Class Neuropsychological Assessment II

It is also important to mention that the acquisition of the learning objectives proposed in this curriculum unit will be a basis for (a) the acquisition of theoretical and practical skills to support the design of rehabilitation programs (Neuropsychological Rehabilitation II); (b) the acquisition of theoretical and practical skills for CU Internship in Clinical Neuropsychology.

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S1) Neuropsychological Assessment - How to select neuropsychological tests and build a neuropsychological assessment protocol - Interplay between cognitive, emotional, functional, and personality assessment - Specific tests to evaluate the main cognitive functions (e.g,: Orientation, Attention, Perception, Memory, Language, and Executive functions) - Fixed vs. flexible neuropsychological assessment batteries   S2) Specificities of neuropsychological assessment across lifespan - Neuropsychological assessment in children and adolescents - Neuropsychological assessment in adults and elderly   S3) The process of neuropsychological assessment - Administration of neuropsychological tests - Scoring - Interpretation of results (e.g., normative values, cut-off points, integration of qualitative data from interview and observation) - Decision making and differential diagnosis - The neuropsychological assessment report

Articulation of theoretical and practical teaching methodologies with encouragement to active and autonomous learning. The oral presentation with the support of audiovisual materials (ME1) aims to provide theoretical knowledge that allows the adoption of an active and evidence-based posture. Interactive dialogue (ME2) will be used together, fostering critical thinking; the discussion of clinical cases (ME3), through direct contact with requests, objectives and definition of the neuropsychological assessment protocol; and small-group classroom activities such as role-play of neuropsychological test administration, using existing resources in the university's library (ME4) and peer and teacher feedback on the quotation and interpretation of neuropsychological tests and writing of the neuropsychological assessment report (ME5). These teaching methodologies will allow students to get in touch with the reality of a neuropsychologist in the context of neuropsychological assessment.

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