The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders

The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders
Author: Raymond D. Kent
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2004
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780262112789

A major new reference work with entries covering the entire field of communication and speech disorders.

English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner

English Language Assessment and the Chinese Learner
Author: Liying Cheng
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2010-03-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135213879

Building on current theoretical and practical frameworks for English language assessment and testing, this book presents a comprehensive, up-to-date, relevant picture of English language assessment for students in China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and for Chinese learners of English around the world.

Myth Or Reality?

Myth Or Reality?
Author: Henry T. Trueba
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136363394

Presents the reality of Asian successes and problems and challenges faced by immigrants in the USA. Case studies and episodes are presented and the book shows data that calibrates the differential success of various Asian populations and the need to assist those who are less successful.

Guide to Psychological Assessment with Asians

Guide to Psychological Assessment with Asians
Author: Lorraine T. Benuto
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2014-06-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1493907964

To effectively serve minority clients, clinicians require a double understanding: of both evidence-based practice and the cultures involved. This particularly holds true when working with Asian-Americans, a diverse and growing population. The Guide to Psychological Assessment with Asians synthesizes real-world challenges, empirical findings, clinical knowledge and common-sense advice to create a comprehensive framework for practice. This informed resource is geared toward evaluation of first-generation Asian Americans and recent immigrants across assessment methods (self-report measures, projective tests), settings (school, forensic) and classes of disorders (eating, substance, sexual). While the Guide details cross-cultural considerations for working with Chinese-, Japanese-, Korean and Indian-American clients, best practices are also included for assessing members of less populous groups without underestimating, overstating or stereotyping the role of ethnicity in the findings. In addition, contributors discuss diversity of presentation within groups and identify ways that language may present obstacles to accurate evaluation. Among the areas covered in this up-to-date reference: Structured and semi-structured clinical interviews. Assessment of acculturation, enculturation and culture. IQ testing. Personality disorders. Cognitive decline and dementia. Mood disorders and suicidality. Neuropsychological assessment of children, adolescents and adults. Culture-bound syndromes. Designed for practitioners new to working with Asian clients as well as those familiar with the population, the Guide to Psychological Assessment with Asians is exceedingly useful to neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, health psychologists and clinical social workers.

Myth Or Reality

Myth Or Reality
Author: Enrique T. Trueba
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1993
Genre: Asian Americans
ISBN: 9780750700733

Presents the reality of Asian successes and problems and challenges faced by immigrants in the USA. Case studies and episodes are presented and the book shows data that calibrates the differential success of various Asian populations and the need to assist those who are less successful.

Struggling To Be Heard

Struggling To Be Heard
Author: Valerie Ooka Pang
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780791438398

The social, psychological, and educational needs of Asian Pacific American youth often go unmet. This book, written by multicultural educators, social workers, psychologists, and others, challenges stereotypical beliefs and seeks to provide, basic knowledge and direction for working with this population, often labeled as "the model minority."