As noted by Kazdin (2005), we may need to identify the different purposes of assessment in the field of
pediatric psychology including diagnosis, prognosis, assessing treatment outcome, case management, and basic research (Pelham et al., 2005) and then develop evidence - based criteria for each of these purposes.
Not exact matches
With scholars and clinicians spanning disciplines that
include child development, neuroscience, education, child
psychology, public health, and
pediatric psychology and medicine, the content covers nearly every angle of how children learn, from the social - emotional perspective to the biological changes that happen in the brain as children age.
These programs generally require 2 years of full - time study and
include instruction in subjects such as
psychology, biology, and
pediatric health.
We then review the measures (Table II and Appendix A) and provide a general critique of assessment strategies for psychosocial adjustment, as used in the field of
pediatric psychology (
including a discussion of strengths and limitations).
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including researchers, practitioners, and clinicians in school
psychology, social work, clinical child
psychology,
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