An Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology New Hanover Regional Medical Center March 6, 2003 Antonio E. Puente Department of Psychology, UNCW Private Practice, Wilmington
Outline of Presentation Defining Clinical Neuropsychology Neuropsychological Assessment Neuropsychological Intervention Sample Cases & Resources
Type of Doctoral Degree (All Doctoral Licensed Clinicians) Percent
Field of Doctoral Degree (All Doctoral Licensed Clinicians) Percent
Work Setting (All Doctoral Licensed Clinicians) Percent
Board Certification Status (Doctoral Licensed Clinicians) Percent
Weekly Professional Activities by Organization (All Doctoral Licensed Clinicians, exc. Part time) Percent
Weekly Professional Activities by Organization (% for All Doctoral Licensed Clinicians, exc. Part time) Percent
Hours Per Week Per Clinical Activity (Full-time and Full-time plus Doctoral Licensed Clinicians)
Evaluation Time by Evaluation Goal (Hrs. for All Doctoral Licensed Clinicians; 5 th & 95 th %ile in parens.) (Except forensic, those using assistants test more hours (e.g., for determination of diagnosis, 6.6 hrs vs. 5.8 hrs, p=.017.) However, hours billed are similar.
Time-Related Case Activities (All Doctoral Licensed Clinicians) Hours billed: Private=11.1 (SD=5.0); Institution=8.2 (SD=3.3) * Only scoring is not significant between groups; covarying amount of forensic practice did not eradicate group differences Minutes
The Purpose of a Neuropsychological Evaluation Origin to Disposition Educational Forensic Competency Social Security Workers Compensation Personal Injury Capital Felony Clinical Surgical Interventions Treatment Decisions Psychopharmaceutical Psychotherapeutic Cognitive Rehabilitation Pain Management Physical Intervention Medical Compliance
Components of a Neuropsychological Evaluation Record Review Interview (including collateral) Neuropsychological Testing Summary and Disposition
Sample Neuropsychological Tests Attention (Cancellation tests) Visuomotor (Trail making) Fluency (FAS) Communication (Boston) Problem Solving (Category) Learning & Memory (WMS) Intellectual (WAIS) Academic Achievement (WRAT) Personality & Affective (MMPI Tests of Effort (Rey) (see Camara, Nathan, & Puente, 2000, Professional Psychology, for a complete list of neuropsychological and psychological tests currently in use)
Components of a Neuropsychological Intervention Psychotherapy Cognitive Rehabilitation Biofeedback Vocational Intervention Health Behavior Management
Sample Neuropsychological Interventions Psychotherapy Individual vs Family/Group Problem-Focused Time-Limited Cognitive Rehabilitation Problem-Solving Learning & Memory Biofeedback EMG
Sample Forensic Cases Competency Social Security Workers Compensation Personal Injury Capital Felony
Sample Clinical Cases Pain Head Injury Dementia Coronary Bypass Stroke Degenerative Disorders
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