Wilkins Alexander M, Morere Donna A, Pick Lawrence H, Day Lori A, Anderson Melissa L
Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2022 Mar 17;27(2):115-124. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enab039.
Psychological assessment plays a large part in the practice of psychology. Over the years, steps have been taken towards ensuring ethical and culturally sensitive psychological assessment for underserved populations, but little is known about the current state of the field of assessment of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals. An exploratory survey of school and clinical psychologists who work with DHH clients (n = 30) was conducted to obtain a snapshot of the state of the field. The current article focuses on sociodemographic characteristics, clinical training, clinical experiences, and language abilities of clinical psychologists who work with DHH clients. Participants averaged 15 years of assessment experience and almost all participants had some type of specialized training in assessing DHH clients. More than half of participants reported their ability to use multiple languages and communication approaches as either excellent or good. Current findings were compared with a similar survey from nearly 50 years ago (Levine, E. S. (1974). Psychological tests and practices with the deaf: A survey of the state of the art. Volta Review, 76, 298-319), and significant differences were found in participants' self-reported experience with DHH clients, training, and methods of communication.
心理评估在心理学实践中起着很大的作用。多年来，已经采取了一些措施，以确保为服务不足的人群提供符合伦理且具有文化敏感性的心理评估，但对于聋人和重听（DHH）个体评估领域的当前状况却知之甚少。对与DHH客户合作的学校和临床心理学家（n = 30）进行了一项探索性调查，以了解该领域的现状。本文聚焦于与DHH客户合作的临床心理学家的社会人口统计学特征、临床培训、临床经验和语言能力。参与者平均有15年的评估经验，几乎所有参与者都接受过某种评估DHH客户的专业培训。超过一半的参与者表示他们使用多种语言和沟通方式的能力为优秀或良好。将当前的研究结果与近50年前的一项类似调查（Levine, E. S.（1974年）。《聋人的心理测试与实践：最新技术综述》。《伏打评论》，76，298 - 319）进行了比较，发现参与者在与DHH客户的自我报告经验、培训和沟通方法方面存在显著差异。
