NEPSY® - Second Edition (NEPSY® - II)

The only customizable measure of neurocognitive processes

The NEPSY–II is the only single measure that allows the clinician to create a tailored assessment across six domains, specific to a child's (ages 3:0-16:11 years) situation in order to answer referral questions or diagnostic concerns. The results provide information relating to typical childhood disorders, which can lead to accurate diagnosis and intervention planning for success in school and at home.

What's more, subtest selection and scoring are easier and faster than ever with the NEPSY-II Scoring Assistant and Assessment Planner. Based on the referral concern, the software guides you to the suggested subtests.

The results of NEPSY-II, when combined with quantifiable behavioral observations analysis during the assessment and observations analysis during the assessment and observations from home and school, can help clarify the nature of a child's problems and provide a basis for developing appropriate intervention recommendations.

NEPSY-II can help lead to accurate diagnosis and intervention planning for success in school … and away from school!

No longer do you have to use various subtests and tasks from many tools. With the integrated NEPSY–II you can:

• Assess executive functioning
• Vary the number and variety of subtests according to the needs of the child
• Link results to educational difficulties
• Facilitate recommendations for mental health interventions
• Obtain a comprehensive view of quantitative and qualitative patterns of neuropsychological performance

You Choose the Level of Administration

You can use NEPSY-II for general, diagnostic, selective or full assessments: from a basic overview of a child's neurological status to a full comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation. The administration time will naturally vary.

• General assessment: will take from 45 minutes for preschool ages to one hour for school-age children. Provides a brief evaluation across five domains (excludes Social Perception).
• Diagnostic and selective assessments: will vary according to subtests, familiarity with procedures, a child's presenting problems, etc. Provides in-depth assessment of areas relevant to diagnostic categories or areas desired by the examiner.
• Full assessment: will take from 90 minutes for preschool ages to 2 to 3 hours for school-age children. Comprehensive evaluation of a child's neuropsychological status with all age-appropriate subtests.

Peruse through these additional product resources:

• NEPSY-II Overview (PDF - 200 KB)
  (presentation developed by the NEPSY-II author and Research Directors)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF - 155 KB)
• Chapter 2 - Design and Purpose (PDF - 256 KB)
• NEPSY-II Brochure (PDF - 458 KB)
• Laura' Story (A Case Study) (PDF - 437 KB)

What’s new about NEPSY–II?

• Age range extended up through 16 years – Record Form formats for different age ranges
• Recommended diagnostic groupings of subtests for use with clinical populations
• Shortened administration time due to increased flexibility
• Domain coverage increased from five to six – addition of Social Perception
• Tower replaced by three new measures of Executive Functioning: Inhibition, Clocks, and Animal Sorting
• New measures of visuospatial processing: Geometric Puzzles, Picture Puzzles
• New measures of memory and learning – particularly in spatial memory: Memory for Designs and Word List Interference
• NEPSY-II Scoring Assistant and Assessment Planner for pre-/post- administration assistance
• Case studies to enhance interpretation

Improvements to original NEPSY

• Replacement of domain scores with more clinically useful subtest scores
• Improved psychometric properties – ceilings and floors, reliability, validity
• Improved clinical sensitivity
• Improved construct validity with increased correlation studies with related or commonly used measures
• Enhanced process scores within subtests
• Standardized on a single, well-stratified sample
• Valid Norms regardless of order of subtest administration
• Behavioral observation profiles
• Sensitive to brain dysfunction as related to academic disorders
• Examine relations to multiple assessments, including the DAS–II and WISC–IV

Each NEPSY-II kit contains

• Administration Manual
• Clinical and Interpretive Manual
• Stimulus Book 1
• Stimulus Book 2
• Record Forms:
  • Ages 3-4 (pkg 25)
  • Ages 5-16 (pkg 25)
• Response Booklets:
  • Ages 3-4 (pkg 25)
  • Ages 5-16 (pkg 25)
• Memory for Designs Card Set – 22 cards
• Memory for Names Card Set – 8 cards
• Animal Sorting Card Set – 8 cards
• Memory Grid
• Scoring Template, Design Copying
• Red Blocks Set – 12 blocks
• Black pencil in box
• Training CD (included in kit): includes downloadable audio files for audio subtests: Auditory Attention and Response Set and Repetition of Nonsense Words

Now you can assess across six domains …

• Executive Functioning/Attention
• Language
• Memory and Learning
• Sensorimotor Functioning
• Visuospatial Processing
• Social Perception – NEW!

Choose from among 32 subtests (4 additional delayed memory tasks) for the precise application you need…

Click Here to View Subtests Included in Reference Batteries - Table 2.2

Scores For Valuable Information

The scores and information you can obtain through NEPSY-II can go from standard or scaled scores, to supplemental scores, and Quantitative Behavioral Observations

Scores:

• Standard scaled) Scores
• Process Scores
• Behavioral Observations presented as Cumulative Percentages or Base Rates
• Contrast/Compare scores

NEPSY-II Scoring Assistant & Assessment Planner

The unique, optional decision making and scoring software can be used before and after the test administration. Based on the specific child and the referral/clinical questions, the “assessment planner” can suggest specific subtests for administration to enhance clinical utility and minimize testing time. It features electronic decision trees that take the guesswork out of deciding which subtests to give for a specific client situation. After administration, as a “scoring assistant,” it simplifies and shortens the scoring process and allows greater evaluation of strengths and weaknesses.

See how the NEPSY-II Scoring Assistant and Assessment Planner can save you time by viewing these sample reports.

Note: If you are using Version 1.0 of the NEPSY-II Scoring Assistant and Assessment Planner, click here for important updates.

See how the NEPSY-II Scoring Assistang and Assessment Planner can save you time by viewing these sample reports:

• NEPSY-II Clinician Sample Report (PDF - 239 KB)
• NEPSY-II Longitudinal Sample Report (PDF - 239 KB)
• NEPSY-II Parent/Teacher Sample Report (PDF - 239 KB)

To help familiarize yourself with your NEPSY-II, we have included a comprehensive training CD in your kit that walks you through each subtest. You will see how to administer, score, and interpret the results of each subtest.

Here's a sample of what you will see on the training CD:

Scoring Assistant and Assessment Planner:

• PsychCorp Center Platform
• Assessment Planner
• Scoring Assistant
• Clinician Report

Subtests:

• Affect Recognition
• Theory of Mind
• Geometric Puzzles
• Inhibition
• Clocks

Also available, NEPSY-II Overview (PDF - 200 KB)
(presentation developed by the NEPSY-II author and Research Directors)

If you need additional training, you may contact your regional Clinical Consultant to see when a session is scheduled in your area.

Laura's story - how NEPSY-II can help you with multi-domain evaluations

View a list of commonly asked questions regarding the NEPSY® - Second Edition (NEPSY® - II) products.

Improved Clinical Sensitivity

• Test-Retest
• NEPSY–NEPSY-II

Clinical studies include:

• ADHD
• Reading Disorder
• Language Disorder
• Autistic Disorder
• Asperger’s Disorder
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Mathematics Disorder
• Emotionally Disturbed
• Mild Intellectual Disability

Validity Studies:

• WISC-IV
• DAS-II
• WIAT-II
• CMS
• D-KEFS
• Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders
• ABAS-II
• Brown ADD Scales
• WNV
• Bracken Basic Concept Scale: Expressive
• Bracken Basic Concept Scale: Receptive – Third Edition
• Childrens Communication Checklist–2

Marit Korkman, PhD holds her doctorate from Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland and is now a professor of neuropsychology at the university. She is the chair of the national Finnish postgraduate specialization program in clinical neuropsychology. She is also a clinical child neuropsychologist with extensive clinical experience in clinical child neuropsychological diagnosis in Europe and Finland.

Dr. Korkman has published research on children with various disorders and risk factors, including children born with very low birth weight, children exposed to prenatal alcohol, children with epilepsy, and children with various learning and developmental disorders.

Ursula Kirk, PhD is a pioneer in the field of pediatric neuropsychology and its application to neurodevelopmental problems. Dr. Kirk’s research interests include the role of executive functions in emerging cognitive competencies and the developmental processes that underlie typical and atypical language, graphomotor, visuospatial, learning, and memory skills.

A previous teacher and school administrator, after obtaining her doctorate, Dr. Kirk was inspired by post-doctoral studies in pediatric neuropsychology in Boston, working with Edith Kaplan, Harold Goodglass, Martha Denckla, Jane Holmes Bernstein, and Norman Geschwind among others. She developed the Program in Neuroscience and Education at Teachers College, Columbia that she headed for 15 years until her retirement.

Sally Kemp, PhD began her career in nursing, was a teacher and psychometrist for 20 years before combining her interests in medicine, teaching, and assessment. She pursued a PhD in developmental psychology with a subspecialization in neuropsychology at Columbia University. Dr. Kemp was in full-time practice for 18 years with Tulsa Developmental Pediatrics and Center for Family Psychology, Tulsa, OK. During that period, she also supervised clinical doctoral students from the University of Tulsa and medical students and residents from the University of Oklahoma Medical College, Tulsa as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics.

Dr. Kemp’s research centers on autism spectrum disorders and dyslexia. In semi-retirement, Dr. Kemp will continue her research through the Department of Health Psychology and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Missouri, Columbia.