Main description:

This book bridges an existing gap since there is currently no book providing case studies told by neuropsychologists/psychologists with a focus on diverse communities.

It will serve as a foundational training tool for current and future clinical neuropsychologists/psychologists to develop cultural knowledge, awareness and skills.

It has international appeal.

It spotlights 32 ethnically diverse communities across the world.

Authors include eminent international neuropsychologists/psychologists who have spent their careers doing cross-cultural work, as well as new ethnically diverse authors who have rich clinical experiences and cultural expertise working within their communities.

There is no other resource that uniquely displays so many diverse cultures of neuropsychology throughout the world while also teaching about cross-cultural neuropsychology.

Contents:

Part I: Introductory Foundations

Knowledge

Cultural Neuropsychology: Current State and Future Directions

Daryl Fujii, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Skills and Training

Multicultural Education and Training in Psychology: Let's Talk About Skill Acquisition

Orlando Sanchez, Ph.D. & Tedd Judd, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Awareness of Self

Using Reflective Self-Awareness to Enhance Cultural Competence Between Neuropsychologist and Client

Rex Swanda, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Awareness of Others

Liberating the Narratives of BIPOC Neuropsychologists: Unpacking Microaggressions through Lived Experiences

Anita Herrera Hamilton, Ph.D. ABPP-CN, Shaquanna Brown, Ph.D., Velisa Johnson, Ph.D, ABPP-CN, Sagar S. Lad, PsyD., CSP.

Action

Stepping into Action: The Role of Neuropsychologists in Social Justice Advocacy

Mirella Diaz-Santos, Ph.D., Kendra Anderson, Ph.D., Michelle Miranda, Ph.D., MPH, Christina G. Wong, Ph.D., Janet Yanez, MA, & Farzin Irani, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Part II: Case Studies

America (Canada and United States)

Black American

Culturally Sensitive Neuropsychological Assessment in Black Americans
Case Study: Seeing the Big Picture in Race, Resilience, and Examiner Expectations

Vonetta M. Dotson, Ph.D., & Anthony Y Stringer, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN

Coast Salish Native American

Neuropsychology in Coast Salish Native American Contexts
Case Study: Making it Through the Spiraling Fire Tunnel

Tedd Judd, Ph.D, ABPP-CN & Eagle Bear

Indigenous Canadian

Neuropsychological Assessment with Indigenous Peoples in Saskatchewan: A Lesson in Cultural Humility

Case Study: A lesson in cultural humility

Megan E. O'Connell, Ph.D., R.D.Psych, Ivan Panyavin, Ph.D., Lisa Bourke-Bearskin, RN, Ph.D., Jennifer Walker, Ph.D, Carrie Bourassa, Ph.D.

Arab

Overview

Cultural Considerations in Neuropsychological Assessment of Arab Populations
Ahmed F. Fasfous, Ph.D. & Julia C. Daugherty, Ph.D.

Lebanese

Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Lebanese Speaking Examinee: Multiple Cultures, Multiple Languages, Multiple Religions, One Small Country

Case study: No test in sight, and one language won't suffice: No pressure!

Karim Yamout, PsyD, ABPP-CN

Asia

Overview

General Issues in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Asian Americans
Daryl Fujii, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Asian Indian

Culturally Aware Neuropsychological Assessment with Asian Indians: One Size Does Not Fit All
Case Study: "I'd rather have a stroke than be depressed"

Farzin Irani, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Chinese

Considerations in Neuropsychological Evaluations with Chinese Individuals
Case Study: "Overcoming shame in the family"

Mimi K.W. Wong, Ph.D., Esther Chin, Ph.D. & Yue Hong, PsyD

Filipino

Cultural Sensitivity in Neuropsychological Assessment of Filipinos and Filipino Americans
Case Study: "This might be God's punishment"

Kristina A. Agbayani, Ph.D., ABPP, Mario F. Dulay, Jr., Ph.D., Regilda Anne A. Romero, Ph.D., Cherry Ordonez, M.A.

Japanese

Neuropsychological Considerations With Japanese Patients
Case Study: "...and he talks like a cartoon character now"

Nicholas Thaler, Ph.D., ABPP-CN & Maiko Sakamoto Pomeroy, Ph.D.

Nepali-Bhutanese

Neuropsychological Considerations with Bhutanese People of Nepali Ethnicities Residing in the United States
Case Study: "She speaks a strange language"

Katrina E. Belen, PsyD. & David Lerner, Ph.D., ABN

Pakistani

Culturally Aware Neuropsychological Assessment with Pakistanis
Case Study: "Racing heart, racing mind."

Sanam J. Lalani, Ph.D., Farah Hameed, M.D. and Louise F. Wheeler, Ph.D.

South Korean

Cultural Considerations in the Neuropsychological Assessment of South Koreans: Land of the Morning Calm Meets K-Pop
Case Study: "I have no plans to retire."

Dongwook David Lee, Ph.D., ABPP-CN & Mi-Yeoung Jo, Psy.D. ABPP-CN

Taiwanese

Taiwan - The Island that Embraces Chinese Subcultures
Case Study: "Now that I've sustained a concussion, I need to work hard to get back on my feet. I need more food and oolong tea to heal!"

June Paltzer, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Vietnamese

Neuropsychological Assessment of Vietnamese Americans

Case Study: Ginseng over Donepezil?

BaoChan Tran, PsyD., ABPP-CN, Ann T. Nguyen, MA, Caroline Ba, PsyD, & Christopher Minh Nguyen, PhD, ABPP-CN

Europe

Overview

Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment in the European Context: Embracing Maximum Cultural Diversity at Minimal Geographic Distances
T. Rune Nielsen, Ph.D., Sanne Franzen, MSc. Miriam Goudsmit, & OEzgul Uysal-Bozkir, Ph.D.

Dutch (Moroccan)

Approach to Neuropsychological Assessment of Moroccan Patients in the Netherlands
Case Study: "I know all prayers by heart, if only I wouldn't get so distracted"

OEzgul Uysal-Bozkir, Ph.D, Sanne Franzen, MSc., & Miriam Goudsmit.

Greek

Culturally Aware Neuropsychological Assessment with Greek Immigrants
Case Study: "When you know the person is your own, it is different, you feel more comfortable. I feel like I can speak to you and you will understand what I am saying".

Mathew Staios, Master of Clinical Neuropsychology

Portuguese

Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation in the Portuguese Context
Case Study: "I exist beyond my diagnosis; diagnosis does not define me"

Artemisa R Dores, Ph.D., Andreia Geraldo, MA., & Sandra Guerreiro, Ph.D.

Spaniard

Neuropsychological and Rehabilitation Considerations for Language and Regional Diversity in Spain
Case Study: "Spain, the land of diversity."

Laiene Olabarrieta Landa, PhD., Maria Jesus Gomez Lopez, Ph.D., Isabel Gonzalez Wongvalle, Psy.D., Diego Rivera, MPH., Ph.D., & Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla, Ph.D.

Turkish

Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment with Turkish Immigrants

Case Study: "I've heard a stressful life can give Alzheimer's"

T. Rune Nielsen, Ph.D.

Israel

Cultural Diversity and Clinical Neuropsychology in Israel: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation within a Cultural, Religious, and Political Melting Pot

Dan Hoofien, Ph.D. & Eli Vakil, Ph.D.

Latin America and Caribbean

Overview

Neuropsychology in Latin America and the Caribbean
Paula Karina Perez Delgadillo, PsyD., Daniela Ramos Usuga, MSc, Laiene Olabarrieta Landa, Ph.D., Gloria M. Morel Valdes, PsyD., Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla, Ph.D.

Brazilian

Support with Autonomy: Untangling the Family Role in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Brazil
Case Study: "How can I say thanks for my family support while telling them goodbye?"

Ana Paula Almeida de Pereira, Ph.D.

Colombian

Diagnostic Challenges in Remote Communities from Colombia: A Case Study of a Patient with CADASIL
Case Study: "When the clinical history is bewildering, the family history enlightens"

Lina Velilla-Jimenez, MS., Dorothee Schoemaker, Ph.D., Diana Munera, BS, Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, Ph.D, Francisco Lopera, MD & Yakeel T. Quiroz, Ph.D.

Cuban

A Cultural Approach to the Development of Neuropsychology in Cuba
Case Study: "...My life changed from one day to the next "

Ana M Rodriguez-Salgado, MSc., Ana I Penalver-Guia, MSc. & Jorge J Llibre-Guerra, MD

Guatemalan

Neuropsychology in Guatemala: The Obvious and the Invisible
Case Study: "The eyes don't see what the mind does not understand"

Beatriz MacDonald, Ph.D, Tedd Judd, Ph.D, ABPP-CN, Claudia Garcia de la Cadena, Ph.D, Isis Yahaira Marroquin Jerez de Cifuentes, M.Sc.

Mexican

Mexican Origin Communities and Neurodegenerative Conditions
Case study: No estoy demente solo vieja/I am not demented just old

Adriana M. Strutt, PhD, ABPP-CN, Ana Linda Diaz Santos, PsyD, Lic. Adriana Puente Calzada, Orlando Sanchez, PhD.

Puerto Rican

Neuropsychology and Access to Services in Puerto Rico: A Family's Journey with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Case Study: "Too high functioning to be autistic"

Rafael E. Oliveras-Rentas, Psy.D, Mairim Vega-Carrero, PsyD., & Walter Rodriguez-Irizarry, PsyD.

Venezuelan

Application of the Collaborative Therapeutic Neuropsychological Assessment Approach on a Venezuelan Migrant

Case Study: "I lost my Lucidity"

Aline Ferreira-Correia, PhD

Persian

Afghan

Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Afghan, Dari-Persian (Dari-Farsi) Speaking Individual: Clinical and Forensic Considerations
Case Study: The Underpin of an Afghan and a Jinn

Amir Ramezani, Ph.D., Shushan Tigranyan, PsyD., Reza Alvani, PhD., Arash Ramezani, BA. & Carlos Oliveira, MA.

Iranian

Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Iranian-American, Persian (Farsi) Speaking Individual: Clinical and Forensic Considerations

Case Study: Primary Persian Aphasian in Translation

Amir Ramezani, Ph.D., Emmanuel A. Zamora, PsyD., Arash Ramezani, BA. & Maria Soledad Montero, PsyD

Russian

Neuropsychological Assessment with Older Russian-Speaking Immigrants: Narrative Matters

Case Study: "From Motherland to the Land of Opportunity"

Irene Piryatinsky, Ph.D, ABPP-CN & Dov Gold, Ph.D.

Sub-Saharan African

Overview

The Sub-Saharan African Context and the Birth of Neuropsychology
Jean N Ikanga, PhD and Lingani Mbakile-Mahlanza, DPsyc

Nigerian

The Use of Neuropsychological Assessment in Psychiatric Treatment Formulation in Nigeria
Case Study: "I am Ok, It's Just that I Cannot Concentrate or Learn What You are Teaching"

Valentine A. Ucheagwu, Ph.D. & Bruno J., Giordani, Ph.D.

Somali

Exploring a Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Assessment through a Composite Somali Refugee Case
Case Study: "All pains are connected."

Jacob A. Bentley, Ph.D., ABPP-RP, Mohammed Alsubaie, M.S., Kimi Hashimoto, M.S., Mansha Mirza, Ph.D., Farhiya Mohamed, M.S.W.

South African

A Person is a Person through Other Persons: Culturally Responsive Neuropsychological Assessment in South Africa

Case Study: "A person is a person through other persons"

Kate Cockcroft, Ph.D., & Sumaya Laher, Ph.D.

Appendix - Tests and Norms