Module PSYC3921: Clinical Neuropsychology: Research to Practice

Department: Psychology

PSYC3921: Clinical Neuropsychology: Research to Practice

Prerequisites

• 60 Credits from Level 2 Psychology

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• The module introduces topics and skills associated with clinical neuropsychology, and some challenges associated with clinical research and practice. Students will be encouraged to think about evidence-based practice and how this can be tailored to individual service users.

Content

• Content will cover clinical research and practice relating to neurological conditions which could include for example stroke, traumatic brain injury, headache, and Parkinson’s disease, and how such conditions affect people’s everyday lives.
• The module will cover evidence-based practice and how information guides clinical decisions regarding aspects such as assessment, treatment, or management. Specific examples might be frameworks, interviews, neuropsychological testing, neuroscientific methods (e.g., MRI), and treatment of specific neuropsychological functions (e.g., vision, mood).
• The module will also cover conceptual issues in clinical neuropsychology, and content relating to challenges that affect research, practice, or the translation between them. This could include issues of comorbidity, resource limitations, bio-behavioural and contextual factors

Learning Outcomes

• Detailed knowledge of clinical neuropsychology including current evidence, frameworks, and research.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice in relation to neurological conditions.

• Ability to review critically and consolidate understanding of a coherent body of psychological knowledge and apply it appropriately

• Good written communication skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently in scholarship and research within broad guidelines.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Students' acquisition of detailed knowledge will be facilitated by lectures, within-lecture interactive components such as discussions or problem-based learning tasks, as well as audio-visual materials and reading lists.
• Lectures and discussions will give students the opportunity to interpret and evaluate the significance of empirical work and to understand the challenges that can be faced in clinical practice for instance.
• A session with guest speakers (e.g., service users) will help students to understand real-world practice.
• This module will be assessed by a recorded presentation assignment and a 2-hour exam.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

None

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University