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May 09, 2025
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PSY-780 Neuropsychology in Clinical Practice4 semester credits
This course covers the broad relevance and applications of clinical neuropsychology across types of practice settings and across different patient populations. The emphasis is on how neuropsychological evaluations can be used in clinical practice, when such evaluations are and are not appropriate, and how the practice of clinical neuropsychology can take a variety of different forms depending on setting, demand, and boundaries of competence. Ethical issues in clinical neuropsychology and multicultural and diversity issues will be addressed. The role of neuropsychology in private practice, institutional employment settings, and school-based settings will be covered.
Pre-requisites: PSY-677 , PSY-728 , PSY-730
Delivery Method: Distance/Electronically Mediated
Grading Default: Letter
Note: Elective
Learning Outcome(s):
- Describe clinical neuropsychology as a procedure and a specialty
- Explain the variety of roles clinical neuropsychological evaluations can have in practice
- Describe the Houston Guidelines for preparation as a clinical neuropsychologist
- Describe alternatives to the Houston Guidelines for gaining competency in clinical neuropsychology
- Identify how clinical neuropsychology interfaces with other specialties in clinical psychology
- Explain issues related to multicultural competencies and ethical responsibilities in clinical neuropsychology
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