This episode is a discussion about essential knowledge for the WAIS-5, including the altered composite index structure, the new subtests, changes to test administration, the purpose and utility of ancillary indices, the potential for remote administration, new normative data, and the use of digital methods of assessment with the WAIS-5.
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Guest disclosures: Dr. Raiford receives salary for employment with Pearson.
About Susie
Susan Engi Raiford, PhD, is principal research director at The Psychological Corporation/Pearson. She has been a primary developer of the Wechsler Intelligence scales, the most widely used suite of intelligence tests in the world (WPPSI-IV, WISC-V, WAIS-IV, WISC-IV Integrated, and WISC-V Integrated) since 2004.
Research directors are involved in all aspects of test creation and revision conceptualization. They design the research plan for test creation and revision, write the manuals, conceptualize new subtests, develop and revise items, and oversee data collection as well as creation of all final test components.
Dr. Raiford maintains a part time psychological assessment practice. Prior to becoming a psychological test developer, she primarily engaged in clinical work for ten years, providing assessment, psychotherapy, and consultation to patients of all ages in inpatient, outpatient, and residential settings in both the private and public sectors.
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