This book is designed to provide insight into the ways in which psychologists conduct psychoeducational assessments in a variety of settings. Each contributed chapter gives a detailed and practical discussion of a particular assessment instrument or strategy along with a detailed case study. Chapters have the following titles and authors: "Defining Best Diagnostic Practices" (David A. Sabatino and others); "Best Practices in Informal Assessment" (Ted L. Miller); "Best Practices in the Vocational Assessment of Special Needs Learners" (G. Franklin Elrod and Dennis G. Tesolowski); "Developmental Assessment: Evaluation of Infants and Preschoolers" (Koressa Kutsick Malcolm); "Ascertaining Intellectual Functioning with Binet-Type Instruments" (David A. Sabatino); "Best Practices in Computer-Assisted Assessment" (Cleborne D. Maddux and LaMont Johnson); "Neuropsychological Assessment" (Lawrence E. Melamed); "Best Uses of the WISC-III" (Donald R. Jones and Susan James); "Assessment for Effective Instruction" (Samuel A. DiGangi and Suzanne P. Faykus); "Assessment of Social Skills and Peer Relations" (Kenneth W. Merrell); "Best Practices in Assessing Academic Achievement" (Belinda Lazarus); "Best Practices in Assessing Adaptive Behavior" (MaryAnn Demchak and Sarah Drinkwater); "Psychoeducational Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Minority Children and Youth" (Margaret R. Rogers); "Assessment of Conduct Problems, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents" (Steven K. Shapiro); "Best Practices in Preschool/Developmental Assessment" (Steven W. Lee and Annette M. Iverson); and "Future Trends in Assessment" (H. Booney Vance). References accompany each chapter. (JDD)