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Introduction

Heather Macdonald

pp. 1-20

Résumé

The idea for this book emerged in a singular moment. During the third year of my doctoral program in psychology, I worked as an intern for an African American agency in the inner city of Portland, Oregon, where I primarily conducted psychological evaluations. In my mind's eye, I can still see Ron, my supervisor, sitting behind his desk, legs crossed, with the top of his head peeking out above the 25-page psychological report I had just written. It had taken me weeks to write the report; I had combed over every piece of data and synthesized every important detail of this young man's life, drawing on information from a comprehensive psychological assessment battery. In my review of the results, I was careful to consider the test scores from a "cultural perspective," especially regarding the normative data for African American performance on psychometric measures.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Macdonald Heather (2016) Cultural and critical explorations in community psychology: the inner city intern. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 1-20

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-349-95038-6_1

Citation complète:

Macdonald Heather, 2016, Introduction. In H. Macdonald Cultural and critical explorations in community psychology (1-20). Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.