| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews. |
| Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology. |
| Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff. |
| Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures. |
| Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases. |
| Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensory-motor function, language, learning, and memory. |
| Provide psychotherapy, behavior therapy, or other counseling interventions to patients with neurological disorders. |
| Design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction. |
| Diagnose and treat neural and psychological conditions in medical and surgical populations such as patients with early dementing illness or chronic pain with a neurological basis. |
| Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
