Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the context for disability related claims, including policies, terminology, and claim evaluation process.
2. Explain how a determination for the need for an IME might arise.
3. Discuss how to position yourself to be a potential IME provider.
4. Describe how to structure an IME and address interpretation and follow-up issues.
Oakes, H. J., Lovejoy, D. W., & Bush, S. S. (2017). The Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation. Oxford University Press.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the effect of tumor location on attentional outcomes in children with brain tumor.
2. Describe the relation between performance-based measures and parent ratings of attention in this population.
Raghubar, K. P., Mahone, E. M., Yeates, K. O., & Ris, M. D. (2017). Performance-based and parent ratings of attention in children treated for a brain tumor: The significance of radiation therapy and tumor location on outcome. Child Neuropsychology, 1-13.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how neuropsychological testing is a western technology that is congruent with the values, knowledge, and experiences of western society, and that these characteristics are not universal.
2. Discuss how specific aspects of culture can potentially impact fairness in neuropsychological testing.
Fujii, D. E. (2018). Developing a cultural context for conducting a neuropsychological evaluation with a culturally diverse client: the ECLECTIC framework. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1-37.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the changes in perception and cognition associated with normal aging.
2. Identify screening tools for use in primary care.
3. Discuss the importance of assessing capacity and some methods for doing so.
4. Summarize some of the challenges faced by older workers.
McPherson, S., & Koltai, D. (2018). A Practical Guide to Geriatric Neuropsychology. Oxford University Press.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how stroke characteristics may differentially affect long-term cognitive outcomes following pediatric stroke.
2. Describe the cognitive domains that may be particularly vulnerable to long-term impairment following pediatric stroke.
Jacomb, I., Porter, M., Brunsdon, R., Mandalis, A., & Parry, L. (2018). Cognitive outcomes of pediatric stroke. Child Neuropsychology, 24(3), 287-303.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the current knowledge base of research on parenting and child brain development.
2. Describe the methods and interpret the results and implications of results of this study.
Kok, R., Prinzie, P., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Verhulst, F. C., White, T., Tiemeier, H., & van IJzendoorn, M. H. (2018). Socialization of prosocial behavior: gender differences in the mediating role of child brain volume. Child Neuropsychology, 24(6), 723-733.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain how processing speed difficulties might manifest in terms of functional outcomes in daily life for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD).
2. Describe the potential clinical implications of slow processing speed among children and adolescents with AD/HD.
Cook, N. E., Braaten, E. B., & Surman, C. B. (2018). Clinical and functional correlates of processing speed in pediatric Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Neuropsychology, 24(5), 598-616.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the concept of intra-individual variability, and its relevance in FASD.
2. Discuss the relationship between intra-individual variability, attention, and adaptive behaviour.
Ali, S., Kerns, K. A., Mulligan, B. P., Olson, H. C., & Astley, S. J. (2018). An investigation of intra-individual variability in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Child Neuropsychology, 24(5), 617-637.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the neuropsychological outcomes associated with pediatric demyelinating diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), neuromyelitis optica (NMO), and transverse myelitis (TM).
2. Explain the influences of clinical and psychosocial factors on neuropsychological outcomes in pediatric demyelinating diseases.
Tan, A., Hague, C., Greenberg, B. M., & Harder, L. (2018). Neuropsychological outcomes of pediatric demyelinating diseases: a review. Child Neuropsychology, 24(5), 575-597.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the relationships between ADHD symptoms and performance on neuropsychological and behavioral tests of Executive Functions (EF).
2. Describe the clinical utility of the combined use of neuropsychological tests and behavioral rating scales of EF in the assessment of ADHD.
Krieger, V. & Amador-Campos, J. A. (2018). Assessment of executive function in ADHD adolescents: Contribution of performance tests and rating scales. Child Neuropsychology, 1-25.