THE PROFESSIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Volume 15, Issue 1, January/February 2010 __________________________________________________________________________ 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, Private 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, Honolulu, HI 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, 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 richard.berg@yahoo.com. The ABN website effective December 1, 2008 will be www.NeuropsychologyBoard.org. ABN Newsletter President's Message President's Message February 2010 This first presidential message is written with a grateful and expectant mind, with many thanks to Brad Sewick for his exemplary leadership these past two years as well as looking to the future in strengthening and expanding our organization. I have some very large shoes to fill and there is much work to be done. The 2nd Annual ACPN conference is just a week away and it promises to be bigger and better than last year given the number of registrants and the excellent presentations and posters that have been scheduled. Prior to the ACPN conference the Board of Directors will meet for the annual late winter/early spring meeting to set the agenda for the coming year. We will be discussing marketing and branding of ABN, relationship with ABPdN through ACPN, Practice Development efforts with Pat Pimental and Barry Crown, developing relationships with training programs and students, and keeping abreast of the most current issues such as the Division 40 definition of a neuropsychologist, the ISET survey evaluating the need for revisions to the Houston Conference, and the CNS Synarchy group among others. I have just returned from attending INS in Mexico and sat in on the CNS Synarchy meeting for Brad Sewick, as he became a new father and could not make the trip. Congratulations Brad! The following is a brief synopsis of the CNS Synarchy meeting: The CNS Synarchy group is made up of a number of Neuropsychological Agencies and groups, including but not limited to ABN, ABCN, APPCN, NAN, APA Div 40, and APA CoS representative. Celiane the chair of the CNS Synarchy had been on the APA CoS as a member and now is the chair of that committee. This APA committee is the group that oversees and designates what constitutes what a Specialty is compared to what a Proficiency is. So, for example Neuropsychology is a Specialty and Geropsychology is a Proficiency. Although Geropsychology has recently petitioned CoS to become a specialty. Celiane mentioned that there is an opening within the APA CoS committee, and she would like to fill it with a neuropsychologist but has not had any takers as of yet. On the most recent agenda has been the development of appropriate language for drafting a Taxonomy of Training Requirements (so that differences between training programs can be described in similar and uniform terms). As an example, the terms Track, Emphasis, Experience, Practicum, etc. may mean very different things in training, supervision, experience, length of time in service between programs at the Pre-Doctoral, Internship and Post-Doctoral level. CoS has turned this task of defining terms within the Taxonomy over to CRISP. The ISET survey to assess the appropriateness for changing the Houston Guidelines was briefly mentioned, only that it has been sent out and people are sending it back in. No word about the outcome as of yet. Another issue that came up included a proposal from the AACN Board to get all Neuropsychological organizations working together, around the terminology of "medically necessary criteria applied across the country" to target adversarial positions to reimbursement. There was a discussion that AAN (American Academy of Neurology) developed similar medically necessary criteria for service of various diseases, and one requirement for example was annual cognitive testing for Parkinson's and MS among others. Celiane stated that the AACN proposal concerned putting a group together to address insurance reimbursement, collect data state by state to find out who is paying for what diagnoses under what circumstances. NAN representative, Alex Troster, said that this is something that NAN has been involved with in the PAIC. It would seem appropriate for the ABN BOD committee on professional development (our own "PAIC") may be most helpful here to include Pat and Barry. What Celiane appears to be discussing is a PAIC to PAIC networking among the various Neuropsychology groups and organizations. There was also discussion about the development of position papers describing standards of care using evidenced based approaches for all Neuropsychologists to follow, so not to let other external non-neuropsychology agencies or groups dictate what are appropriate standards of care. Again, the NAN representative said that Standards of Care is really a legal term and even APA has shied away from using such absolute terms. So, the thought was to have teams representing the various Neuropsychology groups get together to come up with some guidelines for appropriate practice. All of the work appeared to be guild strengthening and building. ABN needs to continue its involvement and have a voice in this process. There was a discussion to have future meetings at different venues, instead of just APA and INS to include NAN for example. There was no mention of having it at AACN. There was discussion about having a teleconferencing capability for future meetings where not all members could attend. This meeting was sparse with 5 members attending, but important for ABN not to be left out. I look forward to serving you as the President of ABN, and welcome the sage advice of the current Board of Directors and Past Presidents as well as the thoughts and comments of the membership. Please feel free to contact me at any time and I will be happy to help out. With kind regards, Scott Scott W. Sautter, Ph.D., FACPN President, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology DrSautter@TheMemoryClinic.com SUMMARY (BELOW IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ABN November 12, 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 November 12th, 2009 New Orleans, LA 1. Call to order by Dr. Sewick @ 4:25 pm. Members are directed to recuse themselves if there is any perceived conflict of interest with any particular agenda item or discussion In attendance: Robert Perna, Kevin Bianchini, Scott Sautter, Brad Sewick, Joan Mayfield, Bob Elliot, Marie Volbrecht, Richard Berg, Barry Crown, Cecil Reynolds, Alice Ruzicka, Tom McLaren, John Meyers, Rod Swenson, Michael Raymond, Pat Pimental, Michael Scherneck and Mac Horton 2. Review of minutes from previous ABN Board meeting (April, 2009, San Diego) a. Minutes Approved 3. Election of new members a. John Knippa and Geoff Kanter elected as new MAL's. Dr. Swenson to contact them and ask if they will accept their posts and then email Richard Berg of status so he can update the website. 4. Reports from Officers a. Treasurer - Dr. Volbrecht 1. Treasurer's report i. Budget for 2009 ABN and ACPN finances updated ii. Current ABN balance is $9,454.43. Current ACPN balance is $13,822.93. Current ABN Savings Balance is $54,834.24 iii. ABN membership totaled 253, of which 200 paid and 53 need to pay. 8 at risk of losing benefits iv. ABN inactive is at 72 v. ACPN associate members 54 total and 29 have paid for 2009 vi. Discussion about continuing to improve membership, timeliness of payments. b. Secretary - Dr. Swenson 1. Secretary's report i. A run-off election between Dr. Swenson and Dr. Volbrecht was scheduled with voting to end Dec. 31st ii. Reviewed the results of the voting for MAL with John Knippa and Geoff Kanter the two highest vote getters. iii. Discussed Dr. Ray Singer's letter requesting that ABN be listed on APA website as a link. c. President - Dr. Sewick 1. New Orleans agenda topics for discussion i. Dr. Sewick announced that Dr. Sautter will assume the duties of President after our noon meeting tomorrow. The rest of the members of the board expressed profound appreciation for Dr. Sewick's leadership and service, and pledged ongoing support to Dr. Sautter who will assume the role of President. ii. Discussion of plaque that was presented to Rose Blase from ABN in memory of John Blase 2. Past President Dr. Crown for Dr. Blase no new report 5. Executive Director's Report - Dr. Raymond no new report 6. Committee Reports a. Application Committee - Dr. Volbrecht i. 2 pending b. Work Samples Committee - Dr. McLaren i. All caught up. ii. Dr. McLaren held a presentation explaining differences between SR. and JR. candidates' exams as well as changes in the exam process. iii. Guidelines for training of new examiners discussed c. Oral Exam Committee - Dr. Mayfield i. 5 people being examined tomorrow at NAN 2009 meeting d. Written Exam Committee - Dr. Meyers i. Refinement of written test going very well. The test has excellent psychometric properties and samples domains well. The Board all praised Dr. Meyers for the significant work he has put into this effort. e. Ethics and Cultural Diversity - Dr. Jones (no report). Dr. Raymond to check on status of this committee. f. Senior Option i. Going well ii. discussion held on "added qualifications". Dr. Crown to explore this and invited Board members to elicit members who may want to help. NEW BUSINESS: 7. Recruitment of candidates discussed for new members regarding membership drive, targeting doctoral programs and getting ABN involved, ways to target Senior applicants, marketing plans in general were all discussed 8. Follow up on Florida BoP letter 9. Revised BOD manual 10. NAN Booth Silver level approval 11. APA recognition of ABPP 12. ABN-ABPdN special reciprocal examination procedure/joining through ACPN 13. ABN Logo 14. Vanity Board listings 15. ABN Encyclopedia 16. History of ACPN document 17. ABN Website Changes 18. ACPN 2010 Conference Brochure 19. Council for Affordable Healthcare credentialing for ABN 20. Good and welfare 21. Adjournment: Dr. Sewick at 6 pm ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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 27, 2010. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (ACPN): WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM This workshop is to be held the Friday (May 27nd) 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. ABPN 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 (ACPN): WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM This workshop is to be held the Friday (May 27nd) as a pre-convention activity before the 2010 Association for Psychological Science Convention in Boston Massachusetts, 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. ABPN 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, ABPN 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 (ABPN). Dr. Horton has written or edited 15 books and his most recent book is the HANDBOOK OF FORENSIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, SECOND EDITION, edited with Lawrence C. Hartlege, Ph. D. ABPP, ABN (Springer Publishing Company, 2010). 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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