AbstractModerate and severe pediatric traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are associated with significant familial distress and child adaptive sequelae. Our aim was to examine the relationship between parental psychological distress, parenting practices (authoritarian, permissive, authoritative), and child adaptive functioning 12–36 months following TBI or orthopedic injury (OI). Injury type was hypothesized to moderate the relationship between parental distress and child adaptive functioning, demonstrating a significantly stronger relationship in the TBI relative to OI group. Authoritarian parenting practices were hypothesized to mediate relationship between parental distress and child adaptive functioning across groups. Groups (TBIn= 21, OIn= 23) did not differ significantly on age at injury, time since injury, sex, race, or SES. Parents completed the Brief Symptom Inventory, Parenting Practices Questionnaire, and Vineland-II. Moderation and mediation hypotheses were tested using hierarchical multiple regression and a bootstrapping approach, respectively. Results supported moderation and revealed that higher parental psychological distress was associated with lower child adaptive functioning in the TBI group only. Mediation results indicated that higher parental distress was associated with authoritarian parenting practices and lower adaptive functioning across groups. Results suggest that parenting practices are an important area of focus for studies attempting to elucidate the relationship between parent and child functioning following TBI. (JINS, 2012,18, 343–350)

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A significant amount of qualitative research takes place in the field. Yet the notion of analysing the place and material objects that contribute to the interactions and in situ behaviour of the participants is often overlooked. This article shows how an analysis of space and material culture contributes to an understanding of social and structural relationships in qualitative research. We use examples from a study of a technology company to demonstrate how an analysis of space and material culture added insights into power, identity and status. We conclude that the tacit insights derived from space and material culture analysis, when synthesized with analysis of other data enable researchers to gain new perspectives on the social world.

Clinical neuropsychology is a specialty within professional psychology that involves the scientific study of brain-behavior relationships and the application of this knowledge to the evaluation and treatment of individuals with known or suspected central nervous system dysfunction. Training guidelines for clinical neuropsychology began to be developed in the 1970s and were refined during a national conference in the 1990s (i.e., the Houston Conference), which identified a two-year post-doctoral residency as a required part of training and the capstone experience for independent practice. The Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) was formed in the early 1990s to promote and maintain training standards in clinical neuropsychology. Specialty accreditation in clinical neuropsychology by the American Psychological Association is also available but not widely pursued at this time. Despite the strong organizational structure of postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology, problems remain within the field. This article describes the history and status of postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology, defines problems facing the specialty, and outlines future areas to be addressed.

The shortened version of the CRP shows promise as a brief treatment for attention problems in outpatient neurological populations. Future research should assess programme effectiveness using a control group, longer-term follow-up and teacher reports.