The Notebook of a New Clinical Neuropsychologist

by Rudi Coetzer

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.

242 pages, Paperback

Published November 27, 2017

Reviews

[Carolina · Rating 5 out of 5]

El libro es una experiencia que acompaña, guía y contiene a alguien que recién está empezando en el mundo de la neuropsicología. La lectura es fácil y ciertamente emocionante. Recomendada 100% para cualquiera que esté interesado en trabajar en evaluación o rehabilitación neuropsicológica!

[Y · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I ever doubted I was born to be a clinical neuropsychologist, I'm now more doubting it and attracted by it than ever. Exciting, terrifying and deliberately doesn't press the amount of paperwork involved in it all.