Entry requirements:
Mandatory course for CNP, open to all CNP Master students.
Description:
Clinical Neuropsychology is a relatively young scientific field with rapid developments in the theoretical and practical domain. Innovation is therefore very important to this fast-moving discipline. In this course we will discuss how (technological) innovation can contribute to the professional activities of the clinical neuropsychologist. Such developments should also be examined with a critical scientific attitude, which will also be discussed throughout the course.
Course objectives :
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. have detailed knowledge of current developments in innovations in clinical neuropsychology research and practice
2. have detailed knowledge of the development and implementation process of novel assessment and treatment tools in clinical neuropsychology
3. be able to critically evaluate the quality of novel developments in terms of assessment and treatment tools in clinical neuropsychology and implement them in a professional context
4. be able to design and evaluate a new assessment or treatment tool for a cognitive domain
5. be able to join in a professional, critical and constructive discussion
6. have further developed the academic skill of oral presentation
Timetable
For the timetable of this course please refer to MyTimetable
Registration
Education
Students must register themselves for all course components (lectures, tutorials and practicals) they wish to follow. You can register up to 5 days prior to the start of the course.
Exams
You must register for each exam in My Studymap at least 10 days before the exam date. You cannot take an exam without a valid registration in My Studymap. Carefully read all information about the procedures and deadlines for registering for courses and exams.
Exchange students and external guest students will be informed by the education administration about the current registration procedure.
Mode of instruction:
7 lectures (2 hours each)
7 seminar meetings (2 hours each) dedicated to a group assignment
Attendance at the workgroup sessions is mandatory. See Brightspace for more information.
Groups of 4-6 students select a cognitive domain and think of a potential assessment or treatment tool for this domain. The following questions should be answered based on literature search:
-What problem with current assessment or treatment tools do you want to address? (e.g. current tools are insufficient or absent)
-What would be the best technique to address this problem (e.g. using a tablet, using gaming consoles, online contact with therapist, etc.)
-What would this new tool look like precisely?
-How would you assess the functionality of the tool?
Assessment method:
60% Exam - (course objectives 1, 2 and 4)
40% group report on assignment (course objectives 3 and 4)
Throughout the seminar meetings, students present their progress and engage in professional peer-discussion to improve their innovative tool via an iterative process (course objective 5 and 6).
Students will have to receive a passing grade for all three elements combined, the group report, and class participation. The exam grade should be 5.0 or higher.
The Institute of Psychology follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. All students are required to take and pass the Scientific Integrity Test with a score of 100% in order to learn about the practice of integrity in scientific writing. Students are given access to the quiz via a module on Brightspace. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of this fraud policy.
Reading list
Selection of scientific articles, including:
Parsons, T., & Duffield, T. (2020). Paradigm shift toward digital neuropsychology and high-dimensional neuropsychological assessments. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(12), e23777.
Miller, JB, Barr, WB (2017). The Technology Crisis in Neuropsychology. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 32(5), 541-554. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acx050
Katz, Benjamin, Priti Shah, and David E. Meyer. How to play 20 questions with nature and lose: Reflections on 100 years of brain-training research. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115.40 (2018): 9897-9904.
Tarr, B., Slater, M., & Cohen, E. (2018). Synchrony and social connection in immersive virtual reality. Scientific reports, 8(1), 3693.
Contact information
Prof. Dr. Ineke van der Ham c.j.m.van.der.ham@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. F.R. Wurm f.r.wurm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl