Citizenship Japan Doctoral advisor Alan S. Kaufman Fields School Psychology | Name Toshinori Ishikuma | |
Institutions University of Tsukuba（Vice President・Executive Director, Superintendent of Education Bureau of the University of Tsukuba Laboratory Schools） Known for establishing the system of the School Psychology in Japan, Japanese versions of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Ⅲ and Ⅳ Notable awards President's Award to Outstanding Contribution (2012) National Association of School Psychologists
Outstanding Article Award (2004) with S. Tamura, Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
Outstanding Research Award, Second Place (1987) with A. S. Kaufman, J.M. McLean and S. Moon, Mid-South Educational Research Association Conference Alma mater University of Montevallo, University of Alabama | ||
Residence Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan | ||
Toshinori Ishikuma (born September 1950) is a Japanese psychology professor known for his work on introducing and establishing the system of school psychology services in Japan, and his expert guidance and training in chosen students for psychology He was among key psychologists who started certifying school psychologists in Japan in 1997. He is also famous for development of individual intelligence tests such as the Japanese versions of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC), Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (KABC-Ⅱ), and Japanese versions of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -Ⅲ and Ⅳ. He is now working to produce the Japanese version of Wechsler Adult and Adolescence Intelligence Scale -Ⅳ. He is also among important members of movement toward "Chartered Psychologist Bill", which is expected to be discussed Spring 2015.
Contents
- Early life and career
- AwardsHonors
- Professional Associations
- Development of Intelligent Scales
- Major Publications in Japanese
- Publications in English
- References
Early life and career
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Ishikuma earned his bachelor's degree from University of Montevallo in 1985; M.A. in Educational Psychology from University of Alabama in 1986; and Ph.D. from University of Alabama in 1990 (under Alan S. Kaufman), specializing in School Psychology. He learned about psychological services with a focus on each child's strengths in intelligence and a philosophy of intelligent testing from Alan S. Kaufman and his wife, Nadeen L. Kaufman.
While Lecturer at San Diego State University (1989-1990), he worked with Carol Robinson-Zañartu, Valerie J. Cook-Morales, and Colette Ingraham. He was influenced by them and learned the assessment and services for children within the environmental and multicultural context and by integration with ecological processes. For his interests in Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) in Counseling, he had an opportunity to be supervised by Albert Ellis. From Ellis, he learned how to serve people with focuses on resolving cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems and disturbances and enabling people to lead happier and more fulfilling lives. He applies and revised the RET to be useful and effective for Japanese clients by integrating RET with humanistic approaches.
He is certified as Supervisor for both of School Psychologist and Special Education Needs Specialist in Japan. He is a member of several expert working groups for Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and academic associations such as the President of Japanese School Psychology Association (JSPA) and Japanese Association of School Psychologists (JASP). Currently, he is Vice President and Executive Director of the University of Tsukuba and Superintendent of Education Bureau of the University of Tsukuba Laboratory Schools.
He has been providing psychological support for children in the affected areas by The Great East Japan earthquake as a coordinator for Child and School Support Team in the Japanese Association of School Psychologists, as well as a leader of Psychological Support Team for Children in Fukushima Educational Board. For this tremendous work, he was awarded "President's Award to Outstanding Contribution" from National Association of School Psychologists in 2012.
Awards/Honors
In 2013, for memorizing his tremendous contribution in the field of School Psychology for years, "Toshinori Ishikuma School Psychology Award", named after him was established in Japanese School Psychology Association(JSPA).