RIPA-2

Ross Information Processing Assessment, 2nd ed. (RIPA-2).

* assesses persons with possible right-side brain damage from traumatic brain injury (TBI), e.g. Gabby Gifford. For persons with left-side brain damage, say with aphasia, Alzheimer's, the APD is more appropriate.

* Advantage with this test -> no material is involved, just test protocol 100 qq total or 10 subsets of 10 qq each

Testing best practice: testing subjects are late teen/adults (ages 15-77), so don't talk down to them,,,

* Disadvantage: OJO - this test is AUDITORY ONLY, so rules out visual (no pix)\

TEST
- Each subtest deals w/memory (loss typical from TBI incident)
- Interpretation is based on IMPAIRED (TBI) population

* In hospital, be aware of noise levels, and in general make sure to control for distractions when admin'ing this test.
** Some qq on test may appear "ridiculous", so consult manual...

- Establish rapport w/cx
- Scoring during test:
0 = unintelligible or nothing
1 = participation - even if it's wrong
2 = almost right (of total #)
3 = all right

* If they get 0 on 1st 4 prompts, stop subtest and reflect it on score...

OJO Review Diacritical Marks - these are extra info on how cx answered/participated...


Profile: Make one up as you'll be testing non-TBI or typical person for this practice...