This paper considers two issues namely: the limitations of assessment procedures in current use with black clients and how these procedures can be adapted and used effectively through the dynamic approach. This article expounds upon the application of Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) for the assessment of giftedness, intelligence and other cognitive abilities. The LPAD is based upon the Feuerstein's theory of structural cognitive modifiability.
The relevance of integrating traditional African healing and Western counselling in psychological practice in South Africa is debated from both functional and sociopolitical perspectives. Within a description of traditional beliefs, customs and healing practices, conflicts experienced by people in a state of cultural transition are outlined. Three school psychology case studies are presented as illustrative of such conflicts and of the relative efficacy of integrated intervention in the resolution of these sorts of problem.
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