[Commpsych] FW: Neuropsychological services for CALD clients - workshops in Melbourne, 14/11, Sydney 15/11 and Brisbane - Sat 22 November

[Heather Gridley]

This APS Institute workshop is likely to be of interest to a range of practitioners who work with and/or are required to conduct assessments with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) clients. It might be too late for tomorrow's Melbourne workshop, but there are still places in Sydney (Sat 15/11) and Brisbane (Sat 22/11 - early bird registration closes this Sat).

The workshop is specifically designed to assist psychologists, counsellors, social workers and case workers from not-for-profit organisations working with CALD groups to: understand the definition of “intelligence” from different cultures; utilise the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) from DSM-5; utilise cognitive impairment screening tools for CALD clients; understand the effects of culture and education on neuropsychological testing; understand the effects of trauma and refugee experience on psychological and neuropsychological presentation; and identify factors that impact on neuropsychological assessment for Indigenous clients. It presents and discusses recent Australian, UK and US research on effect of trauma and torture on the psychological and neuropsychological profiles of CALD clients, including incorporation of information from Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (MHiMA) and Foundation House (for survivors of torture).

Please feel free to share the workshop details with some of your networks that may be interested. The workshop details are available at the link below. The early bird registration

http://www.psychology.org.au/Events/EventView.aspx?EventID=14932&Highlight=1


Heather Gridley
Honorary Fellow
College of Arts
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
E: heather.gridley at vu.edu.au<mailto:heather.gridley at vu.edu.au>
Ph: +61 419113731

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