Resources

ASSESSMENT
 

The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT)

McDonald, S, Flanagan, S. & Rollins, J. (2001) “The Awareness of Social Inference Test” comprising two video tapes (Forms A and B), manual, pp1-15, Response Cards, Response Forms, Summary Scoring Sheets. Harcourt Assessment, Sydney, Australia. ISBN 1 874261 02 4

Click here for presentation about TASIT including puchasing details

 

 

The Dice Game

McDonald, S. (1994) The Dice Game: a test of organisational skills in language. Sydney, School of Psychology UNSW

Click here for manual

 

REMEDIATION
 
Social Anxiety
Hodgeson, J., Tate, R., McDonald, S. & Gertler, P. (2003) A CBT program for treating social anxiety in adults with traumatic brain injury. Sydney, School of Psychology UNSW.

For further information contact Skye McDonald: s.mcdonald@unsw.edu.au

 

Social skills
Flanagan, S., Togher, L., McDonald, S., Bornhofen, C., Gertler, P. Bowen, R., Long, E. (2004) Improving first impressions: A program for social skills training (Second edition). Sydney, School of Psychology UNSW

For further information contact Skye McDonald: s.mcdonald@unsw.edu.au

 

Emotion perception
Bornhofen, C. & McDonald, S (2006) A manual for treating emotion perception disorders after severe traumatic brain injury. Sydney, School of Psychology UNSW

For further information contact Skye McDonald: s.mcdonald@unsw.edu.au

 

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
 

PsycBITE TM is a joint initiative between Skye McDonald, Robyn Tate (Sydney University) Michael Perdices (Royal North Shore Hospital), Leanne Togher and Anne Moseley (Sydney University). PsycBITETM is a free database that includes all trials that have been published that evaluate treatment for any behavioural, communication, cognitive or psychological disorders arising from any form of acquired brain impairment in children (above the age of 5 years) and adults. PsycBITETM also provides a rating for the methodological rigor of each trial using the previously established PEDro scale (Maher, Sherrington, Herbert et al, 2003) for randomised controlled trials (RCT) and non-RCT group comparisons. A PsycBITETM rating scale for single case experimental studies is also under development. As of May 2006 there are 1306 treatment studies listed on PsycBITETM with prospective searches being conducted on a regular basis.

To enter the database: http://www.psycbite.com

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
The Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI)

ASSBI provides continuing education and workshops for all interested in brain impairment, from assessment through to remediation and community support.

Website: http://www.assbi.com

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