AGENDA
Friday, July 15, 2022
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST
(9:00 am – 9:30 am PST)
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EST
(9:30 am – 11:00 am PST
Keynote Presentation (with Q & A)
A Neuropsychological Battery for Sub-Saharan Africa: Development, Validation, and Application in Africa and America
Anthony Stringer, PhD, ABPP-CN
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
(11:00 am – 12:00 pm PST)
Empowering the Black Community to live a Brain-Healthy Lifestyle
Vonetta Dotson, PhD
What is Neuropsychology?
(Student Session 1)
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
(12:00 pm – 12:30 pm PST)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST
(12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PST)
Pediatric Special Presentation on Black Neuropsychology
Velisa Johnson, PhD ABPP-CN
SBN Mentorship Program
(Student Session 2)
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm EST
(1:30 pm – 2:30 pm PST)
Poster Presentations
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm EST
(1:30 pm – 1:45 pm PST)
BREAK
5:45 pm – 7:15 pm EST
(2:45 pm – 4:15 pm PST)
Rising Star Presentation (with Q & A)
Approaching Health Disparity Research through Healing Centered Engagement
Emnet Gammada, PhD
7:15 pm – 7:30 pm EST
(4:15 pm – 4:30 pm PST)
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EST
(4:30 pm – 5:30 pm PST)
GOAL STATEMENT
The goals for this continuing education program are to 1) educate professionals on
cultural considerations when working with Black communities; 2) update professionals on
biopsychosocial and neuropsychological considerations when working with this population; and 3) stress the importance and need for future research within Black populations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Discuss key multicultural factors impacting clinical practice and research within Black, African,
and/or African American adult and pediatric populations. - Explain the importance of understanding the intersectionality of these identities as it relates to the practice of neuropsychological assessment.
- Discuss innovative research and practice in Black neuropsychology.
- Describe best practices to consider in cultural formulations when assessing cognitive impairment in Black populations.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The intended target audience for CE programing are psychologists/neuropsychologists with interest in the field of neuropsychology as it applies to working with Black populations.
INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL (introductory, intermediate, or advanced)
Intermediate
The National Academy of Neuropsychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The National Academy of Neuropsychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
National Academy of Neuropsychology, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0147.
