AIM High
Growing the Motivational Potential of Youth Psychological Assessment

By (author) Lia Daniels,Jacqueline Pei

ISBN13: 9781487558086

Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

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Published: 15/11/2024

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In AIM High, Jacqueline Pei and Lia M. Daniels combine their decades of theoretical and applied expertise to bring motivation theory alongside the practice of psychological assessment. The book highlights the opportunity to stand with children and their support teams to aim high, offering a picture of children and youth that meaningfully considers growth and movement for goal attainment. The book explores ways in which all participants in the assessment process – including psychologists, caregivers, and allied professionals – share responsibility to build relational systems, seek understanding about the child, and engage in intentional communication. Pei and Daniels highlight ways in which the referral, assessment, and communication processes of assessment may grow through motivational perspectives that recognise the inherent movement of children. These ideas are leveraged to advance professional practices through the AIM Model (Assessment for Intervention and Motivation) a framework on which readers can organise and evaluate their existing experiences of the practice of psychological assessment, while emphasizing the shared understandings necessary to pursue healthy outcomes for all children. Whether you are just beginning your training to work with children or have been at it for decades, AIM High reveals compelling ideas to help you see the evidence of growth in yourself and the youth with whom you work.
List of Figures Acknowledgments Part I: Foundations of Psychology 1. Introduction 2. The Practice of Professional Psychology 3. Evolving Practices Part II: Children in Motion 4. Motivation 5. Philosophies and Action 6. Resilience and Thriving Part III: Actioning the AIM Model 7. Building Relational Systems 8. Seeking Understanding 9. Intentional Communication Part IV: Sustaining Movement References Worksheets Index
  • Education
  • Education: care & counselling of students
  • Truancy & anti-truancy strategies
  • Counselling & advice services
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Height:229
Width:152
Spine:25
Weight:1.00
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