PSYC0094-1 : Neuropsychological test : practical work

Study Programmes 2015-2016

PSYC0094-1

Neuropsychological test : practical work

Duration :

30h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)		3
Certificat d'université en psychologie clinique à orientation neuropsychologie		3

Lecturer :

Thierry Meulemans, Laurence Rousselle

Coordinator :

Thierry Meulemans

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Practical training including:
1) Assessment training: learning of the administration techniques of a neuropsychological assessment (both in adults and children).Students will have to administer a complete neuropsychological examination to two adults and one child.
2) Clinical vignettes presented by trained clinicians: small work groups led by trained clinicians with the purpose to approach the different steps involved in a patient's assessment (from the initial file analysis to the results interpretation)
3) Analysis of the normative data: reflexion and practical analysis of the elements that have to be considered for the results' interpretation, taking into account the normative data.
4) Case analysis: reflexion on the neuropsychological exams conducted in two children. Students have to put themselves in the shoes of a professional neuropsychologist confronted with the cases: file analysis, personal and medical history, assessment planification, results' interpretation, proposal of a therapeutic project.

Learning outcomes of the course :

- ability to conduct a neuropsychological assessment in adults, in the elderly person, in the adolescent, and in children;
- ability to correct and interpret the patient's results.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Corequisites: "Méthodes d'évaluation et de diagnostic en neuropsychologie de l'adulte" (PSYC0096-1) and "Méthodes d'évaluation et de diagnostic en neuropsychologie de l'enfant" (PSYC5878-1).

This class is not open to Erasmus students.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Practical training sessions under the supervision of trained neuropsychologists.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face (+ data collection outside the university)