Child Neuropsychology

This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the neuropsychological assessment, diagnosis and management of developmental and acquired cognitive disorders in children and adolescents.

Participants will examine developmental changes in brain structure and function, including the concept of cortical plasticity and the interaction between postnatal experience and neural development.  

The development of the cognitive systems involved in attention, memory, language, spatial processing, face recognition, social cognition and executive functions will be reviewed, with discussion of the neuropsychological assessment of each of these systems.

Popular psychological tests of these functions will be critically evaluated. Different approaches to the neuropsychological assessment of children will be compared and evaluated.

Learning objectives

By the completion of the workshop, participants should

• understand the basic principles, assumptions and methods of child neuropsychology

• be familiar with the basic processes involved in brain development

• be aware of the most common forms of developmental cognitive disorders in childhood

• be aware of the most useful child neuropsychological tests

• be able to apply this knowledge to the assessment of children with developmental cognitive disorders

Venues & dates

APS Conference - Melbourne, Oct 2005

Previous presentations

Sydney, 2001

Sydney 2002

Perth, 2002

Perth, 2003

Perth, 2004

Newcastle, 2004

Registration

Please email info@humphreyshannan.com.au or call 02 4739 9113 for information on registration.