The Helping Professions and the Brave New World

Each year psychologists publish an annual review of current research. It was not long ago that achievement, anxiety, and authoritarianism were the major areas chosen for investigation. Today the high interest areas are conformity, social desirability, acquiescence, powerlessness, and coping behavior. This rapid change in the focus of our attention has intimate roots in the larger culture

Issues Concerning the Internship Selection Process

This article\u27s study examines the issues concerning internship selection. Data was collected from 10 APA (America Psychological Association) accredited internship sites. Initial results suggest that the current process of internship selection is too costly for all participants. Computer based matching is suggested as a solution

The Rorschach Test with Children from Two to Six Years Old

The development of the ink-blot as a psychological tool has taken a thousand years. The Rorschach, a formal clinical representative of this heritage, is a product of this testing age and has been extensively used with children. This has necessitated certain modifications of procedure and analysis which have been achieved by more or less intuitive, non-systematic methods. The most pertinent questions concerning the Rorschach test with adults also apply to children. These questions include the merry-go-round of scoring possibilities: Clinical , intuitive; objective and in terms of formal categories; psychometric, utilizing a vast number of rating scales

Psychology: Art or Science?

This article explores psychology through the lens of science and art and discusses the history and impact

A Commentary on Assessment Training in Boulder and Vail Model Programs: In Praise of Differences!

This commentary on assessment training in scientist-practitioner and practitioner-scholar programs examined potential differences between these training models on assessment instruments included in the curriculum, assessment instructors, modes of interpretation, anticipated clients, and service delivery styles. Over time it appears that the potential for difference in assessment training inherent in Boulder and Vail model values has been minimized. If these models for training professional psychologists are to be effective in preparing students for assessment tasks with additional populations of consumers in new service delivery systems, attention to these potential differences in assessment training offers promise for more responsible and competent practice in a democratic society

Serviços de saúde mental para afro-americanos: uma perspectiva cultural/racial

Os afro-americanos vêm progredindo muito em direcào a uma verdadeira cidadania desde 1965. Contudo, os serviços de saúde mental para essa população têm sido tendenciosos, incompletos e deficientes, porque as similaridades com os curo-americanos têm sido enfatizadas, ao passo que as diferenças têm sido largamente ignoradas. Este artigo aborda algumas dessas diferenças, incluindo a identidade cultural/racial e o ‘eu cultural’ que afetam a avaliação, os diagnósticos psiquiátricos e a psico-terapia ou outras intervençoes. Um modelo de  avaliação intervenção ilustra como a informação cultural pode melhorar o atendimento aos afro-americanos. Esse modelo exemplifica uma aplicação de psicologia cultural que pode contribuir para uma mudança na prática profissional, no treinamento e na pesquisa dentro de uma sociedade multicultural. Sugestões de diretrizes que emergem desse modelo apontam para áreas que necessitam ser enfatizadas no atendimento e na pesquisa.African Americans have made consistent progress toward first class citizenship since l 965. Nonetheless, mental health services for this population have been biased, incomplete,and deficient because similarities to Euro-Americans have been emphasized while differences were largely ignored. This article addresses some differences including cultural/racial identityand the cultural self that affect assessment, psychiatric diagnoses, and psychotherapy or other interventions. An assessment-intervention model illustrates how cultural information can inform service delivery to African Americans. This model exemplifies one application of cultural psychology that can contribute to a change in professional practice, training, and research for a multicultural society. Suggested guidelines emerging from this model point toward areas tobe emphasized in service delivery and research

Personal Growth and Societal Functioning

This article explores personal growth in relation to societal functioning. Definitions of growth from multiple sources are given and several implications are explored. Finally a list of points of focus is provided

Human Services Training in Tribal Colleges

Tribal colleges are providing interdisciplinary education and professional training for human services occupations at the undergraduate level. These programs also promote cultural competence as a result of required courses in tribal languages, history, culture and law. The Sinte Gelska University program is described as an example of the role of tribal college education in emphasizing cultural identity using a culture-specific instructional style and teaching method. These programs in tribal colleges will augment the availability of competent service to native Americans

Life Events, Resistance Resources, and Health Status in Social Caseworkers

Social case workers (N=318) participated in a longitudinal study designed to explore the relationships among life stress, possible resistance resources, and subsequent physical illness. Life stress was measured by the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire (RLCQ) while intra- and interpersonal traits and perceived community resources were measured using the Eysenck Personality Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Interpersonal Checklist, and portions of the Community Adaptation Schedule. Ten months later frequency of subsequent physical illness was measured by the Physical Health Status Questionnaire. Increased frequency of physical illness was associated with life changes in the work sphere and with greater hostility and inappropriate overreaction in interpersonal interactions