Collaborative Therapeutic Neuropsychological Assessment

• Main Authors: Gorske, Tad T. (Author), Smith, Steven R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Neurology.; Clinical psychology.; Health psychology.; Neuropsychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Health Psychology.

Collaborative Therapeutic Neuropsychological Assessment Edited by Tad T. Gorske, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Steven R. Smith, University of California at Santa Barbara Perhaps the greatest challenge faced by neuropsychological assessment is its image as a bearer of bad news, i.e., t...

Table of Contents:

• Challenges for Clinical Neuropsychology
• CTNA Conceptual Foundations: A Brief History of Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment Feedback
• A Collaborative Therapeutic Neuropsychological Assessment Model
• The Initial Interview: Collaborative Information Gathering
• The CTNA Feedback Session
• Putting It All Together: Two CTNA Case Examples
• Applications of CTNA Methods
• Final Thoughts.