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Deception is Different: Negative Validity Test Findings Do Not Provide “Evidence” for “Good Effort”

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain how positive and negative test results are used together to determine the probability of the condition of interest in medicine and psychology.
  2. Discuss that with malingering as the condition of interest, negative PVT results do not automatically lead to a conclusion of “good effort.”

Michael D. Chafetz (2020) Deception is different: Negative validity test findings do not provide “evidence” for “good effort”, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2020.1840633

Socioeconomic aspects are crucial to better intellectual outcome in early-treated adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe long-term sequelae of congenital hypothyroidism (CH).
  2. Comment on the main differences between the findings by Andrade, Dias, de Paula & Silva (2021) and those reported by others in literature.

Jéssica Evelyn de Andrade, Vera Maria Alves Dias, Jonas Jardim de Paula & Ivani Novato Silva (2021). Socioeconomic aspects are crucial to better intellectual outcome in early-treated adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism, Child Neuropsychology, 27:5, 587-600, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1876010

Family Environment as a Predictor and Moderator of Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Tumors

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the various treatment types for children with posterior fossa tumours, as well as their associated outcomes.
  2. Explain the importance of considering non-clinical factors, such as the family environment, when evaluating and predicting cognitive and psychosocial outcomes.

Christianne Laliberté Durish, Iska Moxon-Emre, Eric Bouffet, Ute Bartels & Donald J. Mabbott (2021). Family environment as a predictor and moderator of cognitive and psychosocial outcomes in children treated for posterior fossa tumors, Child Neuropsychology, 27:5, 641-660, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1885639

Parent Perceptions of Pediatric Neuropsychological Evaluations: A Systematic Review

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify constituent components and indicators of overall parent satisfaction with pediatric neuropsychological evaluations (NPEs).
  2. Identify variables that may either bolster or hinder the rate of recommendation implementation and appreciate their correlation with overall parent satisfaction.

Paul Spano, Nicole Katz, Tara DeLuco, Christina Octavia Martin, Helen Tam, Daniela Montalto & Cheryl R. Stein (2021). Parent perceptions of pediatric neuropsychological evaluations: a systematic review, Child Neuropsychology, 27:7, 922-948, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1908980

Quantifying Visuoperceptual Profiles of Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the reason for and benefits of visuoperceptual profiling in cerebral visual impairment.
  2. Apply knowledge on visuoperceptual profiling to interpret test results.

Nofar Ben Itzhak, Kathleen Vancleef, Inge Franki, Annouschka Laenen, Johan Wagemans & Els Ortibus (2021). Quantifying visuoperceptual profiles of children with cerebral visual impairment, Child Neuropsychology, 27:8, 995-1023, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1915265

The Contribution of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo to Processing Speed in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the construct of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) and its specific contribution to processing speed outcomes in survivors of pediatric brain tumors.
  2. Describe the association between SCT symptoms and specific medical and demographic variables.

Rachel K. Peterson, Kelly Jones & Lisa A. Jacobson (2021). The contribution of sluggish cognitive tempo to processing speed in survivors of pediatric brain tumors, Child Neuropsychology, 27:7, 960-972, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1917529

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome after prenatal exposure to maternal hematological malignancies with or without cytotoxic treatment

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe how hematological malignancies during pregnancy may affect the neurocognitive development of the offspring.
  2. Describe comorbidities of hematological malignancies and explain how these factors can affect the development of the offspring.

Mathilde van Gerwen, Evangeline Huis in ‘t Veld, Martine van Grotel, Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Kristel Van Calsteren, Charlotte Maggen, Vit Drochytek, Giovanna Scarfone, Camilla Fontana, Robert Fruscio, Elyce Cardonick, Elisabeth M. van Dijk-Lokkart & Frédéric Amant (2021) Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome after prenatal exposure to maternal hematological malignancies with or without cytotoxic treatment, Child Neuropsychology, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1902489

AACN 2021 consensus statement on validity assessment: Update of the 2009 AACN consensus conference statement on neuropsychological assessment of effort, response bias, and malingering

Learning Objectives:

  1. Update the 2009 AACN consensus statement that addressed the need to proactively and thoroughly evaluate the validity of neuropsychological testing responses.
  2. Integrate the large and burgeoning scientific literature that provides guidance and supports the need to assess the validity of each test result in all clinical and forensic examinees.

Jerry J. Sweet, Robert L. Heilbronner, Joel E. Morgan, Glenn J. Larrabee, Martin L. Rohling, Kyle B. Boone, Michael W. Kirkwood, Ryan W. Schroeder, Julie A. Suhr & Conference Participants (2021) American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) 2021 consensus statement on validity assessment: Update of the 2009 AACN consensus conference statement on neuropsychological assessment of effort, response bias, and malingering, The Clinical Neuropsychologist,35:6, 1053-1106, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2021.1896036