177mm * 13mm