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Cultural Diversity in Neuropsychological Assessment Developing Understanding through Global Case Studies

Edited By Farzin Irani Copyright 2022
    746 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    746 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    746 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge
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    Cultural Diversity in Neuropsychological Assessment provides a platform for clinical neuropsychologists, psychologists, and trainees to bridge cultures and speak to each other about the ethnically diverse communities they serve throughout the world. It allows readers to peek into their clinical filing cabinets and examine how they worked with diverse individuals from indigenous and migrant communities of Arab, Asian, European, Israeli, Latin American and Caribbean, Persian, Russian, Sub-Saharan African, and North American origin.

    The book first reviews important foundations for working with diverse communities that include key knowledge, awareness, skills, and action orientation. It then provides a collection of cases for each cultural geographic region. Each section begins with an introductory chapter to provide a bird’s eye view of the historical and current state of clinical and research practice of neuropsychology in that region. Then, each chapter focuses on a specific community by providing surface and deep-level cultural background knowledge from the authors’ unique perspectives. A case study is then covered in depth to practically showcase an evaluation with someone from that community. This is followed by a summary of key strategic points, lessons learned, references, further readings, and a glossary of culture specific terminology used throughout the chapter. In the end, the appendix provides a list of culturally relevant tests and norms for some communities.

    This ground-breaking peer-reviewed handbook provides an invaluable clinical resource for neuropsychologists, psychologists, and trainees. It increases self-reflection about multicultural awareness and knowledge, highlights practical ways to increase cultural understanding in neuropsychological and psychological assessments, and sparks further discussion for professional and personal growth in this area.

    　

    Introductory Foundations

    1. Knowledge

    1. Cultural Neuropsychology: Current State and Future Directions

    DARYL FUJII

    1. Skills and Training

    1. Multicultural Education and Training in Neuropsychology: Let’s Talk About Skill

    Acquisition!

    ORLANDO SÁNCHEZ AND TEDD JUDD

    1. Awareness of Self

    　

    1. Using Reflective Self-Awareness to Enhance Cultural Competence between

    Neuropsychologist and Client

    REX M. SWANDA

    　

    1. Awareness of Others

    1. Liberating the Narratives of BIPOC Neuropsychologists: Unpacking

    Microaggressions through Lived Experiences

    ANITA HERRERA HAMILTON, SHAQUANNA BROWN, VELISSA JOHNSON, AND SAGAR LAD

     

    1. Action

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

    MIRELLA DIAZ-SANTOS, KENDRA ANDERSON, MICHELLE MIRANDA, CHRISTINA WONG, JANET YANEZ, AND FARZIN IRANI

    　

    PART II

    Case Studies

    1. North: America (Canada and United States)

    Black American

    1. Culturally Sensitive Neuropsychological Assessment in Black Americans

      2. Case Study: Seeing the Bigger Picture in Race, Resilience and Examiner Expectation

      VONETTA M. DOTSON AND ANTHONY Y. STRINGER

      　

      Coast Salish Native American

    2. Neuropsychology in Coast Salish Native American Contexts

      3. Case Study: Making it Through the Spiraling Fire Tunnel

      TEDD JUDD AND EAGLE BEAR

      　

      Indigenous Canadian

    3. Neuropsychological Assessment with Indigenous Peoples in Saskatchewan

    Case Study: A Lesson in Cultural Humility

    MEGAN E. O’CONNELL, IVAN PANYAVIN, LISA BOURKE-BEARSKIN, JENNIFER WALKER, AND CARRIE BOURASSA

    1. Arab World

    Overview

    1. Cultural Considerations in Neuropsychological Assessment of Arab Populations

      2. AHMED F. FASFOUS AND JULIA C. DAUGHERTY

      　

      Lebanese

    2. Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Lebanese Examinee: Considerations

    for Multiple Cultures, Multiple Languages, and Multiple Religions

    Case Study: No Test in Sight, and One Language Won’t Suffice

    KARIM YAMOUT

    　

    1. Asia

    Overview

    1. General Issues in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Asian Americans

      2. DARYL FUJII

      Asian Indian

    2. Neuropsychological Assessments with Asian Indians: One Size Does

      3. Not Fit All

      Case Study: I’d Rather Have a Stroke than Be Depressed

      FARZIN IRANI

      Chinese

    3. Considerations in Neuropsychological Evaluations with Chinese Individuals

      4. Case Studies: Overcoming Shame in the Family

      MIMI K.W. WONG, ESTHER CHIN, YUE HONG

      Filipino

    4. Cultural Sensitivity in Neuropsychological Assessment of Filipinos and

      5. Filipino Americans

      Case Study: This Might Be God’s Punishment

      KRISTINA A. AGBAYANI, MARIO F. DULAY, JR. REGILDA ANNE A. ROMERO, AND CHERRY ORDOÑEZ

      　

      Japanese

    5. Neuropsychological Considerations with Japanese Patients

      6. Case Study: … and he Talks Like a Cartoon Character Now

      NICHOLAS THALER AND MAIKO SAKAMOTO POMEROY

      Nepali-Bhutanese

    6. Neuropsychological Considerations with Bhutanese Refugees of Nepali

      7. Ethnicities Residing in the United States

      Case Study: She Speaks a Strange Language

      KATRINA E. BELEN AND DAVID LERNER

      Pakistani

    7. Asian Communities of Pakistani Origin

      8. Case Study: Racing Heart, Racing Mind

      SANAM J. LALANI, FARAH HAMEED, AND LOUISE F. WHEELER

      South Korean

    8. Cultural Considerations in the Neuropsychological Assessment of South Koreans:

      9. Land of the Morning Calm Meets K-Pop

      Case Study: I Have No Plans to Retire

      DONGWOOK DAVID LEE AND MI-YEOUNG JO

      Taiwanese

    9. Taiwan—The Island that Embraces the Pan Chinese Culture

      10. 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 YU PALTZER

      Vietnamese

    10. Neuropsychological Assessment of Vietnamese Americans

    Case Study: Ginseng over Donepezil?

    BAOCHAN TRAN, ANN NGUYEN, CAROLINE BA, AND CHRISTOPHER NGUYEN

    1. Europe

    Overview

    1. Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment in the European Context:

      2. Embracing Maximum Cultural Diversity at Minimal Geographic Distances

      T. RUNE NIELSEN, SANNE FRANZEN, MIRIAM GOUDSMIT, AND ÖZGÜL UYSAL-BOZKIR

      Dutch (Moroccan)

    2. Approach to Neuropsychological Assessment of Moroccan Patients in the Netherlands

      3. Case Study: I Know All Prayers by Heart, If Only I Wouldn’t Get So Distracted

      ÖZGÜL UYSAL-BOZKIR, SANNE FRANZEN, AND MIRIAM GOUDSMIT

      Greek

    3. Culturally Aware Neuropsychological Assessment with Greek Immigrants

      4. 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

      　

      Portuguese

    4. Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation in the Portuguese Context

      5. Case Study: I Exist beyond My Diagnosis; Diagnosis Does Not Define Me

      ARTEMISA R DORES, ANDREIA GERALDO, AND SANDRA GUERREIRO

      　

      Spain

    5. Spain, the Land of Diversity

      6. Case Study: The Importance of Family Dynamics in Rehabilitation

      LAIENE OLABARRIETA LANDA, MARÍA JESÚS GÓMEZ LÓPEZ, ISABEL GONZÁLEZ WONGVALLE, DIEGO RIVERA,

      AND JUAN CARLOS ARANGO LASPRILLA

      Turkish

    6. Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment with Turkish Immigrants

    Case Study: I’ve Heard a Stressful Life Can Give Alzheimer’s

    T. RUNE NIELSEN

    1. Israel

    1. Cultural Diversity and Clinical Neuropsychology in Israel: Neuropsychological

    Rehabilitation within a Cultural, Religious, and Political Melting Pot

    DAN HOOFIEN AND ELI VAKIL

    Latin America and the Caribbean

    　

    Overview

    1. Neuropsychology in Latin America and the Caribbean

      2. PAULA KARINA PÉREZ DELGADILLO, DANIELA RAMOS USUGA, LAIENE OLABARRIETA LANDA, GLORIA M. MOREL VALDÉS, AND JUAN CARLOS ARANGO LASPRILLA

      Brazilian

    2. Support with Autonomy: Untangling the Family Role in Neuropsychological

      3. Rehabilitation in Brazil 438

      Case Study: How Can I Say Thanks for My Family Support While Telling Them Goodbye?

      ANA PAULA ALMEIDA DE PEREIRA

      Colombian

    3. Diagnostic Challenges in Remote Communities from Colombia: A Case Study

      4. of a Patient with CADASIL

      Case Study: When the Clinical History Is Bewildering, the Family History Enlightens

      LINA VELILLA-JIMÉNEZ, DOROTHEE SCHOEMAKER, DIANA MÚNERA,

      JOSEPH ARBOLEDA-VELÁSQUEZ, FRANCISCO LOPERA, AND YAKEEL T. QUIROZ

      Cuban

    4. A Cultural Approach to the Development of Neuropsychology in Cuba

      5. Case Study: … My Life Changed from One Day to the Next

      ANA M RODRIGUEZ-SALGADO, ANA I PEÑALVER-GUÍA, AND JORGE J LLIBRE-GUERRA

      Guatemala

    5. Neuropsychology in Guatemala: The Eyes Don’t See What the Mind

      6. Does Not Understand

      Case Study: The Eyes Don’t See What the Mind Does Not Understand

      BEATRIZ MACDONALD, TEDD JUDD, CLAUDIA GARCÍA DE LA CADENA, AND ISIS YAHAIRA MARROQUIN JEREZ DE CIFUENTES

      　

      Mexico

    6. Mexican Origin Communities and Neurodegenerative Conditions

      7. Case Study: No Estoy Demente Sólo Vieja/I am Not Demented Just Old

      ADRIANA M. STRUTT, ANA LINDA DIAZ SANTOS, ADRIANA PUENTE CALZADA, AND ORLANDO SANCHEZ

      Puerto Rican

    7. Neuropsychology and Access to Services in Puerto Rico: A Family’s

      8. Journey with Autism Spectrum Disorder

      Case Study: Too High Functioning To Be Autistic

      RAFAEL E. OLIVERAS-RENTAS, MAIRIM VEGA-CARRERO, AND WALTER RODRÍGUEZ-IRIZARRY

      Venezuela

    8. Application of the Collaborative Therapeutic Neuropsychological Assessment

    Approach on a Venezuelan Migrant

    Case Study: I Lost my Lucidity

    ALINE FERREIRA-CORREIA

    1. Persian

    Afghan

    1. 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, SHUSHAN TIGRANYAN, SEYED REZA ALVANI, ARASH RAMEZANI, AND CARLOS OLIVEIRA

    Iranian

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

    Case Study: Primary Persian Aphasia in Translation

    AMIR RAMEZANI, EMMANUEL A. ZAMORA, ARASH RAMEZANI,

    AND MARIA SOLEDAD MONTERO

    H.

    Russian

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    Neuropsychological Assessment with Older Russian-Speaking Immigrants: Narrative Matters

    Case Study: From Motherland to the Land of Opportunity

    　

    IRENE PIRYATINSKY AND DOV GOLD

    I.

    Sub-Saharan African

    Overview

    1. The Sub-Saharan African Context and the Birth of Neuropsychology

      2. JEAN N IKANGA AND LINGANI MBAKILE-MAHLANZA

      Nigerian

    2. 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 AFAMEFUNA UCHEAGWU AND BRUNO JOSEPH GIORDANI

    Biography

    Dr. Farzin Irani’s background includes a PhD from Drexel University, an internship at Brown University, a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, and board certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She is actively involved in clinical practice, teaching, mentorship, scholarship, service, and advocacy in neuropsychology. She currently serves in leadership positions in several local and national professional organizations including the Asian Neuropsychological Association, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, American Academy/Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, and the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society.

    "This matchless volume offers a defining culturally based neuropsychology resource. We owe deep appreciation to the Editor for assembling an exceptional group of scholars using evidence-based scholarly inquiry and case exemplars from around the world. The experienced authors share their insights and personal reflections in a manner no other text provides. This well-organized text offers practical skills and is a must have for my shelf and yours." Marc A. Norman, PhD, ABPP-CN, University of California, San Diego, USA

    "Not just that we should have broader knowledge and awareness, but a place to begin the dive into the impossibly beautiful, complicated intersection of brain and behavior in the context of culture." Karen Postal, PhD, ABPP-CN, Clinical Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA

    "With elaborate and consistently well-crafted detail, this book addresses the complex and multi-layered topic of cultural diversity, the most timely and important issue confronting clinical neuropsychologists in all parts of the world. International experts deliver impressive and authoritative guidance, including compelling applications of original and widely-used normative data." Jerry J. Sweet, PhD, ABPP; Emeritus, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA

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