62–item observational matrix that provides accurate assessment of patients in and emerging from coma and in the vegetative and minimally conscious states.
Publisher
Pearson
Age range
16yrs and older
Qualification Level
B
Administration Time
Full Product Description
The Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) is a 62–item observational matrix that provides accurate assessment of patients in and emerging from coma and in the vegetative and minimally conscious states.
Benefits
Assess the patient and sets goals for rehabilitation from the outset of coma.
Collect data by observation and by testing tasks used in everyday life.
Provides a sequential framework of tightly defined categories of observation.
Can be used by any qualified member of a multidisciplinary team.
Features
Designed to pick up minute indices demonstrating recovery and provide objective evidence, the WHIM provides a sequential framework of tightly defined categories of observation covering:
Communication ability
Cognitive skills
Social interaction
Kit
Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) Complete Kit
CODE: 9780749133139
Manual and Pack of 25 Scoring Sheets
€170.63 Excl.VAT
Components
Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) Score Sheets per 25
CODE: 9780749133160
€77.79 Excl.VAT
Wessex Head Injury Matrix Manual
CODE: 9780749133177
€97.86 Excl.VAT
Pearson Product qualification levels
Qualification Level A (Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL3)
There are no special qualifications to purchase these products.
Qualification Level B (Prior to November 2021, these levels were combined and known as Qualification Level CL2/CL2R)
Tests may be purchased by individuals with:
A master’s degree in psychology, education, speech language therapy, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, or in a field closely related to the intended use of the assessment, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.
OR
Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as RCOT, RCSLT, BMA, RCN, RCPsych, SASC) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.
OR
A degree or licence to practice in the healthcare or allied healthcare field.
OR
Formal, supervised mental health, speech/language, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, and/or educational training specific to assessing children, or in infant and child development, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.
OR
Work for an accredited institution
Qualification Level C (Prior to November 2021, this was known as Qualification Level CL1)
Tests with a C qualification require a high–level of expertise in test interpretation, and can be purchased by individuals with:
A doctorate degree in psychology, education, or a closely related field with formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments related to the intended use of the assessment.
OR
Licensure or certification to practice in a field related to the purchase.
OR
Certification by or full active membership in a professional organisation (such as BPS, ACP–UK, AEP, BNS) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment.
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