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Division of Clinical Neuropsychology
Newsletter 40
American Psychological Association
Elections Slate
The following candidates have been listed for spring elections to the
Executive Board:
President elect: Manford Meier
Council representative (1): Linus Bieliauskas
Eileen Fennell
President's Message
Executive Committee Sets Priorites, Agenda by Thomas J. Boll
The Division 40 Executive Committee met for 2% days of intensive discussion
from February 16 through February 18. The formal agenda included 26 business
items, many of which involve new initiatives for the division which is
beginning to take its place among the leading new divisions in the American
Psychological Association. Our division has, in fact, emerged as the clear
leader with regard to our efforts in dealing with the complex issues of
specialization. This has been possible due to the outstanding work of Manny
Meier and the joint Division 40/international Neuropsychological Society
task force on education and credentialing. It has required a considerable
expenditure of time, effort and divisional resources to place us in this
leadership position with regard to an issue which undoubtedly will shape
the nature of our professional identification in the coming decades. This
work is certainly not completed but an excellent foundation has been constructed
for our emergence as an identified specialty within the overall field of
psychology.
The membership of the Division continues to grow in a steady fashion.
The fellows committee has, for another year, maintained this division as
the only one in APA with a 100% success record of its candidates for fellowship.
Many divisions are struggling with this issue while we have been universally
successful, thanks not only to the excellent work of the fellowship committees
but to the very high quality of the Division 40 members available for nomination
for this honor.
Several new projects have been undertaken. Roberta White, in charge
of the newsletter you are now reading, has produced this most attractive
format, obviously at some additional cost but one resulting in a clear
increase in capacity to communicate issues of importance to our membership.
Kenneth Adams has undertaken to serve as liaison to a task force dealing
with the use of physical interventions in Psychology. This runs the gamut
from biofeedback and other electrically based examination and treatment
devices to pharmachologic interventions. Here too, the frontiers of professional
activity are being explored and continuing recognition and involvement
in crucial patient care developments and scientific investigational opportunities
make participation on this task force highly important for this Division.
Members interested in this and related issues should contact Dr. Adams
to get further information.
Charles Matthews is leading a task force to provide current information
on the use of computer technology in the field of neuropsychology. Obviously,
the computer has arrived and with it a variety of uses and probably an
equal number of abuses of computer technology to administer, score and
interpret a wide variety of psychological tests. As neuropsychology is
one of thegrowth industries in the field of psychology, computer applications
here must be responsibly managed to keep this growth in a positive direction.
The Division takes this responsibility very seriously and Dr. Matthews
will report on his progress, very probably in the next newsletter. Individuals
interested in this issue should contact him.
Newsletter
With this issue, Volume II of the Newsletter initiates a new format
and staff. At the direction of the Executive Committee, the Editorship
of the newsletterwas separated from the duties of the Secretary in August,
1983 and the newsletter budget was established.
The editor and associate editor developed this format and design with
the considerable help of Alice Vickery of the Boston University Educationa'
Media Department.
Announcements and news of particular relevance to clinical neuropsychology
are welcome for con-sideration in this publication. No advertisements will
be published. Items should be sent to:
Roberta Firnhaber White, Ph.D.
Director, Neuropsychology
Department of Neurology
Boston University Medical Center
720 Harrison Avenue, Suite 707
Boston, MA 02118
The Executive Committee was very fortunate to receive an outstanding briefing from Clarence Mar-tin, Executive Director of the Association for the Advancement of Psychology, who has been work-ing tirelessly to restore funds for research training grants, and funds for clinical training. The con-
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tinued efforts of this important group must be supported by our Division,
both individually and as a unit, not only in a financial way but by contributing
information to AAP about the kinds of investigations in which our members
are participating which are of importance to the constituency of our legislators.
Certainly, work in the area of aging and memory, prevention of the consequences
of ceretrauma through use of seat belts, and advances in our ability to
enhance the recovery of patients following central nervous system damage
through various interventions all represent real achievements which can
be recognized by the public and are of the type which generate support
for further such efforts. Don't be shy. Communicate with your legislators
and with Clarence Martin. Give him the information he needs to fight for
you!
Joseph Mancusi and Dana Moore gave a fine presentation of the position
of the Veterans Administration Hospital with regard to the use of neuropsychological
procedures and the acitvities of neuropsychologists. They were most forthright
in their position and eager to obtain information from us in areas where
we can be of help as the body responsible for neuropsychology within the
American Psychological Association. Obviously, open communication with
individuals at the highest levels in the agency employing more psychologists
than any other in the entire world can only help to bring about the enhancement
of neuropsychology's recognition and appropriate utilization. Continued
VA contact will occur through the Executive Committee and through the Legislative
Committee headed by Stanley Berent. Berent and Clarence Martin were able
to lead the Executive Committee in an excellent discussion of Diagnosis
Related Groupings as these will affect hospital and private provision of
neuropsychological services; a report on this will also be forthcoming
in a future newletter. Members are urged to communicate issues and/or difficulties
related to the DRG's Dr. Berent.
The Program Committee under the direction of Dr. Bieliauskas has not
only done its usually fine job, but has also broken ground through the
development of a symposium dealing with specific issues of a racial nature
as these relate to the utilization of neuropsychological procedures. This
represents one of the very few formal discussions provided in the American
Psychological Association Convention of this important and growing issue.
The committee also discussed the budget. The Div-ision at this stage
of its development has not established a reserve budget and in order to
be fiscally responsible must do so immediately. The nature of our activities
will
be controlled directly by our ability to support them.
An additional issue will involve a second council seat. In order to
attain that a considerable amount of alerting is going to be necessary
and each of us is going to have to encourage our colleagues to provide
a large portion of our 10 votes next January. A second council seat will
provide us more appropriate representation in this critical body. A separate
mailing on that will come out in early January of 1985.
There can be no doubt that the opportunity for the Board to have a
2-plus day discussion has allowed us to accomplish much important work
and to emerge as the group which speaks for neuropsychology within the
American Psychological Associ-ation. This emergence has been developing
and, I believe, our independence is finally well established and recognized.
The Executive Committee plans to continue to represent the Division in
an increasingly assertive and public fashion. In order to accomplish this,
it is very important not only that we communicate with you through letters
such as this, but that you communicate with the various committee and task
force chairs and officers about areas of con-cern in psychology.
Executive Board, Division 40
President: Thomas J. Boll
President Elect: Lawrence Hartlage
Past President: Nelson Butters
Secretary: Gerald Goldsteln
Treasurer: Raymond Dean
Members at Large: Kenneth Adams, Byron Rourke, Charles Matthews Council
Representative: Manfred Meier
Publisher's Box
Newsletter 40 is the official newsletter of the Div-ision of Clinical
Neuropsychology (Division 40) of American Psychological Association. It
is published biannually.
Staff:
Roberta Firnhaber White, Editor
Mark B. Moss, Associate Editor
Boston University Medical Center
Department of Neurology
720 Harrison Ave., Suite 707
Boston, MA 02118
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Newsletter 40
Minutes
Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (40)
Executive Committee Meeting
August 25,1983 - Anaheim, CA
Attending:
Kenneth Adams, Jeffrey Barth, Stanley Berent, Linas Bieliauskas, Thomas
Boll, Nelson Butters, Alphonso Campbell, Louis Costa, Gerald Goldstein,
Joseph Matarazzo, Charles Matthews, Manfred Meier, Larry Squire, Roberta
White
Guests:
Raymond Dean, Juta Hagner, Peter Nathan
The meeting was convened at 5 p.m., at the Anaheim Marriot Hotel. A
quorum was present.
Visit by Dr. Peter Nathan:
Dr. Nathan visited the Committee meet-ing to present the draft report
of the APA Task Force on Education and Credential-ing.
Following Dr. Nathan's presentation, it was moved and passed unanimously
that Dr. Boll form an Ad Hoc committee to review and respond to the document
for the Division.
The minutes of the past meeting, held in Mexico City, were accepted.
President's Report:
Dr. Butters reported that he had devoted much of his year in office
toward meeting APA structural requirements. All of these requirements have
been met with the exception of appointment of a liaison person to the APA
Task Force on Gay Concerns. A person to fill this job is still being sought.
(Secretary's note: A person has been subsequently appointed to this Task
Force.) In order to assure continuity of the structure provided by Dr.
Butters, the following motion was proposed. and unanimously passed by the
Committee:
Motion:
All Committee chairs, with exception of the Elections Committee, but
including the Newsletterr Edi-tor shall serve for a term of three years,
starting with the date of this meeting.
Treasurer's Report:
Dr. Squire submitted a full financial report. As of July 31, 1982,
the Division had a bal-ance of $8494.45. Since the proposed budget for
next year is for $10,650, it was moved and passed unanimously that the
Committee consider a $3-4 assessment increase at the Washington D.C. mid-year
meeting. Dr. Squire's report was accepted by the Executive Committee.
Secretary's Report:
Dr. Goldstein recommended that the task of Newsletter Editor be split
off from the Secretary's job. It was moved and passed unanimously that
Dr. Roberta White be appointed Chair of the Newsletter Committee. It was
also mentioned that the Secretary receives numerous requests concerning
predoctoral or postdoctoral training programs in clinical neuropsychology.
Anyone having information concerning predoctoral or postdoctoral training
programs in clinical neuropsychology should communicate that information
to Dr. G o l d s t e i n.
Fellowship Committee:
Dr. Matarazzo presented the names of the new Fellows of the Division.
They are as f o l l o w s :.
Muriel Lezak
Charles Matthews
Peter Lewinsohn
Ralph Reitan
James Marsh
Byron Rourke
Ruth.Matararzo.
Paul Satz
Larry Squire
It was noted that election of the new Fellows must be endorsed at the annual busi-ness meeting (Secretary's Note: That endorsement was accomplished-in all cases at the business meeting). Dr; Matarazzo'ss report was accepted.
Program Committee:
Dr. Bieliauskas reported that 72 papers were submitted for the Anaheim
meeting of which 54 were accepted. Eight symposia were submitted, with
five accepted. One symposium covering a suggested topic and one invited
symposium were presented. There were two guest lectures. There was some
discussion of conflicts in the program, and efforts will be made in the
future to reduce their number. The Program Committee's report was accepted.
Elections Committee:
Dr. Costa reported that 375 Division members voted. Dr. Larry Hartlage
is the president-Gerald Goldstein is the secretary. Dr. Raymond Dean is
the treasurer. Dr. Byron Rourke is the new member-at-large of the Executive
Committee. Dr. Thomas Boll is the Council Representative-elect.
It was moved and passed unanimously that in the future, an announcement
will be made in the Division Newsletter inviting presidential candidates
to submit statements to appear in the spring edition of the Newsletter.
In that regard, the Division plans to have two Newsletters a year, one
distributed in the spring prior to elections, and one in the summer, prior
to the APA meeting. Following this discussion, the Elections Committee
report was accepted.
Membership Committee:
Dr. Barth reported that his Committee made extensive efforts during
the past year to recruit new members. These efforts included a mailing
to other divisions of the APA and placement of a membership application
form in the INS Bulletin.
The Division now has 1538 members, with several pending applications.
The matter of student affiliates was discussed. The Division By-Laws
make no mention of student affiliates. Dr. Barth was therefore asked to
look into the matter and make a proposal for action at the mid-year meeting
in Washington D.C.
It was moved and passed unanimously by the Executive Committee that
all new fel-lows, 468 members and 61 associates be admitted to the Division.
However, applicants found not to be APA members and student affiliate applicants
should not be admitted at this time. (Secretary's Note:-These actions were
confirmed at the annual business meeting.)
The Membership Committee's report was accepted.
Legislative Affairs:
The main portion of Dr. Berent's report related to the impact of the
DRG (Diagno-sis Related Groupings) plan for third party reimbursement to
clinical neuropsychologists in private and public settings. Dr. Berent
will be looking into the matter of what input the Division can have regarding
how the DRG system is implemented.
The Executive Committee wished to express its great concern over the
DRG issue and its potential impact on our profession.
Dr. Berent's report was accepted by the committee.
Ad Hoc Committee on VA Education and Training:
Dr. Kaplan reported that there was no progress in regard to the matter
of recogni-tion by the VA of clinical neuropsychology as a specialty.
APA Council of Representatives:
Dr. Meier reported that the major issues arising at Council had to
do with the progress of the two forum system for scientific and professional
psychology, program accredidation, thespecialization movement and the generic
psychology degree. An effort toward conducting an examination of the National
Register did not receive approval.
Liaison Committee on Women in Psychology: Dr. Whiteannounced that the other members of the committee are Eileen Fennel and Carol Biber. The committeeexpressed concern about the number of woman offi-
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cers and Fellows in the Division, and will conduct a survey of how women view their role in the Division. It was mentioned that a symposium on sex differences in cerebral specialization would be presented at the APA Anaheim meeting.
Liaison to Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs:
Dr. Campbell reported that the Board is concerned with the extensiveness
of course work in ethnic minority cultures, the development of culturally
sensitive tests and the development of cross-cultural testing programs.
It was felt by the Board that the Division should focus on issues related
to under-participation of minorities, and should work on recruitment of
students and profes-sionals for careers in clinical neuropsychology as
well as on service delivery to ethnic minorities.
It was moved and passed unanimously that the Division sponsor an invited
symposium on ethnic minority aspects of neuropsychological assessment at
next year's APA meeting.
Dr. Campbell's report was accepted by the Committee.
Visit by Juta Hagner:
Juta Hagner of APA asked that the new draft of Standards for Provider's
of Psychological Services” be reviewed with a report submitted to APA by
September 16. Dr. Boll agreed to do this review.
New Business:
(1) Dr. Meier informed the Committee that the ABPP now has a formal
relationship with the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN)
with regard to credentialing of clinical neuropsychologists. The diploma
issued bv ABPP will describe clinical neuropsychology as an area of practice.
(2) Dr. Meier asked the Committee to considerthefollowing motion prepared
by the INS/Division 40 Task Force on Education, Accreditation and Credentialing.
Resolved that the President of Division 40 establish communications with
the Presidents of the Divisions of Clinical, Counseling and School Psychology
to explore the generic, applied component of educational programs in new
specialties, including clin-ical neuropsychology, and the implications
of generic degree models for the training of professional psychologists.
Following discussion of the motion, it was unanimously approved by the
Committee.
(3) The Committee will request clarification from the APA regarding
the need for the Division to have its own Ethics Committee. If it is necessary
to do so, the rela-tionship with the APA Ethics Committee will also have
to be clarified.
(4) The three past-presidents of the Division will constitute an ad
hoc Committee on Nominations and Awards.
(5) Drs. Meier and Boll represented the Division at a meeting on Health
Psychology. A full report on this meeting was made at the Anaheim APA convention.
(6) Action on making a contribution by the Division to the American
Psychological Foundation was deferred to the midyear meeting.
(7) Dr. Meier will be nominated for membership on the APA Board of
Professional Affairs.
(6) Dr. Bieliauskasannounced that a document concerning clinical neuropsychology
internships will be published.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Gerald Goldstein, Ph.D. Secretary, Division 40
Minutes
Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (40)
Executive Committee Meeting
February 16, 17, 18, 1984
Washington D.C.-Shoreham Hotel and APA Central Office
Attending:
Kenneth Adams, Jeffrey Barth, Stanley Berent, Linas Bieliauskas, Thomas
Boll, Alphonso Campbell, Gerald Goldstein, Larry Hartlage, Joseph Matarazzo,
Charles Matthews, Manfred Meier, Jim Quinlan, Roberta White
Guests:
From the VA, Joseph Mancusi and Dana Moore; from APA, Richard Kilburg,
Clar-ence Martin, and Patricia Letke.
The meeting was convened on February 16,5 p.m. at the shoreham Hotel,
Washing-ton, D.C.
Acceptance of Minutes:
Minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed. Dr. Bieliauskas pointed
out that the document on internships mentioned in the previous minutes
was a document that had the approval of the Joint INS/ Division 40 Task
Force on Education, Training and Accreditation. It is acutally the report
of a Task Force subcommittee that was asked to report on internship training
in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Campbell indicated that remarks in his
report on The Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs represented his opinion
rather than the stated policy of the Board.
Dr. Meier asked that the following wording be substituted for his announcement
concerning the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. Meier informed
the committee that the ABPP now has a formal relationship with the American
Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN) with regard to the credentialing
of clinical neuropsychologists. The diploma will be issued jointly by ABPP
and ABCN and clinical neuropsychology will be identified as a new area
of practice. ABPP will serve as the umbrella organization for general credential
review in accord with ABPP requirements. ABCN will be responsible for the
review of clinical neuropsychology credentials and for the exam ination
of candidates.
With these notations, the prior minutes were approved by the Board.
Report of Secretary:
Dr. Goldstein indicated that he receives numerous requests for a description
of clinical neuropsychology, and suggested that the Division should have
an approved document in this regard. It was agreed that Dr. Berent would
draft such a document that would be circulated to the Board for approval
and subsequent distribution to those making inquiries.
Membership Committee:
Dr. Barth submitted a report indicating that the Division has 1536
members with 263 new applicants. The matter of student affiliate status
in the Division received extensive discussion, including consulta-tion
with Jane Hildreth. It was finally decided by the Board that the by-laws
should not be ammended to create a student affiliate category. The basic
considerations were that the APA will not support student affiliate memberships.
The Division does not have the resources to do so and the student would
not benefit greatly from the highly limited privileges of student affiliate
status.
Fellowship Committee:
Dr. Matarazzo submited a report indicating that our new Fellows are
Muriel Lezak, Charles Matthews, Byron Rourke, Peter Lewinsohn, James Marsh,
Ruth Matarazzo, Ralph Reitan, Paul Satz and Larry Squire. The nominations
of Elbert Russell, Allen E. Willner and Russell Adams are being processed
at present.
Program Committee: Dr. Bieliauskas reported that 66 papers and 13 symposia were submitted for the 1964 APA meeting in Toronto and are under review. The invited speakers will be Herbert Weingartner and Karl Pribram. There will be two invited symposia on the effect of neurosurgery and the other on neuropsychology in relation to ethnic minority groups.
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Liaisons:
The Board received reports from its three liaison representatives:
Dr. Campbell for Ethnic Minority Affairs, Dr. White for the Committee on
Women in Psychology and Dr.Quinlan for the Committee on Gav Concerns. Summarizing,
Dr. Campbell discussed the forthcoming invited symposium on ethnic minority
concerns in neuropsychology indicating that the topics would be delivery
of neuropsychological services to ethnic minorities, clinical neuropsychological
research with ethnic minorities and strategies for increasing ethnic minority
participation in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Quinlan indicated that the
major concerns of the Gay Concerns Committee revolved around the issue
of discrimination in membership in organizations and student selections
based on sexual behavior or orientation. Dr. White indicated that the current
concerns of the Committee on Women in Psychology were the status of women
who are ethnic minority members and the status of women in psychology relative
to number of women on editorial boards of journals, number of women who
are APA fellows, and in areas related to credentialing, hospitalization
benefits and non-sexist approaches to therapy. The Board considered the
names of women Division 40 members who might appropriately be nominated
to Fellow status.
Newsletter:
Dr. White presented the layout for the Newsletter masthead, which was
accepted with enthusiasm by the Board. It was agreed that Dr. White would
have a $1200 budaet for preparation of two eight page newsletters a year.
The board determined that the Newsletter would not accept advertisements
and that publication of announcements would be at the discretion of the
editor. It was agreed that the Newsletter should publish verbatim minutes
of Board meetings, documents prepared by the Division/ INS Task Force and
a statement defining the field of neuropsychology that receives Board approval
(See Secretary's Report). The Newsletter should be registered with the
APA. The deadline for submission for the April issue is the end of February.
Legislative Committee:
Dr. Berent reported that the DRG system of reimbursement remains as
an area of concern to clinical neuropsychology, particularly for those
working in non-psychiatric facilities. Dr. Berent also indicated that the
MEDIPP process in the VA and other comprehensive health care planning-attempts
may be quite influential regarding the future of clinical neuropsychology.
He also discussed some of the implications of the new VA qualification
standards for hiring and training of psychologists particularly with regard
to the moves toward a generic degree and greater emphasis on post-doctoral
training.
Council of Representatives:
Dr. Meier reported that there was exten-sivediscussion in Council regarding
internship training of non-clinicians. The Koocher Motion” was passed by
Council which calls for non-denial of access to internship training for
individuals in developmental psychology and programs other than the traditional
clinical and counseling programs. There was extensive discussion by the
Board regarding the wisdom of this decision of Council, but no action was
taken. Council will not investigate the National Register, as was suggested
by a Council member, it changed its by-laws reaardina its relationshio
with ABPP such that a relationship is encouraged but not required, and
it abolished the two forum system. It is considering a proposal for a division
of family psychology. Other issues discussed included the acquisition of
Psychology Today, expansion of the Committee on Psychological Tests and
Assessment, plans for reorganization of the APA, a new by-law related to
allocation of Council seats and a continuing consideration of policy toward
use of painful stimuli.
Visit by Clarence Martin of APA:
Mr. Martin indicated that the Reagan budget calls for an increase in
the ADAMHA appropriation, with the bulk of it going to NIAA and NIDA. He
also discussed changes in Medicare and the impact of the DRG system.
Visit by Dana Moore and Joseph Mancusi of the Veterans Administration
The major points made by Drs. Moore and Mancusi were that the VA would
continue to support the new qualification standards for hiring of psychologists
by the VA and that psychologists employed by the VA should be competent
in skills additional to neuropsychology in order to provide com-prehensive
psychological services to VA patients under their care. Dr. Moore indi-cated
that whilethere were81 APA approved pre-doctoral internship programs in
the VA, it would be unlikely that the VA would support post-doctoral training
in any area that does not have specialty criteria. She expressed a need
for explicit guidelines for what constitutes a neuropsychologist.
Ad Hoc Task Force on Neuropsychology in the VA:
Dr. Kaplan was unable to attend the meet-ing. In view of the remarks
made by Drs. Moore and Mancusi and subsequent discussion, the Board dissolved
this task force, with thanks to Dr. Kaplan for her efforts.
Visit by Richard Kilburg and Patricia Letke of the APA:
These visitors updated the Board regard-ing APA deliberations concerning
defini-tion of various proficiencies and specialties, policy regarding
distressed psychologists and toward the marketing of psychological services.
There was extended discussion of the steps being taken by APA regarding
the development of specialty criteria. Dr. Meier summarized the activi-ties
of the Division/INS Task Force, indi-cating that this group had provided
a defi-nition of clinical neuropsychology, and had made recommendations
regarding educa-tion accreditation and credentialing. It has also prepared
a mock” application to be reviewed by APA. In view of these activities,
Dr. Meier proposed the following motion. Be it resolved that the Executive
Committee accept the interim report of the Division 40/INS Task Force with
thanks to its members and chairman. Division 40 further charges the Task
Force to continue study of education, specialization, accreditation and
credentialing. The term of the Task Force is extended for a further two
years. The motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
Budget:
Dr. Dean was unable to attend the meeting because of illness. Dr. Goldstein
indi-cated that the current balance for the Div-ision was $7,365.50. The
following budget was proposed for the forthcoming year.
Membership Committee 600
Program Committee
100
President's Office
9000
(To include mid-year meeting)
Fellowship Committee
150
Newsletter
1200
Task Force
1000
Secretary's Office
1000
Total
14500
In view of the above Budget, it was moved and seconded that the Division
Assessment be increased from $5 to $10. The motion was passed with one
abstention.
Other Business:
There was extended discussion of workshops conducted in association
with the APA or at other times. Dr. Meier mentioned the availability of
learning centers and software that could be devised for compu-terized instruction.
Dr. Hartlange was asked to form an ad hoc committee to look into the matter
of workshops and related educational activities, and to report to the Board
at the Toronto meeting.
Dr. Adams reported to the Board regard-ing his liaison work with the
APA task Force on Use of Physical Interventions. ThisTask Force is in the
process of forming
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of such physical interventions as biofeed-back and various electrical
devices. Dr. Adams will continue as Division liaison to this Task Force.
Several names were suggested as possible nominees to various APA Boards
and Committees. Nelson Butters and Alan Mirsky were suggested for the Board
of Scientific Affairs, Larry Hartlage for the Ethics Committee, Lou Costa
and Byron Rourke for the Publications Committee and Kenneth Adams for the
Committee on International Relations. Manny Meier will be nominated for
the Board of Professional Affairs.
The Board discussed the concept of Substantive Interest Groups as an
alternative procedure for organizing the APA conventions. The Policy and
Planning Board of APA has proposed athreeyear plan for this new procedure.
It was generally felt that this plan would not be of benefit to the Division,
and the Board was not prepared to support it.
Dr. Quinlan will be the Division's liaison to the Committee on Children,
Youth and Families of the Board of Social and Ethical Responsibility. This
APA Board has also made a request for award nominations to be considered
at the Toronto meeting.
The Division will establish a Task Force on Monitoring of Computer
Use, under the direction of Charles Matthews.
The American Psychologist will be devot-ing an issue to concerns regarding
specialization. Our Division will be making a 750 word contribution.
There was extended discussion of the question of liaison of the Division
with other groups outside of the APA. It was generally agreed that the
Division would consider liaisons to work around specific issues, but would
not seek formal, general affiliation.
Dr. White requested information concerning standards of practice, Medicare
and other matters related to third party pay ment.
Dr. Berent suggested that the Division may gain some degree of visibility
through the making of contributions by individual members to projects that
would aid in the development of clinical neuropsychology. The meeting adjourned
at 1:35 p.m.
Gerald Goldstein, Ph.D.
Secretary, Division 40
Task Force Report Pending
By agreement of the Executive Committee, the full report on the Division
40 International Neuropsychology Society Task Force on Education, Accreditation
and Credentialing will be presented in a forthcoming issue of the newsletter.
Its length prevents inclusion in this edition. Meanwhile, copies of the
report can be obtained from the INS Newsletter.
Data Solicited on Women's Issues
Division 40's Liaison group to the Committee on Women in Psychology
requests information from Division members on these topics:
1) specific areas of concern on which the liaison group should place
emphasis in representing women in neuropsychology
2) members' perceptions of the need for emphasis on general women's
issues such as academic rank, salary, APA representation membership on
publications boards
3) suggestions for women to be nominated for fellow status in the Division.
Comments and suggestions should be sent to Roberta Firnhaber White, Department
of Neurology, Boston University Medical Center, 720 Harri-son Avenue, Suite
707, Boston, MA 02118.
Ethnic Affairs Committee Invites Input
Division 40's Liaison Committee to the APA Board of Ethnic Minority
Affairs has expressed interest in these areas:
1) representation of minorities among Division 40 members
2) development of ideas and guidelines on training of ethnic minority
members in neuropsychology
3) the need to develop test standardization and norms appropriate to
ethnic minority members.
These issues and others will be addressed in a symposium at the APA
meeting in August.
Meanwhile, individuals with interests in these areas are asked to contact
Alphonso Campbell, Psychology Department, Howard University, Washington,
D.C.
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Newsletter 40
Report on the Subcommittee on Psychology Internships Division 40/INS
Task Force on Education, Accreditation, and Credentialing
The following report summarizes the recommendations of the subcommittee
on internships of the INS/Division 40 Task Force. The report was prepared
by Linus Bieliauskas and Thomas Boll.
At the outset, it is recognized that the Internship Program is designed
primarily for students with degrees in clinical psychology. Such internship
programs are those accredited by the American Psychological Association
and/or those listed in the Directory of the Association of Psychology Internship
Centers.
Entry into a psychology internship program is a minimum qualification
in a Neuropsychology Internship. Such entry must be based on completion
of at least two years in a recognized Psychology Ph.D. Graduate Training
Program in an area of Health Services Delivery (eg., Clinical, Clinical
Neuropsychology, Counseling, or School Psychology). Alternately, entry
into a psychology internship program must be based on completion of a retreading”
Program designed to meet equivalent criteria as a Health Services Delivery
Program per se. Within the training programs described above, the student
must also have completed a designated track, specialization, or concentration
in neuropsychology.
There are generally two models for psychology internship training:
1) Generic Clinical Psychology, and 2) specialty in Clinical Neuropsychology.
The former does not concern us here since such training is not geared toward
producing specialized experience or qualification. the latter type of internship
program, when designed to provide specialized training in Neuropsychology,
is what constitutes a Clinical Neuropsychology Internship.
A Clinical Neuropsychology Internship must devote at least 50% of a
one year full time training experi-ence to neuropsychology. In addition,
at least 20% of the training experience must be devoted to General Clinical
Training to assure a competent background in Clinical Psychology. Such
an internship should be associated with a hospital setting which has Neurological
and/or Neurosurgical services to offer to the training background. Such
an internship should not be associated only with a strictly psychiatric
setting.
Experiences to be Provided
The experiences to be provided to the intern in clinical neuropsychology
should conform to the descriptions of professional activities in the Report
of the Task Force on Education, Accreditation, and Credentialing of the
International Neuropsycholog-ical Society and the American Psychological
Association (1981). Necessary training should be provided in both a didactic
and experiential format. Supervisors in such an internship should be board
certified clinical neuropsychologists.
Didactic Training
A. Training in neurological diagnosis.
B.Training in consultation to neurological and neurosurgical services.
C. Training in direct consultation to psychiatric, pediatric, or general
medical services.
D. Exposure to methods and practices of neurological and neurosurgical
consultation (grand rounds, bed rounds, seminars, etc).
E. Training in neuropsychological techniques, examination, interpretation
of test results, report writing.
F. Training in consultation to patients and referral sources.
G. Training in methods of intervention specific to clinical neuropsychology.
Experiential Training
A. Neuropsychological examination and evaluation of patients with actual
and suspected neurologi-cal diseases and disorders.
B. Nueropsychological examination and evalua-tion of patients with
psychiatric disorders and/or pediatric or general medical patients with
neuro-behavioral disorders.
C. Participation in clinical activities with neurologists and neurosurgeons
(bed rounds, grand rounds, etc.).
D. Direct consultation to patients involving neuropsychological issues.
F. Consultation to referral and treating professions.
Exit Criteria
At the end of the internship year, the intern in clinical neuropsychology
should be able to undertake consultation to patients and professionals
on an independent basis and meet minimal qualifications for competent practice
of clinical neuropsychology as defined in Section B, Neuropsychological
roles and Functions of the report of the task force....(1981).
Reference
Meier, M.J. Report of the Task Force on Education, Accreditation and
Credentialing of the International Neuropsychological society. The INS
Bulletin, 1981, September, 5-10.
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Post Doctoral Programs Compiled
A large number of requests for information on post doctoral training
programs in neuropsychology is received by Gerald Goldstein. As a result,
he is compiling a list of programs available and asks that full information
be sent to him regarding programs in which Division 40 members are involved.
Address:
Gerald Goldstein, Ph.D.
V.A. Medical Center
Highland Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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American Psychological Association
1200 Seventeenth St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
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