Profession of neuropsychology in Latin America.
The purpose of this study was to analyze characteristics of individuals working in the profession of neuropsychology in Latin America in order to understand their background, professional training, current work situation, assessment and diagnostic procedures used, rehabilitation techniques employed,...
| Publicado en: | Applied Neuropsychology: Adult Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 318 - 331 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Aug2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=123351923&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 123351923 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 23279095 FB3G jtl: Applied Neuropsychology: Adult issn: 23279095 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul-Aug2017 vid: 24 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 123351923 123351923 NLM27282450 123351923 10.1080/23279095.2016.1185423 NLM27282450 123351923 ppf: 318 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Profession of neuropsychology in Latin America. aug: au: Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos Stevens, Lillian Morlett Paredes, Alejandra Ardila, Alfredo Rivera, Diego affil: BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Bizkaia/Spain sug: subj: Neuropsychology Methods Neuropsychology Statistics and Numerical Data Attitude of Health Personnel Latin America Middle Age Aged Young Adult Male Female Employment Adult Human Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: The purpose of this study was to analyze characteristics of individuals working in the profession of neuropsychology in Latin America in order to understand their background, professional training, current work situation, assessment and diagnostic procedures used, rehabilitation techniques employed, population targeted, teaching responsibilities, and research activities. A total of 808 professionals working in neuropsychology from 17 countries in Latin America completed an online survey between July 2013 and January 2014. The majority of participants were female and the mean age was 36.76 years (range 21–74 years). The majority of professionals working in neuropsychology in Latin America have a background in psychology, with some additional specialized training and supervised clinical practice. Over half work in private practice, universities, or private clinics and are quite satisfied with their work. Those who identify themselves as clinicians primarily work with individuals with learning problems, ADHD, mental retardation, TBI, dementia, and stroke. The majority respondents cite the top barrier in the use of neuropsychological instruments to be the lack of normative data for their countries. The top perceived barriers to the field include: lack of academic training programs, lack of clinical training opportunities, lack of willingness to collaborate between professionals, and lack of access to neuropsychological instruments. There is a need in Latin America to increase regulation, improve graduate curriculums, enhance existing clinical training, develop professional certification programs, validate existing neuropsychological tests, and create new, culturally-relevant instruments. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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