Adult/Geriatric Outpatient
This three-month rotation focuses on the provision of neuropsychological treatment in an integrated ambulatory healthcare setting. The fellow will spend majority of their time conducting outpatient neuropsychological assessments.
Evaluations and testing occur for various neuropsychological referral questions, including:
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Non-Traumatic Brain Injury
- Epilepsy
- Neurodegenerative Disease
- Memory/Cognitive testing
Adult/Geriatric Inpatient–Consultation Liaison–Rehabilitation
This three-month rotation focuses on the provision of neuropsychological treatment in a multidisciplinary acute medical setting. The fellow will spend majority of their time conducting cognitive assessments, screenings, providing consultation liaison services in the hospital, as well as offering psychoeducation and support groups. Group treatment modalities serve to increase awareness of cognitive issues, facilitate adjustment, provide education around diagnosis/deficits, optimize independence by teaching compensatory cognitive and coping techniques, and stress management for caregivers.
Evaluations and screenings occur for various inpatient neuropsychological referral reasons, including:
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Non-Traumatic Brain Injury (Stroke)
- Epilepsy
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Functional neurologic evaluations
- Capacity evaluations
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) pre/post intervention evaluations
- Hematology/oncology consults
- Brief cognitive testing
Pediatric/Adolescent Outpatient
This three-month rotation focuses on the provision of pediatric and adolescent neuropsychological treatment in an integrated ambulatory healthcare setting. The fellow will spend majority of their time conducting outpatient neuropsychological assessments.
Evaluations and testing occur for various neuropsychological referral questions, including:
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Non-Traumatic Brain Injury
- Epilepsy pre/post surgical evaluations
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Functional neurologic evaluations
- Psychological evaluations
Pediatric/Adolescent Inpatient–Consultation Liaison–Rehabilitation
This three-month rotation focuses on the provision of pediatric and adolescent neuropsychological treatment in a multidisciplinary acute medical setting. The fellow will spend majority of their time conducting post-injury cognitive assessments, screenings, providing consultation liaison services in the hospital, as well as offering psychoeducation and support groups. Group treatment modalities serve to increase awareness of adjustment and cognitive issues, provide education around diagnosis/deficits, teaching compensatory cognitive and coping techniques post-injury, and stress management for caregivers. Psychoeducation topics shared with staff and family members of patients may include information on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), as well as neurological health and mental wellness.
Evaluations and screenings occur for various inpatient neuropsychological referral reasons, including:
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Non-Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pediatric hematology/oncology consults
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Pre-surgical epilepsy evaluations
- Brief cognitive testing
- Co-treat with WCH rehabilitation
- Behavior management (TBI/ASD)
Across all rotations, fellows collaborate closely with their clinical supervisors and the multidisciplinary team. This includes neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, psychometricians, physicians, nurse practitioners, mental health counselors, social workers, nurses, and administration.