24.03.2023 bis 24.03.2023 – 09:00 bis 16:15 Uhr

Webinar

Goal
Upon completion of the course, the student
– is able to describe the various sub-domains and sub-processes of memory
– masters the basic principles on how age affects memory performance
– perceives the interconnectedness of memory function with other cognitive functions
– recognises how different clinical conditions and brain dysfunctions affect the manifestation of memory impairment
– knows the types of methods used in clinical neuropsychology to assess memory function
– knows what interventions are available within clinical neuropsychology for memory disorders
– recognises the principle of evidence-based practice in clinical neuropsychology

Content
– General overview: memory types and processes, their relationship to other cognitive domains, principles of neuropsychological assessment
– Memory in the lifespan, effect of age
– Prospective memory: theoretical concept, time-based and event-based prospective memory, evaluation
– Material specific memory impairment: verbal and visual processing, lateral dominance, diagnoses such as stroke
– Amnesia: classical typology, hippocampal involvement, frontal amnesias, diagnoses such as encephalitis
– Progressive memory diseases: mild cognitive impairment (MCI), diagnoses such as Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases
– Memory and psychological wellbeing: effect of mood, anxiety, sleep etc on memory in working age
– Memory training: neuropsychological rehabilitation, rehabilitation process, evidence-based practice, intervention efficacy on memory impairment

Seminar leader
Laura Hokkanen, professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Helsinki, Finland

Date/Duration
24.03.2023, 09.00 – 16.15

Location
Webinar, Online via Zoom

Seminar fee
GNPÖ-Mitglieder       €196,-
BÖP-Mitglieder          €196,-
Nicht-Mitglieder         €240,-

Creditable to the curriculum
Neuropsychologische Störungsbilder (4 UE)
Neuropsychologische Diagnostik (2 UE)
Neuropsychologische Interventions-, Behandlungs- und Beratungskompetenzen (2 UE)