Problem-solving-based assessment has been recognized as a cornerstone of improved educational outcomes for all children, yet until now no single resource has focused on the full range of problem-solving-based approaches. This book fills a crucial need by bringing together leaders in the field to review the state of the science and provide a handy primer on practice. Presented are a conceptual framework and up-to-date tools for identifying and re-mediating the many environmental factors that may contribute to academic, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Coverage includes problem-solving-based applications of such methods as interviews, observations, rating scales, curriculum-based measurement, functional behavioral assessment, and published tests.

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"This book brings together all the threads of problem-solving based assessment into a single, cohesive model....Special education and school psychology trainers will want to assign this text as part of coursework to teach future practitioners how to use state-of-the-art assessment and intervention methods while working within a coherent model for practice."

-Edward J. Daly III, PhD, School Psychology Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

"An excellent and up-to-date resource for anyone conducting behavioral and academic assessment in the schools. Brown-Chidsey brings together some of the best-known authors in the area of problem-solving assessment, with a nice mix of conceptual foundation chapters and chapters geared toward specific applications."

-Lisa Habedank Stewart, PhD, School Psychology Program, Minnesota State University Moorhead

"The most comprehensive discussion I have seen of this important topic. The problem-solving conceptual model presented is applicable for systems ranging in scope from a national perspective to an individual classroom or school, and the case examples should greatly enhance implementation."

-Matthew K. Burns, PhD, School Psychology Program, University of Minnesota