Programs and Services
Pediatric Neuropsychology
Definition and Services | Fellowship | Referrals | Staff
Definition and Services
The specialty of pediatric neuropsychology employs knowledge of the developing brain and its relationship to cognition and behavior in the evaluation and treatment of children with known or suspected neurological dysfunction.
The specialist in pediatric neuropsychology is trained to diagnose and treat the cognitive and behavioral problems of the developing child as related to their neurological status.
Pediatric neuropsychology services at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital are provided on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Services include brief and in-depth evaluation, consultation to the referring professional to assist with ongoing management or treatment, and consultation with the family and patient.
Indications for Service
Neuropsychological evaluation is indicated for a variety of disorders including: problems of learning or behavior thought to be related to a neurologic origin (e.g., epilepsy, acquired brain injury); medical disorders which affect neurological functioning (e.g., endocrine, cardiac, respiratory, neoplasms, neurotoxins); or psychiatric conditions that would be more fully understood with in-depth examination of neuropsychological factors.
Goals of Service
The goal of the service is to provide an in-depth understanding of the child's functional strengths and deficits with pragmatic recommendations for short-term and long-term treatment planning. The pediatric neuropsychological evaluation examines a wide spectrum of functions in children that can be affected by neurological dysfunction including:
- attention/ concentration
- general intellectual abilities
- language-related processing
- visual/ nonverbal processing
- learning and memory functions
- executive control functions
- motor/ sensory capacities
- social-emotional functioning
Neuropsychologic consultation can complement ongoing pediatric, neurologic, and psychologic/ psychiatric services by defining the neurologically-related aspects of the child/ adolescent's functional difficulties.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program
Qualifications of Applicants
Applicants must have completed all requirements of an APA accredited doctoral program and internship with a specialization in child clinical psychology, pediatric psychology/neuropsychology, or school psychology with a neuropsychology focus.
The fellowship in neuropsychology begins on September 5, 2009. Application deadline is January 23, 2009.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program in Pediatric Neuropsychology will be participating in the APPCN Resident Matching Program (Program Code Number: 9093).
Details about the matching program can be obtained at the APPCN Web site: http://www.appcn.org.
All applicants for this position must register with the National Matching Service.
Application Procedure:
To complete a full application, applicants are asked to send the following materials by January 23, 2009.
Interviews will be conducted at the meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society in Boston, February 1-4, 2009.
- Send a one-page letter of intent summarizing experiences, interests, fellowship goals, and future professional plans.
- Copy of current Curriculum Vita
- Send a copy of two recent neuropsychological reports conducted and written by the applicant (remove all identifying patient information).
- Arrange for three letters of recommendation from psychologists/neuropsychologists who are familiar with you clinical work and/or training (one letter must be from the Director of Internship Training)
- Official undergraduate (last two years of baccalaureate education) and graduate transcripts.
- APPCN Verification of Completion of Doctorate form.
- Copies of relevant reprint(s)/pre-print(s)
Please send information to:
Antolin M. Llorente, Ph.D.,
Division of Neuropsychology
Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
Division of Psychology/Neuropsychology
1708 West Rogers Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21209
Referrals
Appointments for neuropsychological services can be arranged directly by contacting the Intake and Scheduling Specialist at 410-578-5199 or pmason@mwph.org.
Requests for services should include the nature of the problem, relevant history, and any pertinent medical, psychiatric, or educational findings. Questions regarding potential referrals can also be directed to the department at 410-578- 5080.
Indications for Referral
The pediatric neuropsychology service provides inpatient and outpatient evaluation and treatment to children of all ages, infancy to young adult, whose cognitive and/or behavioral functioning is compromised due to neurological dysfunction. Common groups of children seen for neuropsychological services include:
- Children with known neurological disorders (e.g., epilepsy, cerebral palsy, lead poisoning or other neurotoxic states, stroke, tumors, head injury, HIV infection, respiratory disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, in utero drug/alcohol exposure, metabolic conditions, cardiac conditions affecting CNS, endocrine dysfunction, etc).
- Children for whom baseline and follow-up data would assist drug treatment, surgery, cranial radiation, or other treatment procedures.
- Children with learning disabilities and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder.
- Children with emotional or behavioral problems that may be related to or exacerbated by neurological conditions, neuropsychological deficits, and/or learning disabilities.
- Children for whom a differentiation of neurological vs. environmental factors contributing to their disorder in cognition or behavior is important.
Staff
Pediatric neuropsychology services are provided by a staff with specialized postdoctoral fellowship training in the neuropsychology of the developing child.
Neuropsychology:
Antolin Llorente, Ph.D.
Program Director, NeuropsychologySteven E. Band, Ph.D.
Director
Director, Division of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology
Division Coordinator:
Lynda Gibson Thomas
410-578-2611
Administrative Assistant:
Renee Jones
410-578-5080
Intake and Scheduling Specialist
Patricia Mason
410-578-5199
pmason@mwph.org
