AIM High: Growing the Motivational Potential of Youth Psychological Assessment

AIM High by Jacqueline Pei and Lia M. Daniels combines motivation theory with psychological assessment practice, offering a picture of children and youth that considers growth and movement for goal attainment. It highlights the shared responsibility of all participants in the assessment process to build relational systems, seek understanding, and engage in intentional communication. The book leverages motivational perspectives to advance professional practices through the AIM Model, a framework for organizing and evaluating existing experiences of psychological assessment. Whether you are just beginning your training 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.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 15 January 2025
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

AIM High, written by Jacqueline Pei and Lia M. Daniels, combines their extensive theoretical and practical knowledge to present a motivational theory-based approach to psychological assessment. The book emphasizes the importance of standing with children and their support teams to aim high and achieve their goals. It explores how all participants in the assessment process, including psychologists, caregivers, and allied professionals, can work together to build relational systems, seek understanding about the child, and engage in intentional communication. Pei and Daniels highlight how motivational perspectives can enhance the referral, assessment, and communication processes of assessment, recognizing the inherent movement of children. The book introduces the AIM Model (Assessment for Intervention and Motivation), a framework that helps readers organize and evaluate their existing experiences of psychological assessment and emphasizes the shared understandings necessary to pursue healthy outcomes for all children. Whether you are just starting your training to work with children or have been in the field for years, AIM High offers valuable insights to help you see the evidence of growth in yourself and the youth you work with.

Weight: 292g
Dimension: 150 x 229 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487558086