Handbook of Multicultural Assessment (Clinical, Psychological, and Educational Applications):2nd Edition [Hardcover]

Lisa A. Suzuki (Editor), Joseph G. Ponterotto (Editor), Paul J. Meller (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0787951773 | ISBN-13: 978-0787951771 | Edition: 2

This thorough analysis of multicultural assessment covers significant issues, including the major instruments and procedures, cognitive and educational assessment, and cross-cultural sensitivity and ethics. Offering the most current empirical research, theory, and specific recommendations, the volume includes case studies that illustrate culturally sensitive procedures and tables that highlight comparisons between particular measures, competencies, and assessment practices. Including updated articles from the original contributors as well as entirely new contributions, the revised version offers compelling ideas for conducting assessments with minority populations.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Designed to be useful for both researchers and clinicians, this reference work brings together a wide variety of authors to examine how multicultural issues affect assessment in general and several specific subsets of assessment in greater depth. The quality of this reference book is excellent. The authors are all highly competent to write about the subject, and their authority is unquestionable. It is highly recommended." (American Reference Books Annual, 2008) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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A Revised Edition of an Essential Guide "Should be required reading in our clinical, counseling, education, and mental health training programs. It addresses the critical issues of culture and assessment and offers significant insights into means of conducting valid assessments with ethnic minority populations." —Stanley Sue, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director, National Research Center on Asian American Mental Health (from the original Handbook of Multicultural Assessment)

This thorough analysis of multicultural assessment covers significant issues, including the major instruments and procedures, cognitive and educational assessment, and cross-cultural sensitivity and ethics. Offering the most current empirical research, theory, and specific recommendations, the volume includes case studies that illustrate culturally sensitive procedures and tables that highlight comparisons between particular measures, competencies, and assessment practices. Including updated articles from the original contributors as well as entirely new contributions, the revised version offers compelling ideas for conducting assessments with minority populations.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787951773
• ISBN-13: 978-0787951771
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,371,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joseph G. Ponterotto, Ph.D. is a Professor of Counseling Psychology in Fordham University's Graduate School of Education, New York City. He currently is Coordinator of Fordham University's Mental Health Counseling Program. Professor Ponterotto has taught roughly 4,000 master's degree (M.S.Ed.) and doctoral degree (Ph.D.) students in his 25 years as a Professor at Fordham University (New York City) and the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE). Dr. Ponterotto is an active multicultural consultant to schools, mental health agencies, hospitals, and other diverse organizations, and he is the co-author or co-editor of 12 books and over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Ponterotto maintains a small psychotherapy practice focusing on the interface of personal issues, family issues, and career issues within a cultural context. Dr. Ponterotto is one of the most often-cited research scholars in the field of multicultural counseling and psychology.