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Professional considerations for improving the neuropsychological evaluation of Hispanics: a National Academy of Neuropsychology education paper.
- Source :
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Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists [Arch Clin Neuropsychol] 2009 Mar; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 127-35. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Mar 17. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- In a national survey, 82% of U.S. neuropsychologists who offered services to Hispanics self-reported inadequate preparation to work with this population (Echemendia, Harris, Congett, Diaz, & Puente, 1997). The purpose of this paper is to improve the quality and accessibility of neuropsychological services for Hispanic people living in the United States by giving guidance for service delivery, training, and organizational policy. General guidance towards this end comes from professional ethics for psychologists and interpreters/translators, federal civil rights law, the International Test Commission, and the Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among others. This guidance is specifically applied here to cover professional cultural and linguistic competence of neuropsychologists, psychometrists, interpreters, translators, and consultants; languages of evaluation; use of interpreters; evaluation of acculturation; test translation, adaptation, and interpretation; application of test norms; intervention issues; reimbursement; and organizational issues.
- Subjects :
- Cultural Competency ethics
Cultural Diversity
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Interview, Psychological standards
Neuropsychological Tests standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Psychometrics standards
Translating
United States ethnology
Cultural Competency education
Education, Professional standards
Hispanic or Latino
Mental Health Services standards
Neuropsychology education
Neuropsychology standards
Professional Competence standards
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-5843
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19395349
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acp016