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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822108503321

Autore

Martines Danielle

Titolo

Multicultural school psychology competencies [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide / / Danielle Martines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2008

ISBN

1-4833-1839-7

1-4522-3162-1

1-4522-6473-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 520 p.)

Disciplina

371.713

Soggetti

School psychologists

Minority students - Counseling of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART I: Multicultural School Competencies; 1 - Introduction to Multicultural School Competencies; PART II: Multicultural Assessment; 2 - Multicultural Assessment; 3 - Assessment of Emotional and Multiple Intelligences; 4 - Academic Assessment; 5 - Clinical Assessment in a Multicultural Context; 6 - Personality and Behavioral Assessment; 7 - Writing Psychological and Educational Reports for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students; PART III: Consultations and Interventions; 8 - Consultations and Interventions Involving Teachers; 09-Martines-45594

9 - Multicultural Competencies for Parental Training ProgramsPART IV: Special Topics; 10 - Acculturation; 11 - The Language Barrier; 12 - Prejudice Reduction; 13 - Giftedness and Diverse Students; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This is a practical resource guide presenting lecturers and students with material which will help apply the theory of multicultural school psychology and counselling in practice. Its emphasis is on helping educational psychologists to develop and refine multicultural competencies and assessments.