Assessment and Culture

Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicol, Ph.D. has recently been appointed as the Assistant Director for the Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation. Prior to coming on at APA, she was the director/coordinator of the school psychology program at Howard University, and is a clinical and school psychologist. She is the author of eight books, some of have been used to train psychologists in working with cross-cultural populations. Dr. Gopaul-McNicol has presented at various national and international conferences and has served as a psychological and educational consultant for various education departments around the world.

Part I: Socio-Political and Ethical Issues in Cross-Cultural Assessment.
Introduction.
The Challenge of Non-discriminatory Assessment in a Culturally Diverse Society.
Ethical and Legal Issues in Cross-Cultural Assessment.
Toward a Bio-Cultural Perspective of Assessment.
Toward a Bio-Cultural Perspective of Assessment.
Part II: Practical Issues in Cross-Cultural Assessment.
Assessing the Intellectual Functioning of Children from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds.
Assessing the Linguistic Proficiency of Children from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds.
Assessing the Academic Performance of Children from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds.
Assessing the Visual-Motor and Neuropsychological Functioning of Culturally Diverse Children.
Personality Assessment and Culturally Diverse Children.
Cultural Issues in Vocational/Guidance Assessment.
A Bio-Cultural Approach to Report Writing.
Part III: Implications for Cross-Cultural Training, Research, and Policy.
Training School and University Personnel to Work with Cross-Cultural Ethnic Minority Populations.
Implications for Cross-Cultural Research in Assessment.
Policy Implications in Cross-Cultural Assessment.
References.
Biosketch of Authors.
Index.