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.[4]
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,[6] as well as a leader of Psychological Support Team for Children in Fukushima Educational Board.[7] For this tremendous work, he was awarded "President's Award to Outstanding Contribution" from National Association of School Psychologists in 2012.[8]
Awards and honorsedit
Honorary Membership, Indigenous Social Science Society, in Taiwan (2023)
Honorary Membership, Japanese Academy of Learning Disability(2023)
Honorary Membership, Japanese Association of counseling Science(2022)
Contribution Award, Japanese Academy of Learning Disability(2016)
In 2013, for memorizing his 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).[10]
Professional associationsedit
National Association of School Psychologists
International School Psychology Association
Japanese School Psychology Association (past president)[11]
Japanese Association of School Psychologists (on the board of directors)
Japanese Organization of Certifying and Managing School Psychologist (president)
Japanese School Counseling Association (past president)
Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
Japanese Academy of Learning Disabilities
Japanese Union of Psychological Associations (vice president)
Japanese Association of Certified Public Psychologists (vice president)
Development of intelligence scalesedit
Matsubara, T.; Fujita, K.; Maekawa, H.; Ishikuma, T. (1993). Japanese K-ABC: Administration and scoring manual. Tōkyō: Maruzen Mates.
Azuma, H.; Ueno, K.; Maekawa, H.; Ishikuma, T.; Sano, H. (1998). Japanese WISC-III Manual. Tōkyō: Nihon Bunka Kagakusha.
Ueno, K.; Fujita, K.; Maekawa, H.; Ishikuma, T.; Dairoku, K.; Matsuda, O. (2011). Japanese version of the Wechsler Scale for Children- IV. Tōkyō: Nihon Bunka Kagakusha.
Kaufman, A.S; Kaufman, N.L.; Fujita, K.; Ishikuma, T.; Aoyama, S.; Hattori, T.; Kumagai, K.;Ono, J. (2013) Japanese version of K-ABC-II Maruzenn
Wechsler, D.; Uemo,K.; Ishikuma, T; Dairoku, K.; Matsuda,.; Yamanaka, K. (2018) Japanese version of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV. Nihon Bunka Kagakusha
Wechsler, D.; Uemo,K.; Ishikuma, T; Dairoku, K.; Matsuda,.; Nagoshi,N;Nakatani,I(2021) Japanese version of the Wechsler Scale for Children-V. Tokyo:Nihon Bunka Kagakusha.
Major publications in Japaneseedit
Ishikuma, Toshinori (1999). School psychology : psycho-educational services by a team of teachers, school counselor, and parents. Tōkyō: Seishin Shobō. ISBN 9784414301496.
Ishikuma, T.; Tamura, S. (2003). Introduction to team support by using Ishikuma-Tamura Support Sheet; School Psychology Practices. Tōkyō: Tosho Bunkasha. ISBN 9784810033922.
Fukuzawa, S.; Ishikuma, T.; Onose, M. (2004). apanese School Psychology Association (ed.). Handbook of school psychology. Tōkyō: Kyoiku shuppan. ISBN 9784316800608.
Ishikuma, T.; Ito, S. (2005). Live flexibly: Learning from Rational Emotive Therapy and stuttering. Tōkyō: Kanekoshobō. ISBN 4760836071.
Toshinori, Ishikuma (2006). Psychology of helping and being helped learning from "Tora-san and Hama-chan": Six lessons to live flexibly. Tōkyō: Seishin Shobō. ISBN 9784414403633.
Mizuno, H.; Ishikuma, T. (2009). Effective services in schools: forefront of school psychology. Kyōto: Nakanishiyashuppan. ISBN 9784779503481.
Tsuge, M.; Ishikuma, T. (2013). Special needs education in senior high schools; 70 questions and answers for parents and teachers. Tōkyō: Kanekoshobō. ISBN 9784760823772.
Mizuno, H.; Ishikuma, T.; Tamura, S.; Tamura, S.; Iida, J. (2013). Introduction to School Psychology. Kyōto: Mineruva Shobō. ISBN 9784623063963.
Publications in Englishedit
Moon, S.; Ishikuma, T.; Kaufman, A. S. (1987). "Joint factor analysis of the K-ABC and McCarthy Scales". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 65 (3): 699–704. doi:10.2466/pms.1987.65.3.699. PMID 3438113. S2CID 25731766.
Ishikuma, T.; Moon, S.; Kaufman, A. S. (1988). "Sequential-simultaneous analysis of Japanese children's performance on the Japanese McCarthy Scales". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 66 (2): 355–362. doi:10.2466/pms.1988.66.2.355. S2CID 145779459.
Kaufman, A. S.; McLean, J. E.; Ishikuma, T.; Moon, S. (1989). "Integration of the literature on the intelligence of Japanese children and analysis of the data from a sequential and simultaneous model". School Psychology International. 10: 73–183. doi:10.1177/0143034389103002. S2CID 144715530.
Kaufman, A. S.; Ishikuma, T.; Kaufman-Packe, J. (1991). "Amazingly short forms of the WAIS-R". Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. 9: 4–15. doi:10.1177/073428299100900101. S2CID 143501659.
Ishikuma, T. (1991). "Introduction to cross-cultural communication in English". University of Tsukuba English Counseling: 59–68.
Hersen, Thomas H.; Ollendick, Michel. eds. (1993). Handbook of child and adolescent assessment. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. pp. 192–207. ISBN 9780205145928. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
Valasquez, R.J.; Callahan, W.J.; Evans, D.; Ishikuma, T. (1994). "DSM-III-R training in master's-level counseling programs". Psychological Reports. 74 (3 Pt 2): 1331–1338. doi:10.2466/pr0.1994.74.3c.1331. PMID 8084954. S2CID 28940886.
Kaufman, A. S.; Ishikuma, T.; Kaufman, N. L. (1994). "A Horn analysis of the factors measured by the WAIS-R, Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT), and two new brief cognitive measures for normal adolescents and adults". Assessment. 1 (4): 353–366. doi:10.1177/107319119400100404. S2CID 143263242.
Ishikuma, T. (2003). "Policy and direction of development of counseling profession in Japan". Konvensi National Bimbingan Dan Kouseling: 18–22.
Jimerson, Shane R.; Oakland, Thomas; Farrell, Peter T. eds. (2007). The handbook of international school psychology. Thousand Oaks [u.a.]: Sage. pp. 217–227. ISBN 9781412926690. {{cite book}}: |first3= has generic name (help)
Kaufman, James C. (2009). Intelligent testing : integrating psychological theory and clinical practice. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. pp. 183–190. ISBN 978-0521861212.
T. Ishikuma; H. Nishiyama (December 2011). "Appreciation for Support for Japan in Responding to the Natural Disaster". NASP Communiqué (CQ). 40 (4).
Ishikuma, T.; Matsuda, O.; Ueno, K. S. (2016). "Intellectual assessment of children and youth in Japan: Past, present, and future". International Journal of School & Educational Psychology. 4 (4): 241–246. doi:10.1080/21683603.2016.1163711. S2CID 147582780.
External linksedit
Toshinori Ishikuma Official Webpage
University of Tsukuba Official Webpage
Ishikuma Toshinori, TRIOS (Researcher List), University of Tsukuba
Referencesedit
^Jimerson, S. (2007). Shane, R. (ed.). The handbook of international school psychology. Thousand Oaks [u.a.]: Sage. ISBN 9781412926690.
^ abcKaufman, Alan. S (2009). Intelligent testing : integrating psychological theory and clinical practice. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521861212.
^Ishikuma, T. (1989). In Japanese Association of Student Counseling (ed.). Invitation to Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) from Albert Ellis. Tokyo: Kawashima Shoten. pp. 31–59.
^University of Tsukuba. "Office of the President Board of Directors". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^"Supporting Children and Schools in the disaster".
^T. Ishikuma; H. Nishiyama (December 2011). "Appreciation for Support for Japan in Responding to the Natural Disaster". NASP Communiqué (CQ). 40 (4).
^ ab"Professor Ishikuma won NASP President's Award".
^Ishikuma, T.; Tamura, S. "Japanese Association of Educational Psychology: Outstanding Article Award".
^University of Tsukuba (October 2012). "Toshinori Ishikuma Psychological Award was established". Retrieved 5 September 2014.
^"Japanese School Psychology Association President's Message".