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NCNF is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NCNF maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Questions or special accommodations: Dr. Nancy Hoffman, PsyD (415) 339-8616.

 

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Wednesday
May 20, 2009

4:00 - 7:00 pm

 

Presenter:

Harriet Zeiner, PhD
Palo Alto VA

Topic:

Cognitive Remediation, Catastrophic Reaction and Individual Psychotherapy for Patients with Neurological Impairment

Location:

The San Francisco VA
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco
Building 7, Room 112

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  Dr. Harriet Katz Zeiner is a clinical psychologist, a clinical neuropsychologist and a rehabilitation psychologist at the Palo Alto Veteran Affairs Health Care System, treating both veterans and active duty military personnel with neurological injuries. She is also a clinical assistant professor at Stanford School of Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Learning Objectives:

Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to identify the 6 types of catastrophic reaction given by patients with neurological impairment when cognitively overloaded.

2. Participants will learn how to link catastrophic reactions and/or physiological responses with the performance of cognitive constructs in patients with neurological impairments to increase patient-initiated performance of cognitive constructs independently.

3. Participants will be able to identify 4 separate categories of depressive reaction and the associated neuroanatomical sites necessary for intact function.

4. Which cognitive deficits need to be addressed first in individual psychotherapy with patients with neurological impairment, and why?

5. Describe at least 4 neuropsychologically-informed cognitive constructs and the associated maladaptive behaviors associated with them.
CE:

3 CE credits available.
3 QME credits available.

Fees:

Professional Member $50; Advance Registration: $45
Nonmember $80; Advance Registration: $75
Student Member $20; Advance Registration: $15
Student Nonmember $25; Advance Registration: $20

 

Advance
Registration

Please register in advance and save.

To register in advance, send your check payable to NCNF to:
NCNF
c/o Annette Taylor
PO Box 1211
Santa Clara, CA  95052-1211

The deadline for preregistration is May 15.  We will only be able to accept payment at the door after that date.

Please be sure to register now for this exciting program.

June Conference

We are moving the June all-day conference to September this year because it conflicts with the AACN conference, which is in San Diego. We will announce the topic and speakers soon.