About Neuropsychology

Neuropsychological evaluations offer a comprehensive approach to applied problems concerning the psychological (cognitive, behavioral and emotional) effects of Central Nervous System injury. Neuropsychological evaluations evaluate intelligence, attention, memory, language expression and comprehension, abstraction, comprehension of dangerous situations, apraxia, and academic functioning, among other facets of cognition. The goal of neuropsychological evalutions is to assist with diagnosis and treatment.

Listed below are several websites you may wish to visit in order to get a better understanding of neuropsychology in general and specific educational and licensing qualifications of neuropsychologists in particular.

Considered a metasource for neuropsychology information on the Internet: www.neuropsychologycentral.com

The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology: www.theabcn.org

The International Neuropsychological Society: www.the-ins.org

Florida Psychological Association: www.flapsych.com

Florida Department of Health Psychology Licensure: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/psychology/psy_lic_req.html