ASSESSMENT AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSICOG10

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

102

Prerequisites:

The course expects students to already have a basic knowledge of clinical neuropsychology.

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ASSESSMENT AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION

PSYCHOLOGY

Objectives

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The course contributes to the achievement of the educational objectives of the Master's degree course in Psychology by providing students with the tools to understand the relationship between mind, brain and behaviour in atypical populations, i.e. in populations that have suffered brain damage.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students should be able to demonstrate that they have acquired:
1) knowledge and understanding of the methodological and ethical foundations of neuropsychological assessment;
2) knowledge and understanding of the methods of assessment of neuropsychological disorders in the course programme;
3) knowledge and understanding of the principles underlying neuropsychological rehabilitation;
4) ability to develop original ideas about how certain neuropsychological disorders might be rehabilitated;
5) ability to link and integrate different knowledge;
6) ability to communicate acquired knowledge clearly and using the disciplinary vocabulary.

Contents

The course provides advanced knowledge and skills in the field of assessment and rehabilitation in clinical neuropsychology.
By training critical thinking in both theoretical and applied fields, the course provides the necessary tools for successful integration into multidisciplinary clinical and applied research teams.
The course consists of two parts. The first and most extensive part concerns the global and specific assessment of the various cognitive functions. The second part covers the basic principles of neuropsychological rehabilitation and the guidelines for the efficacy evaluation, with in-depth study dedicated to the rehabilitation of some syndromes and deficits.

Extended Syllabus

Section 1. Neuropsychological assessment.
- Methodological and ethical aspects.
- Estimation of intellectual level and global cognitive impairment.
- Assessment of instrumental functions (language, apraxia, visual-perceptual functions and spatial cognition).
- Assessment of memory.
- Assessment of control functions (executive functions and attention).
-Elements of forensic neuropsychology.

Part 2. Neuropsychological rehabilitation.
- Cerebral plasticity and functional recovery after lesion.
- General principles of rehabilitation and efficacy evaluation.
- Rehabilitation of hemispatial neglect.
- Rehabilitation of memory deficits.
- Behavioral treatment of cognitive decline.

Recommended Bibliography

Section 1.
- Manuale di valutazione neuropsicologica dell’adulto. Stracciari, Berti e Bottini (2016) Ed: Il Mulino (chapters 2-4, 6-7, 9-10)
- Materials provided during lectures.

Section 2.
- Manuale di riabilitazione neuropsicologica. Vallar & Papagno (2022) (chapters 1, 2, 11, 15, 19).
- Materials provided during lectures.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course is delivered through lectures, using Power Point slides (provided), discussion on clinical cases, and demonstrations of the use of neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation tools.
Attendance is optional but strongly recommended.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The knowledge acquired and its understanding and critical integration are tested by means of a final oral interview.
During the course, exercises will be carried out on the correction and interpretation of the neuropsychological tests illustrated in the lecture.
Examination topics will reflect those in the syllabus and questions will be designed to require integration of and critical reflection on the knowledge learnt. A correct use of the disciplinary vocabulary will be necessary to pass the examination.
Therefore, the examination will not only test knowledge and understanding of the individual topics in the syllabus, but will also test the competences mentioned above (cf. Expected Learning Outcomes).

Contacts/More Information

It is possible to participate to the scientific meetings organized by the Laboratory of Neuropsychology.
To receive alerts, the students are required to send an e-mail to the address neuropsicolab@gmail.com, asking for signing up to the newsletter.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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