Title Conducting a culturally informed neuropsychological evaluation / Daryl Fujii, Veterans Affairs Pacific Island Health Care Services Community Living Center

Edition First edition Published Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 281 pages) Contents I. Foundations : attitudes, perspective, and conceptual overview -- II. Preparation -- III. Evaluation and report writing Summary "While experienced neuropsychologists may be well-versed in the standard process of conducting a neuropsychological evaluation, they may still have difficulty determining a client's current functioning, given his or her unique cultural context. This is especially true when the client and the clinician do not share the same ethnic background and language fluency. In such cases, the clinician risks administering a biased assessment with invalid tests, misinterpreted data, and inappropriate -- if not harmful -- treatment recommendations. Daryl Fujii helps neuropsychologists enhance their cultural competence by providing readers with a broad framework for cultivating an ethnorelative -- instead of an ethnocentric -- view of clients. He begins by reviewing relevant research and professional guidelines that explain how cultural factors can impact a neuropsychological evaluation. Then he outlines preliminary strategies for establishing rapport and improving communication with clients, estimating their premorbid functioning, gathering pertinent data, selecting and translating appropriate tests, and working with interpreters. The closing chapters present a detailed case example that demonstrates a pre-assessment interview, test interpretation, report writing, treatment recommendations, and a final feedback session with the client"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Neuropsychological tests -- Evaluation Neuropsychological tests -- Cross-cultural studies Neuropsychological tests. Cross-cultural studies. Cultural competence. Neuropsychological Tests Cultural Competency Cross-Cultural Comparison HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine MEDICAL / Diseases MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL / Internal Medicine PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology Cross-cultural studies Neuropsychological tests Neuropsychological tests -- Evaluation Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9781433822957 1433822954

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