Postgraduate Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology

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Postgraduate Programs inClinical Neuropsychology

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Clinical Neuropsychology

• From The APS College of Clinical
  Neuropsychologists
• Clinical neuropsychologists study changes in
  thinking and behaviour that may arise from brain
  dysfunction such as head injury, epilepsy,
  neurological disease and stroke, drug and alcohol
  disorders, learning disabilities, attention
  deficit disorders, dementia and psychiatric
  disorders.
• They deal with the cognitive, emotional and
  behavioural problems related to brain dysfunction
  through assessment, rehabilitation, education and
  psychological therapy.

http//www.psychology.org.au/community/specialist/
clinicalneuro/
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Clinical Neuropsychology

• Provide evaluations to assist
• Diagnosis (e.g., ADHD or dementia)
• Treatment planning (e.g., ability to return to
  work, succeed in school, live alone, manage
  finances)
• Criminal forensic decisions (assist court with
  information regarding competency to stand trial,
  mental state at the time of offense)
• Civil forensic issues (opinions regarding damage
  to cognitive abilities, cause and prognosis)

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Clinical Neuropsychology

• Provide rehabilitation treatment based on
  evaluation
• Identify cognitive strengths weaknesses
• Assist patient with identifying and implementing
  compensatory strategies devices, coping
  strategies, self-management problem-solving
• Provide education to patient, family support
  system
• Work with schools and voc rehab services

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Clinical Neuropsychology

• Work in a wide variety of settings public health
  sector, hospitals and rehabilitation centres,
  private practice, medical schools, psychiatric
  hospitals clinics, correctional facilities,
  schools, academia, etc.
• Work with a wide variety of patient populations
  Rehab (strokes TBI), neurologic (epilepsy,
  tumors, alzheimers, multiple sclerosis),
  psychiatric (schizophrenia), children (ADHD),
  forensic (prisons forensic psychiatric)

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DPsych (Clin and Clin Neuro)MPsych/PhD (Clin
Neuro)

• DPsych (3 years full time)
• Coursework and placements for training in
  Clinical Neuropsychology (eligible for CCN
  membership with usual post-degree supervision)
• PLUS
• Coursework and placements for training in
  Clinical Psychology (eligible for CCP membership
  with usual post-degree supervision)
• APS accredited (provisional)

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DPsych (Clin and Clin Neuro)MPsych/PhD (Clin
Neuro)

• MPsych/PhD (4 years)
• Coursework and placements for training in
  Clinical Neuropsychology (eligible for CCN
  membership with usual post-degree supervision)
• PLUS
• Higher level research experience
• Just introduced, APS accreditation application in
  process

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For further information

• Australian Psychological Society College of
  Clinical Neuropsychologists
• http//www.psychology.org.au/community/specialist/
  clinicalneuro/
• International Neuropsychological Society
• http//www.the-ins.org/
• National Academy of Neuropsychology
• http//www.nanonline.org
• Contact me
• mweinbo_at_psy.uwa.edu.au