Throughout the world as in the United States, psychologists are increasingly being called upon to evaluate clients whose backgrounds differ from their own. It has long been recognized that standard personality and psychopathology assessment instruments carry cultural biases, and in recent years, efforts to correct these biases have accelerated. The Handbook of Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Personality Assessment brings together researchers and practitioners from 12 countries with diverse ethnic and racial identities and training to present state-of-the-art knowledge about how best to minimize cultural biases in the assessment of personality and psychopathology. They consider research methodology, the design and construction of standard objective and projective tests, the use of measures of acculturation, racial identity, and culture-specific tests, the social etiquette of service delivery, and the interpretation of test data for clinical diagnosis. Ranging widely through all the relevant issues, they share a common collective vision of how culturally competent services should be delivered to clients.

The Handbook offers the first comprehensive view of a consistent approach to cultural competence in assessment--a necessary precursor of effective intervention. It will become an indispensable reference for all those whose practice or research involves individuals with different ethnic and racial identities.

Reviews

"...this book will make a significant contribution to the field of psychology. There are many hands-on practical strategies, making it an excellent text for practitioners and even researchers....this is a powerful asset to the mental health field. I strongly recommend this volume for use as a supplemental or even a major text in multi-ethnic studies."
-MultiCultural Review

"The most comprehensive and scholarly source on multicultural personality assessment available, this Handbook is a contemporary classic in the field and sure to be considered the definitive work in the area for the next decade. Dana has gathered an internationally acclaimed group of authors who provide riveting insights into the assessment of personality across cultures and cover essential topics and issues (ethics, culture-specific guidelines, acculturation, racial and cultural identity, and objective and projective assessment methods, just to name a few) with clarity and depth. A must read for every mental health clinician, researcher, administrator, supervisor, and teacher."
-Joseph G. Ponterotto, Ph.D.
Fordham University

"This book is a major contribution to the field of ethnicity and assessment. It offers conceptual and methodological bases for understanding cultural bias, psychological testing and evaluation, and intervention. The chapters are written by experts in the field. This is an impressive and highly important book for researchers, practitioners, and students alike."
-Stanley Sue
University of California, Davis

Book Information
ISBN 9781138002968
Author Richard H. Dana
Format Paperback
Page Count 744
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 975g