The profession of neuropsychology in Spain: results of a national survey

Abstract

The field of neuropsychology in Spain is young and rapidly growing. There is a need to regulate professional neuropsychology, improve graduate curricula, enhance existing clinical training, develop professional certification programs, validate and create normative data for existing neuropsychological tests, and create new, culturally relevant instruments.

Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure – copy and immediate recall (3 minutes): Normative data for Spanish-speaking pediatric populations

“…In Latin American countries and in Spain, this test is among the 10 most utilized neuropsychological tests by clinical neuropsychologists during their professional practice (Arango-Lasprilla, Stevens, Morlett-Paredes, Ardila, & Rivera, 2016;Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016). However, in spite of its great use, there are currently very few studies on validation and standardization of this test for Spanishspeakers.…”

Normative data for Spanish-language neuropsychological tests: A step forward in the assessment of pediatric populations

“…These children and adolescents are referred by teachers, school psychologists, and/or pediatricians who suspect potential learning or intellectual disabilities Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016). However, in Latin America, and Spain there is paucity of measurement research with regards to neuropsychological instruments, particularly those applicable to children Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016).…”

“…A survey of Latin American and Spanish neuropsychologists, many of whom provided services to children, found that more than 50%, ranging from 49.0% to 62.0% depending on country, reported that lack of normative data for their regions was one of the major problems they encountered in providing neuropsychological evaluations. They reported resorting to use of normative data from other countries or using raw scores to interpret test results Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016). …”

“…Neuropsychologists in Latin America and Spain commonly see pediatric populations in their practices (Arango-Lasprilla, Stevens, Morlett-Paredes, Ardila, & Rivera, 2016;Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016). These children and adolescents are referred by teachers, school psychologists, and/or pediatricians who suspect potential learning or intellectual disabilities Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016).…”

“…These children and adolescents are referred by teachers, school psychologists, and/or pediatricians who suspect potential learning or intellectual disabilities Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016). However, in Latin America, and Spain there is paucity of measurement research with regards to neuropsychological instruments, particularly those applicable to children Olabarrieta-Landa et al, 2016). A survey of Latin American and Spanish neuropsychologists, many of whom provided services to children, found that more than 50%, ranging from 49.0% to 62.0% depending on country, reported that lack of normative data for their regions was one of the major problems they encountered in providing neuropsychological evaluations.…”