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ABOUT THE EDITOR
Professor Lionel J Nicholas (PhD, EdD) is affiliated to the South African College of Applied Psychology. He is a former president of the Psychological Society of South Africa, editor of the South African Journal of Psychology and executive member of the Professional Board of Psychology. He has published widely on student problems, sexuality, oppression, racism and the history of psychology.
SUITABLE FOR
Undergraduate students of psychology.
Psychological Assessment
Thinking innovatively in contexts of diversity
R FERREIRA (EDITOR)
Psychological Assessment - Thinking innovatively in contexts of diversity is an innovative text on assessing human behavior in developing and multicultural contexts. It focuses on alternative assessment approaches and has a strong focus on ethics, bias and fairness, and the role of indigenous knowledge. Many of the contributions are written by private practitioners which serves to balance the theoretical and practical aspects of the book.
CONTENTS
Part 1: Situating psychometric testing within the context of south africa
• Contextualising psychological service
provision in South Africa
• Understanding the role of
indigenous knowledge in psychological assessment and intervention in a multicultural South African context
• Non-Western (African) views of psychological constructs: Current context of psychological assessment in South Africa
• How psychological tests work: Understanding standardisation
• Methodological standards and fit for purpose: Criteria to evaluate psychological tests and assessments
• Developing psychometric instruments for a specific context: The South African Personality Inventory
Part 2: Alternative approaches to implementing and interpreting psychometric tests
• Assessing mental abilities: A critical
view on historical and modern intelligence measures used in South Africa
• Dynamic assessment as an alternative avenue when intervening with children
• Addressing diversity in assessment: The value of an integrated qualitative
and quantitative approach to career
counselling
• Using genograms for the
psychological assessment and
support of vulnerable clients
• Family assessment in contexts of
diversity
Part 3: ‘Thinking out of the box’ when rendering psychological services
• Flowing between assessment and
therapy through creative expressive
arts
• Sandwork as a psychological
assessment technique
• Using body mapping to step into
your future: Life design in a context
of high risk and high diversity • EAGALA model equine-assisted
psychotherapy and learning as a
psychological assessment technique • Using the Mmogo-method® to
identify quality of life contributors and inhibitors in the lives of older people in residential care facilities in South Africa
• Providing psychological services in a context of diversity: Lessons learnt from private practice
• Integrating traditional ethical guidelines with challenges posed by a digital world.
978 0 70218 979 1 978 1 48511 796 4 2016
376 PAGES
ZAR R462.00 ZAR R431.00
JUTA EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CATALOGUE | 2018/2019
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