Main description:

This is the authoritative guide for current and future psychologists around the world who are or want to be engaged in international efforts and opportunities and meet pressing global needs.

Psychologists are increasingly applying their knowledge, skills, and values to big picture issues such as sustainability, human rights, conflict resolution, global education, and religious and cultural understanding. However, education, training, and professional development often overlook "thinking and acting globally" as a vital component of the professional identities of psychologists.

With decades of international experience as scholars, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and consultants, contributors to this book describe exemplary programs, relevant trends, and dynamic possibilities for global engagement.

They focus specifically on nine areas of expertise through which psychologists can make a difference: advocacy, assessment, consultation, intervention, leadership, policy, research, service, and teaching. They also highlight opportunities for international and interdisciplinary collaboration while empowering indigenous voices and psychologies.

Contents:

Contributors
Introduction to Going Global: Why Psychologists Should Meet a World of Need
Craig Shealy, Merry Bullock, and Shagufa Kapadia
Chapter 1. Advocacy: Global Opportunities and Responsibilities for Psychologists
Corann Okorodudu and Thema Bryant-Davis
Chapter 2. Assessment: The Power and Potential of Psychology Testing, Educational Measurement, and Program Evaluation Around the World
William E. Hanson, Jacqueline P. Leighton, Stewart I. Donaldson, Thomas Oakland, Mark D. Terjesen, and Craig N. Shealy
Chapter 3. Consultation: Who Needs Psychological Expertise Around the World and Why?
Connie Henson, John Fulkerson, Paula Caliguiri, and Craig Shealy
Chapter 4. Intervention: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-Being Around the World
Laura R. Johnson, Christopher F. Drescher, and Michael J. Bordieri
Chapter 5. Leadership: How Psychology and Psychologists Develop Global Leaders and Leadership
Sandra L. Shullman, Randall P. White, Lindy Brewster, Steven E. Grande, and Devi Bhuyan
Chapter 6. Policy: Why and How to Become Engaged as an International Policy Psychologist
Merry Bullock, Tor Levin Hofgaard, Ezequiel Benito, Pamela Flattau, Amanda Clinton, Craig Shealy, and Shagufa Kapadia
Chapter 7. Research: International Possibilities and Partnerships for Psychologists
Shagufa Kapadia, Chandra M. Mehrotra, Bonnie Kaul Nastasi, and Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez
Chapter 8. Service: Towards a Global Psychology of Collaboration, Counterflow, and Capacity Building
Chris E. Stout, Elaine D. Hanson, and Gwen V. Mitchell
Chapter 9. Teaching: Opportunities and Recommendations for Internationalizing Psychology Education
Richard Velayo, Sherri McCarthy, and Lee Sternberger
Chapter 10. Concluding Thoughts on Going Global: How Psychologists Should Meet a World of Need
Craig Shealy, Merry Bullock, and Shagufa Kapadia
Index
About the Editors