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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
- Neuropsychologist
- Clinical Neuropsychologist
Tasks for “Adult 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.
- 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.
- Identify and communicate risks associated with specific neurological surgical procedures, such as epilepsy surgery.
- Diagnose and treat conditions such as chemical dependency, alcohol dependency, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) dementia, and environmental toxin exposure.
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
- 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.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.
- Compare patients' progress before and after pharmacologic, surgical, or behavioral interventions.
- Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
- 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.
- Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.
- Establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery.
- Provide psychotherapy, behavior therapy, or other counseling interventions to patients with neurological disorders.
- Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
- Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures.
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- Desktop computers
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- Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
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- Laptop computers
- Facial electromyography equipment
- Personal computers
- BrainTrain Captain's Log
- Psychological testing software
- Interactive psychological evaluation software
- Scheduling software
- Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARS
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
- CogniSyst Computerized Assessment of Response Bias CARB
- Email software
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- SPSS
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Conners' Continuous Performance Test II
- The Tova Company Test of Variables of Attention
- Microsoft Excel
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- MicroCog Assessment of Cognitive Functioning
- Statistical software
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software