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1 Click to NEPSY-II edit Master Highlights title style KIDS, Inc. (schoolneuropsych.com) s School-Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program Click to edit Master title style Copyright Restrictions This compiled lecture material is copyrighted by KIDS, Inc. and cannot be used in any form outside of the KIDS, Inc. s School Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program or the School Neuropsychology Alumni Website site without the express written consent from KIDS, Inc. KIDS, Inc. s School Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program 2 1

2 Click to edit Master title style Learning is a Multifactorial Process & Learning Executive Functioning/ Attention Language LEARNING Sensorimotor Functioning Social Perception Visuospatial Processing 3 Scoring Click to Features edit Master of the title NEPSY-II style Score Summary: Single Scaled Scores for each subtest can be used Additional Diagnostic Scores are available. Combined Scores can be used to place: Two scores on the same metric as in time and error or weight one variable more than another Contrast Scores can be used to compare one score to another across ability levels 4 2

3 Click to edit Master title style NEPSY-II Model Clinician chooses the level of administration: Core Assessment- Basic, brief overview of a child s neuropsychological status across all six domains, looking beyond global scores to subtest performances that capture deficits more clearly. Diagnostic & Selective Assessment - In-depth assessment of areas relevant to diagnostic categories or areas desired by examiner Comprehensive Assessment - Evaluation of neuropsychological status with all subtests for age. 5 Click NEPSY-II to edit Master Test Batteries title style General Assessment Battery Diagnostic Assessment Batteries Selective Assessment Batteries Full NEPSY-II Administration 6 3

4 General Click to edit Assessments Master title style A General Assessment Battery of tests is generally recommended as a starting point in most schoolbased assessments. The General Assessment provides samples of behavior form each of the five functional domains. The selection of the subtests for inclusion on the General Assessment Battery was determined by psychometric and clinical considerations. 7 NEPSY-II General Assessments Ages 3-4 Ages 5-16 Comprehension of Instructions Design Copying Geometric Puzzles Narrative Speeded Naming Statue Visuomotor Precision Auditory Attention and Response Set Comprehension of Instructions Design Copying Geometric Puzzles Inhibition for Faces (Delayed) Narrative Speeded Naming Statue (ages 5-6) Visuomotor Precision (5-12) Word List Interference (7-16) 8 4

5 Click Diagnostic to edit Master Assessments title style The NEPSY- II Scoring Assistant and Assess Planner can used used to develop an assessment plan based on the referral question (see Table 2.5 in Manual). Learning Differences - Reading Learning Differences - Math Attention/Concentration Behavior Management Language Delays/Disorders Perceptual and/or Motor Delays/Disorders School Readiness Social/Interpersonal Differences 9 Selective Click to edit Assessment Master title Batteries style If the referral question is specific to a neurocognitive deficit such as attentional processes, a selective assessment battery may be used. Subtest selection should be based on theory and research findings concerning characteristics of various disorders and the primary deficits that may underlie the impairment in question. 10 5

6 Selective Click to edit Assessment Master title Batteries style A word of caution: children often do not fit neatly into diagnostic boxes. Example: a child with an attentional processing disorder - you would not want to limit the assessment just to the attention and executive functions domain - attention affects all aspects of learning. It is always a delicate balance in finding the right amount of testing to choose to answer the referral question(s). 11 Full Click Assessment to edit Master of the title NEPSY-II style Children with known or suspected brain damage or dysfunction: cerebral palsy, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, or TBI Neurodevelopmental risk factors: very low birth weight, birth asphyxia, or drug or alcohol exposure Medical treatments that affect the central nervous system: Chemotherapy, or radiation. 12 6

7 Subtest Click to Order edit Master of Administration title style After the examiner has chosen which tests are to be administered (e.g., general battery, diagnostic assessment, etc), the order of the subtests must be determined. The NEPSY-II Test Record Form presents the tests in alphabetical order but the tests should not be automatically administered in that order. 13 Subtest Click to Order edit Master of Administration title style The order of the subtest administration is dependent upon: Ability of the child to sustain interest in the tasks. The time lapse between immediate and delayed memory tasks is accounted for. The referral question - do not start an assessment battery with a task that measures the child s known of suspected neurocognitive deficits. Try to start with a task that will be interesting and too challenging for the child in order to build some rapport. 14 7

8 Subtest Click to Order edit Master of Administration title style Suggestion: Sequentially number at the top of the page in the the NEPSY-II Test Record Form the subtests that you have chosen to administer. Make allowances for the factors identified on the previous slide, specifically the minutes required between the immediate and delayed memory tasks. 15 Reporting Click to edit NEPSY-II Master title Scores style The NEPSY-II generates many scores. To the untrained examiner, it would be difficult to know how to interpret all of the scores. The question arises - what scores should be reported in a psychoeducational / school neuropsychological assessment report and where should they be conceptually grouped? For most NEPSY-II subtests, if you are reporting or considering only one score, you are missing the intent of the test. 16 8

9 Reporting Click to edit NEPSY-II Master title Scores style General Suggested Guidelines: Some of the overall performance indicators for each test should be reported in an integrated table. A table can be generated for each conceptual area that was assessed (e.g., memory and learning). Some of the process-related scores (error analyses) should be reported in the narrative only if they are significant. The behavioral observations should be reported in the narrative only if they are significant. 17 NEPSY-II and SNP Model Fine Motor Functions Motor Functions Basic Sensorimotor Functions Qualitative Behaviors Scanning Visuospatial Perception Visuospatial Processing Visuospatial Reasoning Auditory Processing Auditory/ Phonological Processes NEPSY-II X X X X X X X Rate of Learning Immediate Verbal Learning and Immediate Delayed Verbal Delayed Verbal- Associative Learning NEPSY-II X X X X X X Cognitive Flexibility Concept Recognition/ Generation Executive Functions Problem Solving & Reasoning Response Inhibition Qualitative Behaviors NEPSY-II X X X X X KIDS, Inc. s School Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program 18 9

10 NEPSY-II and SNP Model Selective/ Sustained Attention Allocating & Maintaining Attention Attentional Capacity Qualitative Behaviors Working Working Performance Fluency Speed, Fluency, & Efficiency of Processing Retrieval Fluency Fluency with Accuracy NEPSY-II X X X X X X X Rate of Learning Immediate Verbal Learning and Immediate Delayed Verbal Delayed Verbal- Associative Learning NEPSY-II X X X X X X Cognitive Flexibility Concept Recognition/ Generation Executive Functions Problem Solving & Reasoning Response Inhibition Qualitative Behaviors NEPSY-II X X X X X KIDS, Inc. s School Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program 19 Click to edit Master title style NEPSY-II and the SNP Report Shell Show School Neuropsychology Report Shell Example KIDS, Inc. s School Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program 20 10

11 Click to edit Master title style NEPSY-II Exercises Auditory Attention and Response Set Imitating Hand Positions Design Copy for Designs -Motor Precision Scoring Sample narrative for Dean Woodock, WJ IV COG, and NEPSY-II data for sensorimotor section. KIDS, Inc. s School Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program 21 11