Psychological Assessment in South Africa

Sumaya Laher is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.Kate Cockcroft is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.Zaytoon Amod is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgKatherine Bain is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.Fatima Bhabha is psychometrist in private practice in Johannesburg.

Cognitive tests: Conceptual and practical applications. Personality and projective tests: conceptual and practical applications. Assessment approaches and methodologies.

• Chapter 1 Contextualising psychological assessment in South Africa - S Laher and K CockcroftSection One: Cognitive tests: conceptual and practical applicationsChapter 2 WAIS-III test performance in the South African context: extension of a prior cross-cultural normative database - AB Shuttleworth-Edwards, E Gaylard and SE RadloffChapter 3 WISC-IV test performance in the South African context: a collation of cross-cultural norms - AB Shuttleworth-Edwards, AS van der Merwe, P van Tonder and SE RadloffChapter 4 The Senior South African Individual Scales – Revised: a review - K CockcroftChapter 5 Assessing school readiness using the Junior South African Individual Scales: a pathway to resilience - LC TheronChapter 6 School readiness assessment in South Africa - Z Amod and D HeafieldChapter 7 The Kaufman Assessment Battery in South Africa - K Greenop, J Rice and D de SousaChapter 8 The Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System - Z AmodChapter 9 Dynamic assessment in South Africa - Z. Amod and J SeabiChapter 10 The Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test in South Africa - M de BeerChapter 11 APIL and TRAM learning potential assessment instruments - T TaylorChapter 12 The Griffiths Mental Development Scales: an overview and a consideration of their relevance for South Africa - L Jacklin and K CockcroftChapter 13 Neuropsychological assessment in South Africa - M LucasSection Two: Personality and projective tests: conceptual and practical applicationsChapter 14 The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire in South Africa - R van Eeden, N Taylor and CH PrinslooChapter 15 Using the Fifteen Factor Questionnaire Plus in South Africa - N TredouxChapter 16 The Basic Traits Inventory - N Taylor and G P de BruinChapter 17 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® in South Africa - K Knott, N Taylor, Y Oosthuizen and F BhabhaChapter 18 The NEO-PI-R in South Africa - S LaherChapter 19 Using the Occupational Personality Profile in South Africa - N TredouxChapter 20 The Occupational Personality Questionnaire - T Joubert and N VenterChapter 21 The Millon Inventories in South Africa - R Patel and S LaherChapter 22 Assessment and monitoring of symptoms in the treatment of psychological problems - C Young and D EdwardsChapter 23 Assessment in routine clinical and counselling settings - D Edwards and C YoungChapter 24 Projective assessment of adults and children in South Africa - K Bain, Z Amod and R GerickeChapter 25 The use of the Children’s Apperception Test and Thematic Apperception Test in South Africa - R Gericke, K Bain and Z AmodChapter 26 Projective assessment using the Draw-A-Person Test and Kinetic Family Drawing in South Africa - Z Amod, R Gericke and K BainChapter 27 The Rorschach in South Africa - M BrinkSection Three: Assessment approaches and methodologiesChapter 28 Ethical perspectives in assessment - N CoetzeeChapter 29 Using computerised and internet-based testing in South Africa - N TredouxChapter 30 The ImPACT neurocognitive screening test: a survey of South African research including current and projected applications - AB Shuttleworth-Edwards, VJ Whitefield-Alexander and SE RadloffChapter 31 A family consultation model of child assessment - Z AmodChapter 32 Qualitative career assessment in South Africa - M Watson and M McMahonChapter 33 Psychological assessment and workplace transformation in South Africa: a review of the research literature - K Milner, F Donald and A ThatcherChapter 34 Assessment of prior learning: a South African perspective - R OsmanChapter 35 Large-scale assessment studies in South Africa: trends in reporting results to schools - A KanjeeChapter 36 Current and future trends in psychological assessment in South Africa: challenges and opportunities - S Laher and K Cockcroft