APS Member Groups
APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists
Past CCN events
2024
National Annual General Meeting - College of Clinical Neuropsychologists
Date: Tuesday 10th December 2024
Location: Online
Annual General Meeting (AGM) – CCN NSW Section & Trivia Event with prizes
Date: Monday 9th December 2024
Location: Online
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AGM:
- Awareness of achievements and challenges.
- Understand financial health.
- Membership engagement and impact
- Feedback and input integration
- Trivia Event:
- Knowledge acquisition
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Cognitive stimulation
- Social engagement
- Competitive spirit
NeuroChats: Virtual networking for (neuro)psychology students & early career neuropsychologists
Facilitators: Chandelle Piazza and Vivian Leung
Location: Online
Vic Section AGM & PD: The role of sex hormones in neuropsychology, with a focus on menopause and brain fog
Presenter: A/Prof Caroline Gurvich
Part 2 - Annual General Meeting (AGM; 8:00-8:30pm) AEDT
Location: Online
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe and understand the impact of sex hormones and life changes associated with hormonal changes on mental health and cognition
- Develop an understanding of the neuropsychology of menopause and menopausal 'brain fog'
- Develop an understanding of the unique intersection between menopause and neurodivergence
Exploring the Role of Personality in Neuropsychology
Presenter: Zac Teichmann and Emeritus Professor Simon Crowe
Location: Online
- Understand the dimensional model of personality dysfunction.
- Develop a therapeutic approach to clients with personality dysfunction across various neuropsychological roles.
- Understand the evidence base underlying the use of the PAI in neuropsychological populations.
- Confidently employ and interpret the results of the PAI as a symptom validity measure in neuropsychological assessments.
The evidence and implementation of neuropsychological interventions for older adults
Presenter: Dr Kerryn Pike MAPS
Date: Thursday 31st October 2024
Location: Online
- recognise some of the most important considerations when working with older adults,
- discuss the research evidence on neuropsychological interventions for older adults, including those with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and
- implement simple cognitive strategies that could be used in practice with older adults.
An overview of Neuropsychological Practice in Forensic Settings
Presenter: Dr Michael Takagi
Date: Tuesday 29th October 2024
Location: Online
Learning Outcomes:
- Better understand what neuropsychology in forensic settings looks like
- Identify key clinical skills when working with individuals in the forensic settings
- Understand how ethical principles differ in forensic settings
UWA Case Conferences
Session 2: 9th Sep 2024 05:15 PM - 06:15 PM AWST - (panel) -Assessment of Fitness in Criminal Law Matters presented by Dr Liz Vuletich and Dr Mandy Vidovich
Session 3: 14th Oct 2024 05:15 PM - 06:15 PM AWST - Case Presentation by Ms Hannah Dwyer.
Location: UWA Robin Winkler Clinic Level 1, 38 Myers St, Crawley WA 6009 Australia
Venue is wheelchair accessible
What’s new with the WAIS-5?
Presenters: Dr. Melissa Stephens and Hannah Cruickshank Campbell (Pearson Clinical Assessment Australia)
Location: Online
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe changes to the test structure and framework for the WAIS-V
- Recognise the new subtests
- Differentiate primary, ancillary, and expanded index scores
- Describe the new Australian and New Zealand standardisation project
Understanding and Treating Emotion Dysregulation after Brain Injury through the Lens of Alexithymia
Presenter: Professor Dawn Neumann
Date: Friday 27th September 2024
Location: Online
Objectives:
- Describe the role of alexithymia on emotional functioning in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Describe findings from a randomized waitlist controlled trial, which examined the efficacy of a treatment, Training to Reconnect with Emotional Awareness Therapy (TREAT), to reduce alexithymia and improve emotional functioning in participants with TBI.
- A detailed review of the treatment components and sessions will be provided.
Malingering Theory and Practical Skills
Presenter: Dr Grant Blake
Location: Metro Hotel Perth, 61 Canning Highway , South Perth, Perth, WA 6151
Venue was wheelchair accessible
It is intended that participants will:
- Understand the correct and incorrect terminologies to use when commenting upon symptom validity (e.g., “poor effort” is typically an incorrect term).
- Understand the frequency with which therapeutic and assessment clients are dishonest about their symptoms.
- Understand symptom validity detection methods.
- Practice administering and scoring tests for feigned PTSD, depression and anxiety, memory problems, cognitive impairment, and psychosis.
- Practice giving feedback to a treatment client about the results and treatment plan.
Cognition, kiddies and cookies: The role of neuropsychology in paediatric rehabilitation
Presenter: Dr Jennifer Papoutsis & Dr Rebecca Brown
Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:
- Understand the role of a clinical neuropsychologist working in paediatric rehabilitation
- Understand the unique opportunities and challenges in paediatric neuropsychological rehabilitation
- Recognise the importance of collaboration in optimizing outcomes for children in rehabilitation
- Be exposed to the experience of an early career psychologist working in paediatric rehabilitation
Pathways to Healthy Minds in Ageing and Neurodegeneration: A Journey of Discovery and Translation
Presenter: Professor Sharon Naismith
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A. Learn key established factors linked to cognitive decline in brain ageing and early neurodegenerative disease
- B. Understand how sleep and circadian disturbance is linked to cognition in older people, and how to detect and treat sleep disturbance
- C. Learn of national coordinated efforts to harness and disseminate key learnings in cognitive interventions
- D. Reflect on the key roles and challenges of neuropsychologists in the broader landscape of Alzheimer’s disease
Risk factors for poor recovery after mild traumatic brain injury: Moving beyond mood and anxiety
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Multimodal treatments for adults with persisting post concussive symptoms: Applying the learnings from a research trial of interdisciplinary treatment (i-RECOveR)
Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:
- understand and identify additional risk factors for poor recovery after mild traumatic brain injury, beyond mood,
- recognise the role of a neuropsychologist within an interdisciplinary, multimodal treatment framework for persistent post-concussive symptoms, and
- develop a toolkit of psychological treatments that can be incorporated into neuropsychological intervention for persistent post-concussive symptoms.
Cognition in older adults
Organised by the Psychology and Ageing Interest Group
Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
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describe common cognitive changes in older adults and their causes,
- outline common issues and considerations in the assessment of older adults, and
- recognise the role of neuropsychology in the assessment of older adults.
Registration: https://psychology.org.au/event/24576
Unlocking the Power of Sleep: Understanding the Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience of Sleep
A NAN event
Date/Time: Friday, June 21 – 7:00AM-10:30 AM
Registration link: https://nanonline.org/Shared_Content/_iCore/Events/Event_Display2.aspx?EventKey=SLEEP24&WebsiteKey=f3731569-e7ac-47aa-89c1-f66ae726877c
Financial decision making in older age
Date: Wednesday 27th February 2024 11AM to 12:30PM AEDT.
Location: Online.
Registration: https://psychology.org.au/event/24160
Mind Mingle: A Neuropsychology Career Exploration
Date: Tuesday 26th March 2024 6PM to 8:30PM AEDT.
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, NSW.
Understanding Neurodiversity and working effectively with Adults who have Autism
Date: Thursday 18th April 2024 7PM AEST.
Location: Online.
2023
Practical Trauma-Informed Care in the Neuropsychology Context
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The Neuropsychology of Long COVID: Evidence and Interventions
Date: Friday 10th November 2023 9AM to 4:30PM AEDT.
Location: Graduate House, 220 Leicester Street Melbourne VIC 3053
Translating Neuropsychology: Understanding Menopause
Webinar organised by the Victoria State Section
Tuesday 16 May 2023 6:30pm - 8:00pm AEST
Presenter: Professor Tedd Judd, PhD ABPP-CN.
Webinar organised by the Victoria State Section
Date: Wednesday 13th September, 2023 12noon to 1:30PM AEST.
Location: Online.
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