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Report of APA Division 40 Planning Committee Meeting (1994).
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Division 40 Planning Committee Report
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DIVISION 40 PUBLIC INTEREST GOALS AND STRATEGIES
Goal 1
Educate, using consumer-friendly terms, the general public, health care
and legal professions about
clinical neuropsychological practice and underlying ethical principles
Goal 1 Specific Strategies
* Develop educational, informative pamphlets for consumers/patients
* Develop educational, informative pamphlets for other professionals
* Liaison with APA Public Interest Directorate and other consumer
agencies (ex. Alzheimer?s
Foundation, National Head Injury Foundation)
Goal 2
Advocate for prevention and public health issues pertinent to clinical neuropsychology
Goal 2 Specific Strategies
* Liaison with public health organizations and other relevant
APA Divisions (e.g., Division 38) on issues
of interests to clinical neuropsychology regarding
prevention and health (ex. stroke prevention,
highway safety programs)
* Encourage clinical neuropsychological research in related public
health and prevention areas
Goal 3
Increase exposure and knowledge of neuroscience curriculum in secondary
schools and undergraduate
psychology programs
Goal 3 Specific Strategies
* Join the Consortium for Neuroscience Education
* Develop an outline for a model high school level course in
clinical neuropsychology and clinical
neuroscience
* work in collaboration with APA efforts to teach psychology
in secondary schools and undergraduate
psychology program
*Work with state psychological associations to develop presentations
pertaining to career in psychology
for possible presentation at local pre-college
fairs
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