MAIN CONTACTS

Hans Gerhardt, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Ole Kiel, HEAD OF OCCUPATIONAL TESTS AND CONSULTANCY

DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY

Dansk Psykologisk Forlag - founded 40 years ago - is the only comprehensive psychological test publishing firm in Denmark.

Our business objective can be summarised as follows:

• We aim to develop, produce, publish and sell psychological tests and other materials used by psychologists, or professionals working under the responsibility of a psychologist, together with books and material concerning education and psychological research.
• Our specific object is to use the money gained from our operations to research and develop new test materials and spread psychological knowledge in Danish society.

The company has a permanent staff of eleven people: a managing director and two editors - both psychologist -, a chief accountant, secretaries and sales staff.

MAIN AREAS OF BUSINESS

Over the last ten years the company has expanded and is now - besides the main producer of psychological tests - one of the main publishers of psychological books and journals in Denmark. The company is the only producer, adapter, and distributor of most clinical tests and instruments and all psychological tests for children. Furthermore the company has developed a large battery of educational tests widely applied in the Danish school system.

As from 1993 the company has been developing its vocational testing operations, firstly by publishing material developed in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries and subsequently by adapting some bigger international instruments.

Some of the more important tests developed by Dansk Psykologisk Forlag are:

IL-basis, IL, OS and SL by Jorgen Chr Nielsen et al.

Reading tests for grade 1 through to 5. To be used by teachers.

THE BAR-IIan by Rivkah Itskowitz and Helen Strauss.

A semi-projective interview for children by means of which the child's perception of his place in home, in the learning situation, and in the peer group are revealed. To be used by psychologists.

THE BLUE PEARL by Lotte Boggild and Sonja Overby.

A semi-projective test which can be used to evaluate the well-being of Muslim immigrant children age 7-14 years. To be used by psychologists and consultant teachers specialized in working with immigrant children.

THE VISUAL GESTALT TEST by Ruth Andersen.

The aim of the test is to assess cognitive dysfunction related to cerebral deficits, diffuse as well as focal. To be used by psychologists.

CHIPS - CHILDREN'S PROBLEM SOLVING by Mogens Hansen, Svend Kreiner and Carsten Rosenberg Hansen.

A tool to investigate the cognitive development of 3-13 year old children. For school children in both a group version and an individual version. For preschool and kindergarten children only individual versions. To be used by kindergarten teachers and scool teachers.

FAMILY STORY PICTURES by Morten Nissen.

A material to be used as a starting point for interviewing children about their perception of and reaction to their parents' divorce.

SRF - STAFFAN ROIJENS FAMILY GAME by Staffan Roijen.

A tool for studying the interaction in a family on an object-relational level, containing the theme of separation and individuation.