Smith Justin D
a Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
J Pers Assess. 2016 Nov-Dec;98(6):563-6. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2016.1196455.
Issues of culture abound in the conduct of psychological assessment. This special section brings together a collection of articles from expert practitioners in the Therapeutic Assessment (TA) model to discuss cultural considerations. The special section is comprised of a conceptual discussion of the cultural influence of the assessment situation itself, 3 case examples illustrating the way in which culture enters into assessment, and the ways that the TA paradigm can be useful in mitigating the potential negative effects; and a comment on the 4 articles. In this introduction to the special section, I discuss 2 interrelated concepts that are helpful in framing the articles that will follow: the need to practice assessment with multicultural competence, and the potential benefits of using an assessment model (e.g., TA) that is itself culturally responsive. As the world continues to become more culturally diverse through changing demographics and the recognition and evolution of different subcultures, the need to practice assessment using these concepts will only become more central.
心理评估的实施过程中存在诸多文化问题。本专题汇集了治疗性评估（TA）模式专家从业者的一系列文章，以讨论文化考量因素。该专题由对评估情境本身文化影响的概念性讨论、3个案例示例（说明文化进入评估的方式以及TA范式在减轻潜在负面影响方面的作用）以及对这4篇文章的评论组成。在本专题引言中，我将讨论两个相互关联的概念，这有助于构建后续文章的框架：以多元文化能力进行评估的必要性，以及使用本身具有文化适应性的评估模式（如TA）的潜在益处。随着世界因人口结构变化以及不同亚文化的认知与演变而变得文化更加多元，运用这些概念进行评估的必要性只会变得更加核心。
