Clinical Judgement

Often asked to make critical life decisions under restricted opportunities for assessment, interviews, and observations, clinicians now have a powerful, new best practices guide with concrete guidelines on how to integrate clinical judgment into their decision-making process.Written by veteran practitioners in intellectual disabilities, this is the first guide ever to systematically explore the role of clinical judgment in working with persons with intellectual disabilities. Includes 6 case studies that illustrate clinical judgment at work.

Also available:

Handbook on Quality of Life for Human Service Practitioners - ISBN 0940898772
State of the States in Developmental Disabilities - ISBN 1935304003

Since 1876, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has been providing worldwide leadership in the field of disabilities. AAIDD is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities.

AAIDD publishes books for professionals in developmental disability in the areas of:

-Supported living
-Definition of intellectual disability
-Disability funding
-Positive behavior support
-Palliative care
-Quality of life
-Health

'Schalock and Lucckasson have once again provided leadership to the field, and helped to carve out a new and contemporary vision for the practicing professional. I highly recommend Clinical Judgment to practicing professionals in the field.' - --Steven M. Eidelman, Professor of Public Administration, University of Delaware (Former Director of The Arc of the United States)

''We didn't want mechanic application of data such as a 70 IQ to trump professional judgment. All scores in educational diagnostics require interpretation within a body of evidence. We found the criteria listed in Clinical Judgment to be most beneficial in helping us describe this important expectation.'' --Dan Farley, Assessment Consultant, Special Education Bureau, New Mexico Public Education Department