The Notebook of a New Clinical Neuropsychologist
Subtitle: Stories From Another World
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781315122748
Subjects: Neuropsychology; Brain; Diseases; Treatment; Clinical competence; Clinical Competence; Cerveau; Maladies; Traitement; Compétence clinique
Description: "Have you ever looked at a heavy volume on neuropsychology and wondered what it would actually be like to become a professional clinician, working every day with neurological patients in a busy hospital while simultaneously learning your craft? This book tells the story of that journey.?The Notebook of a New Clinical Neuropsychologist vividly details the experience of starting work in clinical neuropsychology, exploring early-career learning and development through an intimate, case-based approach. Topics include the learning of basic clinical skills and knowledge, counter-transference, the clinician's emotional experiences, ethical and moral dilemmas, and the development of clinical reasoning. The book is structured around individual studies from the author's early caseload, with each vignette containing the relevant neuropathology, clinical presentation, history, neuropsychological test finding and other clinical data. Chapters are also organized around key neuropathological conditions, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, and brain infections, which provide a broader context for the narrative focus of the book.?Few academic books explore the personal, intellectual and ethical dilemmas that face a new clinician working with patients in a neuropsychological setting. Tailored to facilitate experiential learning via case studies, reflective practice and problem based-learning, the book will be of interest to students and professionals working within the broad area of neuropsychology and brain injury services."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: The Notebook of a New Clinical Neuropsychologist- Front Cover; The Notebook of a New Clinical Neuropsychologist; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; About the author; Foreword by Robert Jones; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Birth: first days in neuropsychology; Opportunity; Confusion; Plans; Help; Storytelling; Growth; Counting; Chapter 2: Toughness: traumatic brain injury; Seeing; Forces; Laughter; Time; Tears; Chapter 3: Fragility: cerebro-vascular pathologies; Bending; Disruption; Floods; Who?; Notice; Tomorrow; Chapter 4: Badness: infections in the brain; Perception.; title: FireSorrow; Goodness; Chapter 5: Fate: unpredictability in brain injury; Randomness; Denial; Choices; Faith; Timing; Interrupted; Hope; Chapter 6: Shock: epilepsy and pseudo-seizures; Discharge; Magic; Lessons; Testing; Art; Invisible; Chapter 7: Reality: coâ#x80;#x90;morbidity in clinical neuropsychology; Symbiosis; Accumulation; Everything; Hope; Resistance; Chapter 8: Life: psychiatric aspects of neurological injury; Trust; Suspicion; Limits; Favours; Pollution; Chapter 9: Inheritance: genetic disorders; Wills; Forward; Vacant; Facts; Cycles.; title: Chapter 10: Death: dementia and neurological devastationTravels; Funerals; Back; Rebooted; Death; Epilogue; Bibliography; Appendix: A short note on tests; Index.