Psychoeducational Assessment and Intervention for Ethnic Minority Children: Evidence-Based Approaches

✍ Scribed by Jamilia Blake (editor), Scott Lee Graves Jr. (editor)

• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 304
• Series: Applying Psychology in the Schools Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

School-based mental health professionals receive extensive training in assessment and treatment techniques with children. However, most of this training is based on research with white, middle-class populations, whose experiences are hardly universal.

In the next decade, ethnic minority students are projected to become the numerical majority in the U.S. public school population. There is a pressing need for assessments and interventions that treat black, Latino, and other ethnic minority children with the understanding and respect they deserve as members of unique cultures with particular mental health needs.

This book offers how-to guidance to psychologists and counselors who assess and intervene with ethnic minority children. Beginning with a historical tour of psychoeducational assessment related to ethnic minorities, the book situates basic areas of assessment — such as neuropsychology, social/emotional assessment, and early childhood development assessment — within an ethnic minority context. It then offers evidenced-based strategies for improving the educational performance and well-being of ethnically diverse students.

This invaluable resource is a comprehensive yet practical starting point for stakeholders to consider when designing and conducting research, clinical assessments, and interventions.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Contributors
Series Foreword
Introduction
Part I
Historical Context and Current Issues Related to the Assessment of Ethnic Minority Children
Chapter 1 History of Psychological Assessment and Intervention With Minority Populations
Chapter 2
Theoretical Frameworks of Ethnic Minority Youth Achievement
Chapter 3 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing: Implications for Ethnic Minority Youth
Part II
Assessment of Ethnic Minority Students
Chapter 4 Intellectual Assessment of Ethnic Minority Children
Chapter 5
Academic Assessment of Diverse Students
Chapter 6 Social–Emotional and Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 7
Early Childhood Assessment for Diverse Learners
Chapter 8
Neuropsychological Assessment of Ethnic Minority Children
Part III Promising Practices in Intervention for Ethnic Minority Students
Chapter 9 Assessment-Based Intervention Frameworks: An Example of a Tier 1 Reading Intervention in an Urban School
Chapter 10 Manualized School-Based Social–Emotional Curricula for Ethnic Minority Populations
Chapter 11 Consultation-Based Intervention Services for Racial Minority Students
Chapter 12 Implementing Community-Based Research and Prevention Programs to Decrease Health Disparities
Chapter 13 Increasing Academic Performance of Ethnically Diverse Learners Through Single-Subject Research
Chapter 14
Improving Service Delivery to Ethnic and Racial Minority Students Through Multicultural Program Training
Index
About the Editors