Get first hand training on the Administration, Scoring and interpretation of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence, Fourth Edition – India (WAIS – IV India), a gold standard measure of cognitive ability in adolescents and adults. WAIS-IV India provides subtest and composite scores that represent intellectual functioning in specific cognitive domains, as well as composite scores that represents general intellectual ability (i.e., Full Scale IQ).
Highlights:
- India norms with enhanced clinical utility
- Reflects current theory and practice of cognitive assessment in adults
- Expanded FSIQ range
- Transition from dual IQ to Index Score structure
- New measure of fluid intelligence (Visual Puzzles)
- Enhanced measures of working memory (Revised Arithmetic and Digit Span to emphasize Working Memory)
Benefits:
- Reduced testing time
- Revised instructions for clarity and consistency
- Redesigned Record Form
- Increased portability
- Expanded sample responses
Applications of the WAIS-IVINDIA:
- As a psycho educational tool to obtain a comprehensive assessment of general cognitive functioning
- As part of an assessment battery to identify learning difficulties and giftedness
- To provide invaluable information for clinical and neuropsychological evaluation
- To identify cognitive strengths and weaknesses in a variety of neurological conditions
- To guide treatment planning and placement decisions
- To provide reliable and valid data in academic and educational settings
- To provide reliable and valid data for research purpose
Who can attend: Licensed Clinical Psychologists & students of Psychology
Key takeaways:
- Handouts & training materials
- E-certificate
About the Trainer:
Dr. Rachel Jayseelan
MSc, MPhil, PhD
Dr Rachel Jayseelan is a psychologist and practitioner, having completed her education from Christ University, also having worked in the institution for 7 years, in the Department of Psychology, where she taught assessments and supervised cases for clinical, counselling and education psychology students.
Her internships, study and publication experiences are around oncology, relationships, and addiction. Dr Rachel has been certified in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Career Counselling, Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Master Level Hypnosis and hence follows a more eclectic approach to counselling which has helped maximize benefits towards a client. She is also a certified Sleep Consultant. Her passion lies in exploring, understanding, and applying a wide range of assessments that can help structure tailor-made therapeutic plans for clients
She is currently working as a consultant Psychologist with Reach – A Child and Adolescent Clinic based in Bangalore. She is also associated with Pearson as a Consultant trainer for clinical trainings
