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Designing an assessment of the child with cerebral palsy
Author(s) -
Barnett Alan J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198204)19:2<160::aid-pits2310190204>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , psychology , variety (cybernetics) , population , statutory law , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , computer science , artificial intelligence , environmental health , political science , law
An examination of a variety of approaches to the design of an assessment procedure for the child with cerebral palsy is presented. Both statutory and clinical arguments for a comprehensive assessment are offered. A summary and description of the nature of cerebral palsy and its concomitants are included in order to offer a prototypical multihandicapped population for analysis. The concept of an open‐ended grid that cross‐references basic psychological processes with expressive modality is put forth as a means of systematizing the individual evaluation.