1st Edition
Multicultural Assessment Principles, Applications, and Examples
By Richard H. Dana
Copyright 2005
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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Psychologists throughout the world are being asked to assess an increasingly diverse clientele: immigrants, refugees, second and third generations still influenced by different cultures and languages, and indigenous peoples now moving towards the mainstream. Most are ill-equipped by training and experience to understand, assess, and subsequently treat such clients competently and ethically.... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: A Framework for Multicultural Assessment Training. Standard and Multicultural Assessment. Cultural Differences in Belief Systems. Assessment Bias and Cultural Competence. Multicultural Assessment Practice. Part II: Multicultural Interpretation. Multicultural Interpretation: Orientation and Information Resources. Rorschach and the Rorschach Comprehensive System. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Thematic Apperception Test. Part III: Practice Examples. G. Wuts, A Singaporean Assessee (MMPI-2). J. Tiemann, A Hispanic-American Assessee (Spanish and English TAT/Rorschach CS Versions). A. Aguilar-Kitibutr, A Filipino-American Assessee. S. Daraglou, Greek Assessees (Rorschach CS).
Biography
Richard H. Dana
"Though psychology has made little progress in understanding multicultural assessment, perhaps this book will stimulate more thought and writing on the subject. Accordingly, all libraries that support the work of soon-to-be and current professionals should have this volume in their collections. Highly recommended."
—CHOICE
