Psychological Assessment in South Africa (EPUB) von Sumaya Laher

In-depth coverage of a range of areas within the broad field of psychological assessment which critically interrogate the current Eurocentric and Western cultural hegemonic practices that dominate the field of psychological assessment.

Chapter 1 Contextualising psychological assessment in South Africa - S Laher and K Cockcroft
Section One: Cognitive tests: conceptual and practical applications
Chapter 2 WAIS-III test performance in the South African context: extension of a prior cross-cultural normative database - AB Shuttleworth-Edwards, E Gaylard and SE Radloff
Chapter 3 WISC-IV test performance in the South African context: a collation of cross-cultural norms - AB Shuttleworth-Edwards, AS van der Merwe, P van Tonder and SE Radloff
Chapter 4 The Senior South African Individual Scales – Revised: a review - K Cockcroft
Chapter 5 Assessing school readiness using the Junior South African Individual Scales: a pathway to resilience - LC Theron
Chapter 6 School readiness assessment in South Africa - Z Amod and D Heafield
Chapter 7 The Kaufman Assessment Battery in South Africa - K Greenop, J Rice and D de Sousa
Chapter 8 The Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System - Z Amod
Chapter 9 Dynamic assessment in South Africa - Z. Amod and J Seabi
Chapter 10 The Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test in South Africa - M de Beer
Chapter 11 APIL and TRAM learning potential assessment instruments - T Taylor
Chapter 12 The Griffiths Mental Development Scales: an overview and a consideration of their relevance for South Africa - L Jacklin and K Cockcroft
Chapter 13 Neuropsychological assessment in South Africa - M Lucas
Section Two: Personality and projective tests: conceptual and practical applications
Chapter 14 The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire in South Africa - R van Eeden, N Taylor and CH Prinsloo
Chapter 15 Using the Fifteen Factor Questionnaire Plus in South Africa - N Tredoux
Chapter 16 The Basic Traits Inventory - N Taylor and G P de Bruin
Chapter 17 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® in South Africa - K Knott, N Taylor, Y Oosthuizen and F Bhabha
Chapter 18 The NEO-PI-R in South Africa - S Laher
Chapter 19 Using the Occupational Personality Profile in South Africa - N Tredoux
Chapter 20 The Occupational Personality Questionnaire - T Joubert and N Venter
Chapter 21 The Millon Inventories in South Africa - R Patel and S Laher
Chapter 22 Assessment and monitoring of symptoms in the treatment of psychological problems - C Young and D Edwards
Chapter 23 Assessment in routine clinical and counselling settings - D Edwards and C Young
Chapter 24 Projective assessment of adults and children in South Africa - K Bain, Z Amod and R Gericke
Chapter 25 The use of the Children’s Apperception Test and Thematic Apperception Test in South Africa - R Gericke, K Bain and Z Amod
Chapter 26 Projective assessment using the Draw-A-Person Test and Kinetic Family Drawing in South Africa - Z Amod, R Gericke and K Bain
Chapter 27 The Rorschach in South Africa - M Brink
Section Three: Assessment approaches and methodologies
Chapter 28 Ethical perspectives in assessment - N Coetzee
Chapter 29 Using computerised and internet-based testing in South Africa - N Tredoux
Chapter 30 The ImPACT neurocognitive screening test: a survey of South African research including current and projected applications - AB Shuttleworth-Edwards, VJ Whitefield-Alexander and SE Radloff
Chapter 31 A family consultation model of child assessment - Z Amod
Chapter 32 Qualitative career assessment in South Africa - M Watson and M McMahon
Chapter 33 Psychological assessment and workplace transformation in South Africa: a review of the research literature - K Milner, F Donald and A Thatcher
Chapter 34 Assessment of prior learning: a South African perspective - R Osman
Chapter 35 Large-scale assessment studies in South Africa: trends in reporting results to schools - A Kanjee
Chapter 36 Current and future trends in psychological assessment in South Africa: challenges and opportunities - S Laher and K Cockcroft