Temas Tell-me-a-story Assessment in Multicultural Societies

by Costantino, Giuseppe; Dana, Richard H.; Malgady, Robert G.

• ISBN13: 9780805844511
• ISBN10: 0805844511
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-19
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Ethnic minority children now comprise over 75 percent of students in 100 of the largest cities in the United States. However, these students have not been given equal access to, nor benefited from, the contemporary mental health system as have their non-minority peers.TEMAS(Tell-Me-A-Story) Assessment in Multicultural Societiesexamines the health/mental care system in which professional service providers, including psychologists, labor to offer quality care for youth in the United States. The authors ardently support the use of the TEMAS assessment instrument as a useful tool for diagnosis of all youngsters, particularly its use on the growing population of minority children and adolescents. Part I presents a rationale and context for employing TEMAS. Introductory chapters describe the mental health status of the population at-risk, as well as systems of care for youth where assessment and intervention are components. Topics to follow highlight a history of positive TEMAS test reviews with the detail required by instructors for preparing dedicated TEMAS courses. The volume thoroughly outlines cross-cultural studies and illustrates case examples of European-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian-American, and forensic studies. TEMAS (Tell-Me-A-Story) Assessment in Multicultural Societiesbrings practical insight to instructors who teach standard assessment courses; clinicians, counselors, and school psychologists; assessment specialists; and administrators concerned with mental health services designed for children and adolescents.

Author Biography

Robert G. Malgady is Professor of Educational Statistics at New York University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Introductory Considerations	p. 1
Child/Adolescent Mental Health Needs and Services	p. 5
Promoting Cultural Competency in Mental Health Service Delivery	p. 61
Picture-Story Performance Instruments for Children and Adolescents	p. 101
TEMAS: Description and Development	p. 129
Essentials of TEMAS Assessment	p. 163
Administration and Scoring	p. 165
Psychometric Properties	p. 201
Cross-Cultural Findings	p. 229
Clinical Utility of TEMAS: Case Studies	p. 289
European American Case Study	p. 295
Hispanic/Latino Case Study	p. 321
Asian American Case Studies	p. 345
Diverse Cross-Cultural Studies	p. 373
Forensic Case Study	p. 429
Author Index	p. 461
Subject Index	p. 473
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