THE PROFESSIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2009 __________________________________________________________________________ Editor: Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr., Ed.D. ABPP (CL), ABN, ABPP (BP) 5903 Lone Oak Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 __________________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL BOARD Richard A. Berg, Ph.D., ABN, Independent Practice, Wilmington, NC Shane S. Bush, Ph.D., ABN, ABPP(RP, CN), Lake Ronkonkoma, NY Thomas (Tim) Bennett, Ph.D., ABN, ABPP (RP), Colorado State University, CO Barry M. Crown, Ph.D., ABN, Florida International University, FL Lawrence Cohen, Esq. Ph.D., Independent Practice of Law, Phoenix, AZ Dana S. DeBoskey, Ph.D., ABN, Floyd Rehabilitation Center, Rome, GA Robert W. Elliott, Ph.D., ABPP (CN), ABN, Manhattan Beach, CA Kay Fitzhugh-Bell, Ph.D., ABN, Indiana University Medical Center, IA Richard N. Gaines, Ph.D., ABN, Novato, CA David E. Hartman, Ph.D., ABN, Chicago, IL Christy L. Jones, Ph.D. ABN, Coastal Neuropsychology Services, Wilmington, NC Charles J. Long, Ph.D., ABN, University of Memphis, TN John Meyers, Psy.D. ABN, Sioux City, IA Robert J. McCaffrey, Ph.D., ABN, SUNY at Albany Patricia A, Pimental. Psy.D. ABN, Neurobehavioral Medicine Consultants, Carol Stream, IL Kenneth Podell, Ph.D., ABN, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI J. Randall Price, Ph.D., ABN, Richardson, TX Dorrie Rapp, Ph.D., ABN, ABPP (RP), White River Junction, VT Michael J. Raymond, Ph.D., ABN, John Heinz Institute, PA Cecil R. Reynolds, Ph.D., ABN, Texas A&M University, TX Scott W. Sautter, Ph.D., ABN, Hampton Roads Neuropsychology, Virginia Beach, Va. Robert Sbordone, Ph.D., ABPP (CN), ABN, Fountain Valley, CA Bradley Sewick, Ph.D., ABN, Southfield, MI Tony L. Strickland, Ph.D., ABN, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and UCLA School of Medicine, CA ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL/ABN NEWSLETTER: June 2009 The Professional Neuropsychologist provides communication from the ABN Board to the ABN membership. ABN Diplomates able to submit brief articles for possible publication in the newsletter. As per a decision of the ABN Board of Directors, The Professional Neuropsychologist will no longer be mailed out to members but will become solely an internet publication, available to be downloaded from the ABN Website. Also, the acronym for the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology has changed to "ABN". Please use ABN is all correspondence. Comments, articles for publication in The Professional Neuropsychologist or suggestions should be addressed to the Editor, The Professional Neuropsychologist, Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr., Ed.D. ABPP (CL), ABN, ABPP (BP), 5903 Lone Oak Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814 or telephone (301) 530-3417, (420) 823-6408, ext. 20, or e-mail Dr. Horton at "drmachorton@hotmail.com". Also, if you have not already done so, please send your e-mail address to Richard Berg, Ph.D., ABN, the ABN WEBMASTER. You can e-mail him at rabergnc@earthlink.net. The ABN website effective December 1, 2008 will be www.NeuropsychologyBoard.org. ABN Newsletter President's Message (Received 11 4 2009-editor's note) I am very pleased to write my final President's Message at the conclusion of my two-year term in this office. It saddens me to inform you that after only six months of leaving this office, my predecessor and Past President, Dr. John Blase, was stricken with glioblastoma, which then took his life on 10/26/09. As many of you know, John had a passion for neuropsychology and was a fierce advocate for the causes he believed in. He frequently asked about the ABN Board into his final days. The board will be presenting his family with an inscribed silver plate at his memorial service on 11/8/09. He is missed by many including his wife, three children, a grandson and many friends and colleagues. During the past two years, we have witnessed a great amount of change and growth within our organization due to the efforts of a very bright, talented and dedicated Board of Directors and active membership. I am proud to have worked with the board in this capacity during these times. I would like to highlight just some of our accomplishments during this period. In 2008, we changed our organization acronym to ABN and successfully obtained a trademark. I want to thank Dr. Joseph Conroy and Dr. Tom McLaren in particular for their effective activities in this respect on our behalf. We have also been successful in improving our examination process, which is of course at the core of what we do. Several years ago, a group of us including Dr. Arthur MacNeill Horton, Dr. Michael Raymond, Dr. Cecil Reynolds, Dr. John Meyers, Dr. Barry Crown, myself and others developed an item pool for a multiple-choice written examination. Dr. Meyers has worked extensively in refining the instrument, and we are pleased that the multiple choice examination is now in place. Dr. McLaren has streamlined the procedures for the Work Sample submission and review process; and Dr. Marie Volbrecht has refined our Manual, which includes many improvements. The Manual is now available. We have processed many applicants. Dr. Joan Mayfield has coordinated the oral examination phase of the examination process. We completed eight oral examinations at our board meeting in San Diego in April of this year, and we have several oral examinations scheduled for next week at the NAN conference in New Orleans. Drs. Mayfield and McLaren will be training new board examiners at the NAN conference on 11/13/09. In April of 2009, we held our First Annual Continuing Education Conference through the American College of Professional Neuropsychology (ACPN), which immediately followed our board meeting in San Diego. Despite the unforeseen very difficult economic times that we faced, the two-and-a-half-day conference was well attended and successful. The success of the conference was due in large part to the outstanding help that we received in organizing the event from Dr. Robert Leark in addition to the efforts of the conference committee including Dr. Alice Ruzicka, Dr. Crown, Dr. Robert Elliott and Dr. Reynolds. The conference presenters were outstanding, and the conference location, which was on a boat on the bay, did indeed make this a quite special occasion. Given the success that we observed, we have planned a Second Annual ACPN Conference for February 26th through the 28th, 2010, that will follow the ABN board meeting at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas. My successor, incoming President Dr. Scott Sautter, has worked with Dr. Leark, Dr. Reynolds and the committee to implement what will be another outstanding event. The program includes presenters Dr. Yossef S. Ben-Porath on the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form), Dr. Gerald Gioia on the BRIEF, Dr. Theresa Bailey on Central Auditory Processing Functions in Children, Dr. John Courtney on Pediatric Psychopharmacology, and presentations by Dr. Thomas Reidy and Dr. Michael Carlton concerning Death Penalty Assessments. There will also be a workshop on Ethical and Legal Issues by Dr. Theodore Wasserman, Dr. Robert McCaffrey and Dr. Crown. Basic hotel room rates for the recently renovated and beautiful hotel have been negotiated at perhaps unprecedented low rates ranging between $39 and $69 per night. We have been successful in obtaining financial support from several sponsors who will be exhibiting. This conference includes a pediatric neuropsychology track that was developed in association with the American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology (ABPdN). We thank Dr. Kevin Bianchini and others for assisting in developing a productive affiliation between the ABN and ABPdN boards in their activities within ACPN. We look forward to many educational conferences in the future that will be of benefit to the participating membership organizations and the professional community in general. I thank Dr. Richard Berg for his continued help in managing our website, including improvements to help access information and ease the process of online registration for our events. The ABN Board continues to hold invited seats in organizations including the Interorganizational Summit on Training and Education in Neuropsychology (ISET) as well as the CNS Synarchy. Please be aware that you will soon be receiving a survey from the ISET group, and results of that survey will be utilized to determine how education and training standards as set forth in the proceedings of the Houston Conference may require update and modification. We encourage you to carefully review the survey and respond to the items and review the Houston Conference materials, particularly with respect to language related to the qualifications and credentials of individuals providing supervision and training in designated and recognized training programs in neuropsychology. ABN continues to maintain recognition status with the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology (NRHCPP) as a credentialing board. We have established mechanisms to provide updates in this respect to the Register regarding membership and changes, etc. In 9/08, we had an invited seat on an international committee meeting held at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Patterson, New Jersey, charged with the task of developing positions with respect to evaluation and treatment procedures for military personnel concerning traumatic brain injury and PTSD to be provided to Congress and published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist. We have recently been invited to write an entry on ABN that will be included in the Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology, which is to be published next year by Springer in a projected four volumes. Dr. Meyers has written and submitted an entry for us in this respect and is also following up on behalf of ACPN. We have philosophically and financially supported the effort of the New York State Association of Neuropsychology (NYSAN) regarding advocacy for the use of technicians in assessment. And finally, we have worked with the Florida Board of Psychology to maintain appropriate standards for the recognition of board certification status which is regulated in that state. We remain vigilant and responsive to new and related issues that present in many areas that are of interest to our members. In closing, I have been very pleased to serve as the President of this dynamic and very active organization. Next week Dr. Sautter will become President, and I will continue to serve as Past President and in other designated capacities. Dr. Sautter has excellent clinical, administrative and leadership skills and will serve ABN well. I look forward to seeing you at the NAN conference next week in New Orleans. At the conference, we will be announcing results of the election regarding the two Member-at-Large seats on the Board of Directors. We are currently in the process of accepting nominations for the Office of President Elect. We will have a very visible presence at the NAN conference. We will again have a table in the exhibit hall. We will have representatives at the table during all open times. Special thanks to Dr. Volbrecht, Dr. Ruzicka and others for procuring materials including pens, mugs and candy, etc. that bear our logo and acronym which will be distributed from that table at the conference. Please stop at the table to visit and pick up your new lapel pin with the updated logo. Please consider attending our Annual Breakfast Continuing Education Workshop on Friday, 11/13, with presenter Dr. Nadia Webb on the State of the Literature on Neurobiological Differences. Please also attend the ABN General Membership Meeting on Friday, 11/13, at 12:00 p.m. Note that we will be presenting our annual invited workshop at NAN on 11/14 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. regarding our board certification process for those interested in pursuing our credential. Again, I want to express my gratitude to the Board of Directors and everyone involved for continuing efforts that have cultivated our board into the impressive organization that it is today. Very truly yours, Bradley G. Sewick, Ph.D., ABN President, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology SUMMARY (BELOW IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ABN April 16, 23, 2009 MEETING MINUTES PREPARED BY THE NEWSLETTER STAFF-A COMPLETE COPY OF THE MINUTES IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ABN SECRETARY, Scott Sautter, PhD, ABN, any and all errors are solely the responsibility of the Newsletter staff and not Dr. Sautter. DRAFT of Minutes ABN BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING American Board of Professional Neuropsychology April 16, 2009 San Diego, CA 1. Call to order: Dr. Sewick @ Time: 8:42 AM PST Members were directed to recuse themselves if there is a perceived conflict of interest with any particular agenda item or discussion In attendance: Robert Perna, Bob Elliott, Cecil Reynolds, Mike Scherneck, Richard Berg, Alice Ruzicka, Joan Mayfield, Tom McLaren, Barry Crown, Brad Sewick, Scott Sautter, Bob McCaffrey and Marie Volbrecht via internet video. Bob Leark sat in on the ACPN conference proceedings. 2. Review of minutes from previous ABPN Board meeting (October 2008, NYC) a. Minutes approved 3. Introductions of new members, including Dr. Perna, Member at Large, from Maine and also Dr. Ruzika, acting ACPN Executive Director, from California 4. Reports from Officers a. Treasurer - Dr. Volbrecht 1. Treasurer's report i. Budget for 2009 ACPN and ABN reviewed ii. Budget approved iii. Current ABN balance $31,690.04, Current ACPN balance $12,218.61, Current ABN Savings balance $54,633.71 iv. Six inactives became active, and a few retired inactive but would like to become active v. ABN membership totaled 245, of which 126 paid and 119 need to pay by July 2009 vi. ABN inactive is 72 vii. ACPN Associate Members 54 total and 22 have paid for 2009 viii. Discussion about how best to get members to pay more quickly. Decided to send dues notices by first of December and due by March 31. ix. Consider changing policy to reducing fee of 50% application and other fees for those who are within 5 years of awarding the degree x. Consider onetime payment rather than graduated pay as you go, such as giving them a 10% discount for paying all up front xi. Work samples need to be within one year of the acceptance of the application xii. Will need to streamline our expenses, boost our membership with early career entrance xiii. Discussion b. Secretary - Dr. Sautter for Dr. Swenson 1. Secretary's report i. Discussion of Joe Conroy's resignation ii. Discussion of special elections for President-Elect, Secretary and MAL iii. President-Elect, Secretary and MAL went to membership for vote, with Dr. Sautter President-Elect, Dr. Swenson Secretary and Dr. Perna MAL. iv. Dr. Sautter at the New Orleans ABN-ABPdN New Orleans January 2009 meeting with discussion on merging boards. v. Dr. Sautter at the CNS Synarchy meeting at INS in Atlanta February 2009 a. Training concerns about Houston Conference b. Div 40 definition in process c. Discussion of CNS Synarchy purpose d. Discussion of times and dates to meet at INS vi. ABN general brochure in progress with changes c. President - Dr. Sewick 1. San Diego agenda topics for discussion i. Introduction for ACPN speakers and bios, honorariums/envelopes, LCD projectors. Honorarium completed, LCD projectors done, ii. Transition of new board members, now and future, introductions. Discussed the transition of new board members iii. ISET iv. CNS Synarchy a. The survey on the Houston Conference review has been sent out, with all of the organizations included in neuropsychology and members will be receiving the survey in the near future. Houston conference needs to change. This will be announced on the ABNtalk list serv. Email blast is important. Dr. Sewick will let Dr. Berg know about this for the email blast. Dr. Sewick says the survey is about the content of training requirements, and that there is not a direct correlation to the definition. v. TBI Congressional Task Force, Patterson, NJ, ABPN and ACPN 10-12-08 to10-15-08 a. Dr. Sewick attended, a document was sent to Congress on research and practice guidelines to handle PTSD and TBI in veterans. It will be published soon and ABN will be featured in the document. vi. Awards, Joan 10/08 NAN a. Dr. Sewick recognized Dr. Mayfield for outstanding Neuropsychologist and service. vii. ABN Handbook, Drs. Meyers, Mayfield, McLaren, and Volbrecht, Pimental and Blase. ABN handbook is a comprehensive manual thanks to the work of the above members. It included the materials that Drs. Pimental and Blase had incorporated. They did a great job. viii. Separate accounting for ABN versus ACPN expenses Expenses for the 2009 conference will be audited and the seed money inherited from CCPN, will be used for future conferences if appropriate. There were 50 - 60 people attending the ACPN conference. a. Discussion about the CE letters will be available to those attending at the time of the course, and Dr. Elliott will have them available at the conclusion of each course. b. Consider Las Vegas for the next ABN BOD meeting followed by the ACPN conference. The ABN BOD meeting on a Thursday and conference on Friday and Saturday, to ensure that the conference attendees get 12 credits at the ACPN conference. Remind attendees that there is a discount on APAIC liability insurance by having the ethics CE. c. Consideration to change from April to March 2010. Submit the dates to APA to be posted in the APA Monitor. Dr. Reynolds to look into the end of February (2/25-28/10) or the second weekend in April (4/9-10/10).Conference planning by ABN committee to include Dr. Volbrecht. ix. NAN 2009, BOD meeting, CE workshop (Dr. Webb), ABPdN inclusion, general meeting, awards, exams, examiner training x. Drs. Meyers and McLaren to run the ABN board application course on Friday afternoon xi. The ABN CE course with Dr. Webb 7-9 am on Friday. xii. Examiner training to be held 1 and half hour didactic, to get more people on the list and then 3 hours of observation. xiii. Dr. Raymond to secure rooms for the above meeting rooms xiv. The ABN BOD meeting Thu Nov 12 5-7 pm with dinner at 7:30. The ABN Gen meeting Sat Nov 14 at noon a. The NAN 2009 BOD meeting Dr. Raymond scheduling rooms. Dr. Webb has agreed to provide CE program Update on Pediatric Neuropsychology. xv. Relationship with ABPdN a. Currently ABPdN remains autonomous and joins ACPN as Affiliates of the College and to pay $50 rather than $60 for normal affiliates. This would allow them to be autonomous and get the benefits of the college. Those who are ABPdN and ABNs are not charged that fee as they are already charged. All ABPdNs would need to agree and they would pay lump sum by ABPdN to ACPN. Then the ABPdNs would become Fellows of the ACPN. xvi. Florida Board Issues, Cox, ABPP, NR, 4-24-09 hearing in Tampa, with Drs. Antell, Sesta, Hoffman, Kanter, and Crown a. Closely monitored with ABN representation. Will wait to hear about what Dr. Kanter says after the meeting next week xvii. ABN members using vanity board credentials a. Need to strongly discourage ABN members listing credentials with vanity boards. Make a policy statement about ABN members' only listing credentials that are accepted by the National Register. xviii. $500 donation to John Heinz Brain Injury Program and Hospital, letter to Tom Pugh a. This was approved to send a donation to this program. Dr. Volbrecht will forward a check to Dr. Sewick, and he will forward to the Hospital President. xix. Rod Swenson's proposal, board eligibility, marketing, NAN booth a. Dr. Swenson made a proposal about above, and the BOD voted not to allow statements of being board eligible. xx. Myths about ABN, specifically that non-doctoral level not examined and receiving Diplomate status a. This has been completed. Dr. Reitan has been approved as an examined member. Maybe need a strike force to cancel out the statements about "myths" of ABN. Ask for names and if they do not comply file an ethics complaint. Michael Raymond as Executive Director to make direct, back channel email to the individual and ask for names and substantiated facts and if not file an ethics complaint with APA. xxi. John Myers study plans a. Carry over after lunch. xxii. Dr. Antell's suggestion to have person/committee to represent ABN to other agencies a. Dr. Perna will be the inter-organizational person as the BOD liaison to Dr. Antell's inter-organizational affairs of ABN. xxiii. Discussion about putting into place a mechanism by which the National Register is advised as to "any substantive changes in functions, standards and procedures" (i.e. senior option, MC test, manual rating forms, etc.), and this mechanism would provide "evidence of the application of process improvement procedures to credential review and competency assessment." a. Needed to have all this information reported to the NR on an annual basis, also to send information about the application procedures. The liaison person to the BOD will regularly fulfill this role with the NR and other organizations on an annual basis. b. Are there other reporting needs to other agencies? State Boards that recognize Neuropsychology as a specialty. But also insurance companies have asked whether ABN members are in good standing. We should charge at lease $25 for official letter that the person is in good standing with the ABN BOD. Dr. Berg says that he can respond to these requests, fees, and forward to Dr. Volbrecht. Dr. Berg would then have a standard letter to contact Dr. Volbrecht and that there is a charge for the formal letter indicating certification is intact. xxiv. Discussion of mechanism to keep us updated about membership updates, website data, payment of dues, etc. a. Dr. Volbrecht has a mechanism to contact NR and others, and a mechanism for the next Treasurer. Dr. Volbrecht brought up a manual for the Board and committees for continuing agreement about duties and expectations of different members and what their roles would be. As an example, Dr. Blase switching from Past President to ACPN Executive Director and then because of health problems an acting Executive Director, Dr. Ruzicka was named. b. Dr. Volbrecht to make this manual. Each member to write a few paragraphs to Dr. Volbrecht describing the roles of the various activities. She will add a chapter for the BOD members' role to the ABN manual. c. Dr. Berg reported that if in arrears of dues then the individuals do not show up on the public access to the website. To be inactive means not paying dues for 3 or more years. xxv. A button for paying dues on website via paypal is in place. xxvi. Discussion was made about whether we want to go to a flat fee payment for exam process (Eg., $500) that may be an incentive for applicants to get through the process. This will be reviewed by Dr. Berg. This will be tabled for the time being. xxvii. Dr. Meyers suggests we change website to indicate that pass for the MC exam is now set at 70%. He notes that evaluation forms for oral exam, work style exam, and work samples are now coded on a 70% scale for pass rate as well. d. Past President - Dr. Crown i. Progress update that we are doing well with more work to do on the issues discussed. 2. NY State technician issue i. Prior positive outcome, ABN recognized ii. Contributed $500 to cause iii. Update a. Positive outcome e. Members at Large - Drs. Lutes, Bianchini, Mayfield, and McLaren 1. Dr. Lutes resignation 2. Special election voted Dr. Perna as MAL 3. Discussion and agreed to pay $3000 for ABN trademark 4. Agreement reached with the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology i. ABN trademark need to revise aspects of the document from the ABN as a noun to a verb, description of the ABN Diplomate rather than the noun. This will make it stronger and Dr. McLaren has done this. As soon as it is on the website it is a go and we pay $2500 for the fee and it will be done. 5. Executive Director's Report - Dr. Raymond a. Discussion of changes with new acronym ABN b. General brochure, Pins, Tri-fold board, Certificates unchanged c. Need development of ABN brochure to account for changes in acronym, Senior option, MC exam and procedures 1. In process 6. Committee Reports a. Application Committee - Dr. Conroy 1. Dr. Conroy resignation, with replacement by Dr. Mayfield i. There is now an excel spreadsheet to keep up with where people are in the process of the application, written exam, work samples and oral exams. There are no more applicants unclear with the criteria. b. Work Samples Committee - Dr. McLaren 1. Work Samples - Review of progress 2. New senior applications 3. Language to change for senior applications 4. Six examinations in NYC, four in New Orleans and two in San Diego with three in progress. 5. Multiple choice exam for norming purposes cut-off date i. Applications dropped off as expected because of the MC exam. c. Oral Exam Committee - Dr. Mayfield 1. Discussed arrangement for examiners 2. Examiners in New Orleans to include Drs. Lutes, Raymond, Elliott, Sautter, Sewick and Mayfield 3. Dr. John Courtney offered exam space at his hospital 4. ACPN needs replacement for Dr. Blase as Executive Director, Dr. Sewick to appoint interim position and Dr. Ruzicka has agreed to serve in this role i. New members examined in New Orleans. Eight in San Diego. Two at NAN at Dr. Courtney's hospital. Dr. Mayfield suggest that some additional exams to be conducted at Dallas for less expense if an interim site and time were needed. d. Written Exam Committee - Dr. Meyers 1. Multiple choice exam completed and in norming phase i. Most examinees are passing the MC exam 2. Cut-off date for norming purposes discussed 3. Dr. Elliott reported that CE approval re-certified 5 years Lunch at 12:00 break in the BOD meeting. Lunch break over at 1:20 pm and BOD meeting resumes e. Awards Committee - Drs. Crown, Horton 1. Nominations as follows Service Award to Dr. Sautter, Distinguished Clinical Neuropsychologist to Dr. Mayfield, and Life Time Achievement Award to Dr. Reitan 2. Discussed newsletter, President's message, minutes, article on the multiple choice exam, Department of Labor developed standards of activities in Neuropsychology i. Awards committee met and determined that Dr. Sewick received the Distinguished Neuropsychologist award, and 2 services awards to be made Dr. Conroy and Dr. Sesta. A special service award to Dr. Leark. Passed in recognition. Dr. Horton will prepare the awards. f. Applied Neuropsychology (AN) Journal - Dr. Horton 1. Dr. Horton editor 2. Journal doing well regarding manuscripts 10% increase annually, and more international submissions. i. Dr. Horton on the AN Journal, next issue is a special issue on MR in death penalty cases. Journal is doing well, good manuscript flow. g. Long Range Planning Committee - Drs. Reynolds, Lutes 1. Work progress and overlaps with Marketing Committee 2. Discussion of Drs.Meyers and Swenson proposals. Dr.Volbrecht suggesting pursuing the whole person. Neuropsychology with a personal touch, advancing Neuropsychology for all, a tag line under our name that gives the impression of what we stand for as a group and go from there. 3. Drs. Pimental and Crown previously discussed but placed on hold because of the cost of $5000. Branding is important, maybe from our Mission Statement, and not put us at odds with the other boards. We are inclusive and we are looking for those who meet the minimal criteria. The separating factor comes one of the Houston Criteria versus the flexible criteria, we are more interest in knowledge base rather than academic approach. This is true for younger people, but not so for older practitioners. We need to rate programs and practices that meet our training requirements and to help encourage those post-docs toward ABN. h. Policy & Procedure Committee - Drs. Berg, Mayfield 1. Work in progress with largest revision in the senior option/update i. Marketing Committee - Drs. Crown, Pimental, Raymond, Reynolds 1. Work in progress/update j. Ethics and Cultural Diversity - Dr. Jones 1. Work in progress/update. Dr. Raymond to inquire. k. Senior Option 1. Discussion about the costs, number of work samples, and number of oral exams including Ethics and Work Style 2. Discussed cut-off for norming multiple choice test 3. Discussed standard option and senior option applications 4. Multiple choice exam can be administered at NAN, ABN Spring BOD meeting site, or proctored by ABN BOD member near applicant's residence with approval i. This has been worked out and locked in place. 7. Dr. Elliott's expenses for APS were approved 8. Old Business a. ABN & ACPN Websites - Dr. Berg 1. Update on website revisions i. Up and functional, IT responsive, a number of requests for information and forwarded to appropriate people, requests to list positions; the site is fast, attractive and easily accessible; contact Dr. Berg to add or change content ii. Update, they are in place and up and running b. The Professional Neuropsychologist - Dr. Horton 1. e-Publishing, looking for content/update 2. Newsletter was recently placed on the website c. American College of Professional Neuropsychology 1. Executive Director i. Dr. Sewick to name interim for Dr. Blase a. Dr. Ruzicka agreed to fill this role ii. Discussion of ACPN April 2009 conference in San Diego following the ABN BOD meeting iii. Dr. Leark to help on site conference with assistance from Dr. Ruzika iv. Registration and course fees to be sent to Dr. Ruzicka and forwarded to Dr. Volbrecht v. Dr. Sautter to develop conference brochure and coordinate mailings a. Worked with Dr. Leark, sent checks on to Dr. Volbrecht, many registered for conferences but not the courses, 50 - 60 people attended. b. There has not been a designated ACPN ED nor the Chair of the ACPN 2010 conference. c. The Chair of the ACPN conference is to be an ABN member. d. Will need to vote about the ACPN ED and the Chair of the ACPN conference committee. It was agreed that Dr. Volbrecht would be on the committee in that she is kept in the loop. e. Online or conference call meetings of BOD between meetings in March and at NAN has been done. f. Long range planning, marketing and branding committee Pimental, Volbrecht, Meyers, and Swenson NEW BUSINESS: 9. Recruitment of candidates discussed for new members a. Marketing strategy/Drs. Swenson and Myers ideas/update b. Discussed above 10. Discussion of increasing communication from ABN BOD with ABN membership on a more frequent basis to encourage greater participation of members a. Perhaps the president can have updates through the website like NAN does and also the Prof NP e-news letter 11. Good and welfare 12. Adjournment: Dr. Sewick Time 2:20 PM PST ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Join us for the 2nd Annual ACPN 2010 Conference February 26-28, 2010 Golden Nugget Las Vegas 129 E. Fremont Street Las Vegas, NV 89101 800.634.3454 The Golden Nugget Las Vegas has gone through extensive renovations with many exciting amenities and new attractions. This famous Las Vegas hotel and casino has won the AAA Four Diamond Award for 32 straight years, and ACPN has booked remarkable rates for its 2nd Annual Conference. Visit www.goldennugget.com/home.asp for a virtual tour of the facilities and amenities. ACPN has secured special rates from Wednesday February 24 to Sunday February 28: Room Type Wed 2/24/10 Thu 2/25/10 Fri 2/26/10 Sat 2/27/10 Sun 2/28/10 Carson Tower $39.00 $49.00 $69.00 $69.00 $49.00 Gold Tower $59.00 $69.00 $89.00 $89.00 $69.00 Rush Tower $79.00 $89.00 $109.00 $109.00 $89.00 Gold Club $139.00 $149.00 $169.00 $169.00 $149.00 Friday February 26, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Course A. What the Forensic Neuropsychologist Needs to Know about Death Penalty Litigation Presenter: Thomas J. Reidy, Ph.D., ABPP Description: This workshop will explore the unique psycho-legal issues at capital sentencing broadly divided into mitigation and violence risk assessment. A U.S. Dept. of Justice science based formulation will be used to demonstrate the nexus between adverse developmental trajectory and adult outcome. The scientific basis for violence risk assessment unique to a prison context will be demonstrated, as well as the methodological and conceptual errors made by mental health professionals at capital sentencing. The discussion of mitigation and risk assessment will include issues of relevance to neuropsychologists. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the difference between criminal responsibility and moral culpability in a capital context; 2. Recognize the role of adverse developmental and neuropsychological factors in mitigation; and 3. Identify the special considerations and errors in violence risk assessment at capital sentencing Course B. Assessment of Executive Function with the BRIEF and the TEC Presenter: Gerard A. Gioia, PhD Description: This workshop focuses on measurement of executive function through assessment of individuals' behavior in their everyday environment via the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, a widely used rating scale, and assessment of their fundamental executive control processes via the Tasks of Executive Control (TEC), a newly-developed computer-administered measure of working memory and inhibitory control in children and adolescents. Basic concepts of executive function will be reviewed followed by detailed examination of the BRIEF and the TEC. Case discussions and clinical group studies will illustrate profiles of executive function in children and adolescents. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the use of the BRIEF as one component of an assessment of executive function; 2. Articulate the theoretical bases for the TEC (i.e., n-back and go/no-go); 3. Describe an approach to interpreting both instruments. Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday February 26, 2010 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Course C. An Introduction to the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form) for Neuropsychologists Presenter: Yossef S. Ben-Porath, Ph.D., ABAP Description: This workshop provides an introduction to a new, shorter version of the MMPI-2, the 338-item MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form). The workshop will provide a basic overview of the rationale for, and methods used to develop the MMPI-2-RF, the various materials available to score and interpret the test, the psychometric functioning of the MMPI-2-RF scales, and interpretive recommendations. Data will focus on topics of relevance to neuropsychologists, including associations with measures of effort and descriptive data on as well as empirical correlates for the new scales with samples of individuals undergoing disability evaluations. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Assess the rationale for and methods used to develop the MMPI-2-RF; 2. Describe the 50 scales that make up the MMPI-2-RF and their psychometric functioning; 3. Interpret the MMPI-2-RF in neuropsychological evaluations Course D. Central Auditory Processing Function in Children: Neuropsychological Roots, Realities, Current Controversies, and Future Directions Presenter: Teresa Bailey, Ph.D. Description: Fifty years of solid scientific research on central auditory processes has taken place largely outside the view of neuropsychology. At the same time, many children who present for neuropsychological evaluation have one or more risk factors for impaired auditory processing. This workshop will provide an overview of the neuroanatomy of central auditory processes, including lesion studies in children, and integrate these findings with research-based evidence of developmental and acquired impairments. Differential diagnosis and overlap with ADD/ADHD and language based disorders will be covered with case examples. Implications for clinical diagnostic and intervention practices, and future research directions will be discussed. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Identify auditory pathways and pre-linguistic signal analysis processes; 2. Describe what is unique about auditory processing disorders and what overlaps other language-based disorders and attention; and 3. Identify developmental and acquired etiologies of auditory processing dysfunctions that commonly present in children referred for neuropsychological assessment. 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Poster Session & Cocktail Hour Saturday February 27, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Course E. Neuropsychology and the Death Sentenced Inmate: An Effort to Understanding Violence Presenter: Michael B. Charlton, J.D. Description: This workshop will focus on the role of neuropsychology and the topic of violence and the criminal law: the mitigation of penalty because of brain injury or trauma, diminished capacity, and extending the legal principles of Atkins (the exclusion of the mentally retarded from the death penalty) and Simmons (the exclusion of those under 18 from the death penalty) to other vulnerable population groups. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the basics involved in an understanding of the legal framework for capital defense; 2. Identify the types of tools a capital defense lawyer should be expected to provide; and 3. Outline the important components involved in establishing a candid and honest relationship with counsel. Course F. Updates in Pediatric Psychopharmacology Presenter: John Courtney, Psy.D., MP, ABN, ABPdN Description: This workshop will cover new Pediatric neuropsychotropic medications introduced since 2007. This discussion will cover basic pharmacodynamics and kinetics, on and off label uses, information regarding drug interaction effect, side effects impacting behavior (and testing outcome) and a quick review of drugs in the current research pipeline. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1.Strengths and weaknesses of differing administration routes in Pediatrics; 2.Typical means by which psychotropics cause changes in Pediatrics; 3.Common side effects that may risk the health of their patients; 4.New medications and indications since 2007; and 5.Off label uses of certain mediation and interaction effects. Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday February 27, 2010 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m, Course G. Development and Lifespan Assessment of Executive Functioning: Test of Verbal Conceptualization & Fluency (TVCF) & the Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT) Presenter: Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr Ed.D., ABPN-CL, ABN, ABPP-BP, FACPN Description: This workshop provides an overview and introduction to the TVCF (Reynolds & Horton, 2006) and the CTMT (Reynolds, 2000) including their conceptualization, development, and interpretation. The TVCF was recently developed and is constant with the Reynolds-Horton Model of Human Executive Functioning (RHMHEF), which postulates a strong general factor of executive functioning as well as Neurocognitive subcomponents of selected aspects of executive functioning which are discrete and robust. The TVCF provides a strong, standardized measure of executive functions that is complemented by the CTMT. The CTMT (Reynolds, 2000), a recently published, rapid measure (6-12 minutes) of executive functioning will be reviewed in comparable detail with common objectives. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Define the constructs assessed by the TVCF and the CTMT. 2. Describe the TVCF and the CTMT development, standardization, and scaling processes. 3. Administer and score the TVCF and the CTMT accurately. 4. Interpret TVCF and CTMT scores. Course H. Empirically Based Assessment: Developing an EBA Model for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Presenter: Steven J. Hughes, PhD, LP, ABPdN; The TOVA Company Description: This workshop provides an introduction to basic concepts of Empirically Based Assessment (EBA) and demonstrates application of these techniques in the creation of a model for the prediction of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder from a combination of objective and subject measures. It will provide an overview of basic concepts of EBA including review of Bayes' Theorem, sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, odds ratios, pretest probability, post-test probability, and chained likelihood ratios. Use of these principles will be applied in the formation of models to predict the presence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Case examples will be used to illustrate EBA concepts and recommendations will be made for future development of EBA models. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: 1. Describe how to apply Bayes' Theorem with diagnostic tests. 2. Describe the basic concepts upon which EBA models are based. 3. Describe how to use multiple diagnostic measures in chained likelihood ratio EBA models. 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Poster Session & Cocktail Hour Sunday February 28, 2010 730 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Breakfast provided) Course I. Current Ethical/Legal Issues in Neuropsychological Practice Panel: Theodore Wasserman Ph.D., ABPP, ABPdN & Robert J. McCaffrey, Ph.D., ABN, ABPdN Moderator/Discussant: Barry Crown, Ph.D., ABN, JD Description: Dr. Wasserman will review current ethical and legal trends related to the practice of Neuropsychology. Dr. McCaffrey will review relevant ethical issues in pediatric neuropsychology. Vignettes will be utilized do demonstrative, in an interactive manner, some approaches to proactively identifying ethical issue in practice and in the supervision of graduate students/interns. Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: Dr. Wasserman 1. Identify areas of practices that would expose them to legal and ethical problems; 2. Modify their practice parameters to lessen the probability of ether legal of professional difficulties; 3. Identify recent legal cases that effect their practice; and 4. Identify limits of confidentiality. Dr. McCaffrey 1. Describe ethical issues in pediatric neuropsychology; 2. Identify ethical issues proactively; and 3. Identify methodology that demonstrates responsiveness to ethical issues. Hotel Registration Options 1. Use the following weblink to register for Carson Towers https://secure.goldennugget.com/smsworld/wc.dll?smsworld~availbox~&RMK=I&RSR=CDIR&RGP=1C282N 2. The Gold Tower, Rush Tower, and Gold Club guest rooms are based on availability and must be requested and reserved by calling 800-634-3454. Be sure to request the ACPN rate. Continuing Education Each of the Courses will be offered for three (3) continuing education (CE) credits. No partial credit will be issued since each participant will be required to attend each Course selected to earn any CE. The American College of Professional Neuropsychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The American College of Professional Neuropsychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Conference Registration Options 1. Online by clicking www.acpn.myshopify.com 2. Using PayPal account and pay amount to www.treasurer@neuropsychconsultants.com 3. Traditional snail mail with forms below 4. Fax the registration information and credit card information in care of Marie Volbrecht, Ph.D., ABN at 605-271-4495 Conference Registration Fees ABN, ABPdN and ACPN Affiliates $150.00 Other Professionals $175.00 Students $75.00 Snail mail registration form and checks should be sent to: Alice Ruzicka, Ph.D., ABN ACPN, Executive Director 19040 Cox Avenue, Suite 5 Saratoga, CA 95070 Alice.Ruzicka@gmail.com Credit Card name and number: _______________________________ Expiration date: ___________________________________________ Security code: ____________________________________________ Authorizing signature: ______________________________________ Name ________________________________________________________ Title/Degree __________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ City __________________________________________________________ State _________________ Zip Code ________________________________ Email ________________________________________________________ Phone ________________________________________________________ Fax __________________________________________________________ Special Needs __________________________________________________ Choose one course for each time period. The cost of each class is $70.00, but if you sign up for all 5 courses the total amount is $300.00 for a savings of $50.00. Course I includes a breakfast at no additional charge. Course A _______ or Course B _______ Course C _______ or Course D _______ Course E _______ or Course F _______ Course G _______ or Course H _______ Course I _______ Total Registration & Courses _________ Please make checks payable to: ABN or American Board of Professional Neuropsychology _________________________________________________________________________________________ THE FOLLOWING TWO ABN WORKSHOPS WILL BE OFFERED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSSETTS before the APS 23th Annual Convention, May 2010. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM This workshop will be held as a pre-convention activity before the 2010 Association for Psychological Science Convention in Boston Massachusetts, from 9:00 am-12:00 noon (Introduction to Neuropsychological Assessment). The cost of the workshop is $60 to professionals (check payable to "ACPN") and free to psychology graduate students registered for the APS Convention. Each workshop is offered for 3 hours of Continuing Education Credits (CEs). ACPN is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ACPN maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Workshop participants are expected to have some prior training and experience in neuropsychology assessment. Participation in this workshop is not a sufficient basis to engage in professional practice in this area. Send completed registration form and check to -Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr. Ed.D. ABPP. ABN at 5903 Lone Oak Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814: telephone (301) 530-3417, E-mail "drmachorton@hotmail.com" Workshop Title: INTRODUCTION TO NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: To learn about neuropsychological assessment. Introductory Level. DESCRIPTION: This workshop will focus on various aspects of neuropsychological assessment as an introduction to this area. Clinical neuropsychology is an applied science which is concerned with the relationship between the brain and behavior. It integrates the fields of clinical psychology and behavioral neurology and attempts to evaluated individuals suspected of having focal or diffuse brain dysfunction. Neuropsychological assessment utilizes specialized psychological tests to evaluate a wide variety of cognitive functions and behaviors that are dependent on the structural and functional integrity of the brain. PRESENTER: Robert W. Elliott earned a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Psychology at the Long Beach Neuropsychiatric Institute. He holds diplomats in both Clinical Neuropsychology and School Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and a diplomat in Clinical Neuropsychology from the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (ABN). He is a Fellow of the American College of Professional Neuropsychology (ACPN). Dr. Elliott is a past-president of both ABN and the National Academy of Neuropsychology and has received many honors and awards for his contributions to clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Elliott is currently in the independent practice of clinical neuropsychology in Los Angeles, California. . NAME______________________________________________TELEPHONE______________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________STATE_________ZIP CODE___________ IF LICESENED PSYCHOLOGIST-WHAT STATES___________________________________________ IF GRADUATE STUDENT-WHAT INSTITUTION___________________________________________ NUMBER OF CHECK ENCLOSED____________AMOUNT OF CHECK ENCLOSED______________ PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM AND CHECK TO: Dr. Horton at 5903 Lone Oak Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, Telephone (301) 530-3417 E-mail "drmachorton@hotmail.com" _________________________________________________________________________________________ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM This workshop is to be held as a pre-convention activity before the 2010 Association for Psychological Science Convention in Boston, from 1:30 pm -4:030 pm. (Neuropsychology of Drug Abuse, Pathological Gambling and Sex Addiction). The cost of the workshop is $60 to professionals (check payable to "ACPN") and free to psychology graduate students registered for the APS Convention. Each workshop is offered for 3 hours of Continuing Education Credits (CEs). ACPN is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ACPN maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Workshop participants are expected to have some prior training and experience in neuropsychology assessment. Participation in this workshop is not a sufficient basis to engage in professional practice in this area. Send completed registration form and check to -Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr. Ed.D. ABPP. ABN at 5903 Lone Oak Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814: Telephone (301) 530-3417, E-mail "drmachorton@hotmail.com" Workshop Title: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF DRUG ABUSE, PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING AND SEX ADDICTION EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: To learn about the neuropsychology of drug abuse, pathological gambling and sex addiction. Introductory Level. DESCRIPTION: Addiction to drug, gambling and sex are major international social problem. This workshop will focus on what is known and unknown regarding the neuropsychology of drug abuse, pathological gambling and sex addiction. The areas covered will include: the neuropsychological effects of abused drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and alcohol, the functional capacity of persons who abuse drugs and neuropsychological assessment of drug abusers. In addition, the neuropsychology of and characteristics of pathological gamblers and sex addicts will also be covered. PRESENTOR: Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr., Ed.D., ABPP, ABN earned his doctoral degree from the University of Virginia and holds Diplomates in Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and a Diplomate in Neuropsychology from the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (ABN). Dr. Horton's has written or edited 15 books and his most recent book is the NEUROPSYCHOLOGY HANDBOOK, THIRD EDITION, edited with Danny Wedding, Ph. D. (Springer Publishing Company, 2008). Dr. Horton is a Past President of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN). Previously, Dr. Horton worked as a program administrator at the National Institute on Drug Abuse with responsibilities for Clinical Neuropsychology and now he is in independent practice in Towson, Columbia and Bethesda, Maryland and consults on research issues related to clinical neuropsychology and substance abuse. NAME______________________________________________TELEPHONE______________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________STATE_________ZIP CODE___________ IF LICESENED PSYCHOLOGIST-WHAT STATES___________________________________________ IF GRADUATE STUDENT-WHAT INSTITUTION___________________________________________ NUMBER OF CHECK ENCLOSED____________AMOUNT OF CHECK ENCLOSED______________ PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM AND CHECK TO: Dr. Horton at 5903 Lone Oak Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, Telephone (301) 530-3417 E-mail "drmachorton@hotmail.com" ________________________________________________________________ ADVERTISEMENT Visit NAP at NAPnet.org Visit us at: PsychometristCertification.org The Board of Certified Psychometrists offers: ? The only Psychometry certification credential ? 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