with support from the NZ College of Clinical Psychologists MULTI-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Two 1-day workshops

Day 1: Māori and Neuropsychology Monday 15th September 2014 University of Auckland City Campus, Waipapa marae Day 2: Neuropsychological assessment with clients of Asian Chinese, Pacific Island and Indian descent. Tuesday 16th September 2014 University of Auckland City Campus, Room 423-342 Architecture Building

Cost: (includes lunch and refreshments)

One day Both days NZ-SIGN members/ NZCCP members $125 $225 Non-members $150 $275 Full-time students $75 $125

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Māori and Neuropsychology

Day 1 will take place on Waipapa Marae, and will feature four expert presentations concerning the challenges of neuropsychological assessment and treatment with clients who identify as Māori. The workshop will provide participants with guidance in how to best tailor our work in neuropsychology to Māori clients, as well as a valuable experience of participating in Māori culture and marae protocol.

9.00 – 9.30 Pōwhiri 9.30 – 10.00 Whakawhanaungatanga 10.00 – 10.30 Kaputī 10.30 – 11.30 Associate Professor Denise Wilson – AUT University  Inequity in Maori Health 11.30 – 11.40 Whakata 11.40 – 12.40 Dr Erana Cooper – University of Auckland  Maori concepts/constructs as they relate to neuropsychological functuioning 12.40 – 1.40 Kai 1.40 – 2.40 Dr Margaret Dudley – AUT University  HRC Postdoc - Developing Māori normative data for the WAIS-1V  Conducting neuropsychological assessment with Māori 2.40 – 3.00 Whakatā 3.00 – 4.00 Garry McFarlane-Nathan-Clinical Psychologist- XtraPsych Ltd., Whangarei  Neurorehabilitation with Māori 4.00 – 4.15 Poroporoaki Neuropsychological assessment with clients of Asian Chinese, Pacific Island and Indian descent.

Day 2 will focus on the process of assessment with clients from Indian, Asian Chinese and Pacific Island cultural groups. The information presented will be relevant to both psychological and neuropsychological assessments.

9.15 – 10.30 Dr P.S.D.V. Prasadarao  How culture influences neuropsychology.  Causal explanations of health and illness in Indian Psychology 10:30 – 11.00 Morning tea 11.00 – 12.00 Dr P.S.D.V. Prasadarao  Causal explanations of health and illness in Indian Psychology continued 12.00 – 1.00 Lunch 1.00 – 2:30 Esther Yong Anderson  What's in the Heart and Mind of a Dragon? 2.30 – 3.00 Afternoon tea 3:00 – 4.15 Chriztine Sina Gemmell  Working with Tagata Pasifika clients - content and process issues in assessment.

Dr P.S.D.V. Prasadarao: Causal explanations of health and illness in Indian Psychology: Implications for practising clinical psychology and neuropsychology with Indian clients in Western clinical settings. The roots of Indian psychology can be traced back to the ancient scriptures, which made significant contributions to the understanding of mental health and illness in India. Ancient Indian schools such as Ayurveda and Yoga formed the basis for conceptualization and treatment of physical and mental illness. Cultural constructs such as Karma, and supernatural influences governed the causal explanations of health and illness. When assessing Indian clients, clinicians must take into account the characteristics and the belief systems unique to Indian clients’ own cultural roots and explore the causal explanatory models of these clients and adapt their psychological/neuropsychological approaches. This presentation will discuss the role of these constructs as causal explanations of mental health and illness in Indian clients. It will provide insights into how psychological and neuropsychological approaches could be practised with clients of Indian origin in the western clinical settings.

Esther Yong Anderson: What's in the Heart and Mind of a Dragon? A Cross-Cultural Perspective on the Neuropsychology with Asian Chinese People in NZ Esther's presentation will provide a brief introduction to the belief and value system underpinning the Chinese culture; issues and challenges faced when conducting neuropsychological assessment with Asian Chinese clients; and perception of Asian Chinese on health, illness and disability. Guidelines on how best to work with Chinese clients within the neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitative context will be discussed.

Chriztine Sina Gemmell: Working with Tagata Pasifika clients: Content and process issues in assessment. Neuropsychological assessment is often less than straightforward when assessing those whose worldview and experience is vastly different from the prototypical testee. This presentation introduces and explores content and process issues when undertaking neuropsychological assessments with Tagata Pasifika. Such issues include: the necessity of attaining a foundation of cultural understanding, having an awareness of the heterogeneity of Pacific people, practicing in a culturally safe manner, having an awareness of limitations of tests, and issues working with an interpreter; all of which can determine whether a neuropsychological assessment is worthwhile.