Admission requirements
Master students of Clinical Neuropsychology. Prior knowledge is assumed on a level of the Ba3 course Clinical Neuropsychology.
Description
Neuropsychological intervention is an important aspect of the neurorehabilitation of patients with cognitive and emotional dysfunctions due to brain injury resulting from stroke, traffic accidents, genetic dysfunctions and long term occupational exposure to neurotoxic solvents. This master course provides the theoretical base of several compensation or strategy skills for problems in distinctive cognitive domains such as memory, attention and executive functioning, both in adults and children. Furthermore, so-called holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation programmes will be discussed. This implicates that also psychosocial interventions based on cognitive behavioural principles are taught. The focus lies on treatment programmes that are theoretically sound and empirically supported (evidence-based).
Course objectives
The course addresses the following content domains:
Introduction to neuropsychological interventions
Theoretical aspects of strategy and compensation training
Psychosocial interventions related to brain injury
Holistic rehabilitation programmes: Intensive Neurorehabilitation (INR)
Design, evaluation and implementation of (new) treatment programs
Timetable
Intervention Strategies in Clinical Neuropsychology (2014-2015):
Registration
Course
Students need to enroll for lectures and work group sessions. Please consult the Instructions registration
Examination
Students are not automatically enrolled for an examination. They can register via uSis from 100 to 10 calendar days before the date; students who are not registered will not be permitted to take the examination. Registering for exams
Mode of instruction
The course involves 8 lectures which are all mandatory. All lecturers are experts in the field of clinical neuropsychology, working within an academic and/or clinical setting.
Furthermore, a responsie college at the end of the course is offered when multiple questions posed by the students on the discussion board of blackboard, on the subjects have been left unanswered.
Assessment method
Active participation in the course, and a written exam, consisting of both multiple choice and essay questions on various aspects of interventions.
The Faculty of Social Sciences has instituted that instructors use a software programme for the systematic detection of plagiarism in students’ written work. In case of fraud disciplinary actions will be taken. Please see the information concerning fraud
Blackboard
Information on blackboard.leidenuniv.nl
Reading list
Mandatory:
Goldstein, L.H. and McNeil, J.E. (Edt). Clinical Neuropsychology. A practical guide to assessment and management for clinicians (2nd Edition). Wiley Blackwell 2013. ISBN: 978-0-470-68371-2.
Selection of journal articles
The books are available via the book shop of the study association Labyrint on presentation of your membership pass.
Contact information
To be announced.