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Job Description
Apply theories and principles of neuropsychology to diagnose and treat disorders of higher cerebral functioning.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-3039.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists”.
Also Known As…
- Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Professor
- Pediatric Neuropsychologist
- Neuropsychology Service Director
- Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Neuropsychologist
- Adult Neuropsychologist
Tasks for “Neuropsychologist”
- Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.
- Provide psychotherapy, behavior therapy, or other counseling interventions to patients with neurological disorders.
- Diagnose and treat neural and psychological conditions in medical and surgical populations, such as patients with early dementing illness or chronic pain with a neurological basis.
- Establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.
- Design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction.
- Participate in educational programs, in-service training, or workshops to remain current in methods and techniques.
- Compare patients' progress before and after pharmacologic, surgical, or behavioral interventions.
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
- Diagnose and treat conditions such as chemical dependency, alcohol dependency, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) dementia, and environmental toxin exposure.
- Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures.
- Identify and communicate risks associated with specific neurological surgical procedures, such as epilepsy surgery.
- Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
- Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.
- Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
- Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
- Diagnose and treat psychiatric populations for conditions such as somatoform disorder, dementias, and psychoses.
- Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
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- Psychological testing software
- Automated Neuropsychological Metric Assessments Battery
- Noldus Information Technology The Observer
- Database software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Conners' Continuous Performance Test II
- BrainMetric The Category Test
- Scheduling software
- BrainTrain Captain's Log
- Microsoft Office
- MicroCog Assessment of Cognitive Functioning
- CogniSyst Computerized Assessment of Response Bias CARB
- Interactive psychological evaluation software
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- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
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- Microsoft Word
- Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARS
- Statistical software
- SPSS