Multicultural School Psychology Competencies: A Practical Guide

This unique guidebook is specifically designed with useful multicultural applications aimed at practice-based school psychology. The text compiles an informational and instructional array of helpful "hands-on" checklists, reviews of some of the most current cultural literature applicable to best practices, and provides guided steps to take in various practice-based situations. Multicultural School Psychology Competencies: A Practical Guide is practice-based, culture-sensitive, and intended for the multicultural competency preparation of psychologists-in-training and in practice as well as other professionals working with diverse children and youth in schools and other educational settings.

Author: Danielle Martines
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781412905145

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 216

About the Author

DR. MARTINES is an assistant professor in the psychology department at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Previously, she worked for the Board of Education of the City of New York. Dr. Martines has taught at Lehman College, College of New Rochelle, and Fordham University at Lincoln Center.

Dr. Martines has been professionally active as a Bilingual School Psychologist, Bilingual Psychotherapist and Foreign Language Assessment Examiner. Her current research interest is teacher′s multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills within the school based mental health consultation model.