Challenges for the Professional Education of the Clinical Neuropsychologist in Brazil
Clinical Neuropsychology is a fairly recent field of work in Brazil, however, there is a growing demand for professionals within this specialty. Though the Federal Council of Psychology has already delineated this field as a possible specialty after professional graduate training, the requirements f...
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Universidade Federal do Paraná
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| description | Clinical Neuropsychology is a fairly recent field of work in Brazil, however, there is a growing demand for professionals within this specialty. Though the Federal Council of Psychology has already delineated this field as a possible specialty after professional graduate training, the requirements for such training are still unclear. The present article seeks to build this field’s framework by pointing out the competencies attitudes and behaviors of the Clinical Neurospychologists and by investigating historical aspects and the training requirements established by other countries which are more advanced in the debate. Finally, the major challenges for providing training in clinical neuropsychology are pointed out |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9a2b47931aa42dba830d3abcd30c6842022-12-21T17:32:16ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáInteração em Psicologia1981-80762016-06-0118310.5380/psi.v18i3.4703724853Challenges for the Professional Education of the Clinical Neuropsychologist in BrazilAna Paula Almeida de Pereira0Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BrasilClinical Neuropsychology is a fairly recent field of work in Brazil, however, there is a growing demand for professionals within this specialty. Though the Federal Council of Psychology has already delineated this field as a possible specialty after professional graduate training, the requirements for such training are still unclear. The present article seeks to build this field’s framework by pointing out the competencies attitudes and behaviors of the Clinical Neurospychologists and by investigating historical aspects and the training requirements established by other countries which are more advanced in the debate. Finally, the major challenges for providing training in clinical neuropsychology are pointed outhttp://revistas.ufpr.br/psicologia/article/view/47037neuropsicologia clínicaformação profissionalBrasil |
| spellingShingle | Ana Paula Almeida de Pereira Challenges for the Professional Education of the Clinical Neuropsychologist in Brazil Interação em Psicologia neuropsicologia clínica formação profissional Brasil |
| title | Challenges for the Professional Education of the Clinical Neuropsychologist in Brazil |
| title_full | Challenges for the Professional Education of the Clinical Neuropsychologist in Brazil |
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| title_short | Challenges for the Professional Education of the Clinical Neuropsychologist in Brazil |
| title_sort | challenges for the professional education of the clinical neuropsychologist in brazil |
| topic | neuropsicologia clínica formação profissional Brasil |
| url | http://revistas.ufpr.br/psicologia/article/view/47037 |
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