AIM High : Growing the Motivational Potential of Youth Psychological Assessment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pei, Jacqueline.

Contributor:

Daniels, Lia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motivational interviewing.

Motivation (Psychology) in adolescence.

Motivation (Psychology) in children.

Youth--Psychological testing.

Youth.

Psychological tests for children.

Achievement motivation in youth--Testing.

Achievement motivation in youth.

Achievement motivation in children--Testing.

Achievement motivation in children.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2025.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

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 Actions

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781487558109

1487558104

9781487558093

1487558090

OCLC:

1450755402