Technical Clinical Supervisor | Stephanie Joy Smith CRP 06/132919

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This is to inform those who are interested in Psychology, and the information about our clinic’s Technical Clinical Supervisor | Stephanie Joy Smith CRP 06/132919 and ensure transparency in the Clinic’s Technical Information, according to the CRP 6127J registration. The information cited in this document was extracted from the guidelines and resolutions of the Federal Council of Psychology (CFP) and/or Regional Council of Psychology (CRP), please use the links below to go to the official site. This material is for informational purposes and does not replace direct consultation of official sources. It is always recommended to check the most recent updates on the official CFP and CRP websites to obtain the most accurate and current information on the norms and procedures of the psychology profession in Brazil.

Technical Clinical Supervisor: Code of Ethics for Psychologists

Código de ética 

CFP Resolution No. 11/2018 regulates the provision of psychological services carried out through information and communication technologies. It revokes CFP Resolution No. 11/2012. According to this resolution, the following psychological services can be provided through technological means:

Consultations and/or psychological care of different types, synchronously or asynchronously.
Personnel selection processes.

Use of duly regulated psychological instruments, provided they have a favorable opinion from the Psychological Instruments Evaluation System (SATEPSI) and follow specific standardization and norms.

For more details, you can consult CFP Resolution No. 11/2018 here or the commented document at this link.

Referências Técnicas (CREPOP) 

This material is for informational purposes and does not replace direct consultation of official sources. It is always recommended to check the most recent updates on the official CFP and CRP websites to obtain the most accurate and current information on the norms and procedures of the psychology profession in Brazil.

Neuropsychology was recognized as a specialty of Psychology

In 2004, through CFP Resolution No. 002, updated by CFP Resolution No. 13/2007 (CFP, 2007) and No. 23/2022 (CFP, 2022).

“Neuropsychological assessment considers the brain-behavior relationship as the foundation for measuring various neuropsychological functions. It is a category of psychological assessment and must, therefore, be performed by a psychologist in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Council of Psychology. It consists of a technical process, based on ethical and scientific principles, which aims to:

a. describe the current cognitive, affective, and behavioral functioning of the individual, highlighting their areas of strengths and difficulties;

b. identify therapeutic needs, recommend interventions, and point out possible outcomes;

c. contribute to differential diagnosis;

d. monitor treatment progress and identify new issues that may require professional attention, offering feedback in a competent and empathetic manner.”

Technical Clinical Supervisor: Neuropsychological Assessment aims to investigate cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning using multiple resources available to the psychologist.

The pillars of this assessment are:

a. Clinical interviews: fundamental for raising initial hypotheses that guide the assessment process. It allows collecting information from the person being evaluated and/or informants about the history of clinical development of complaints, accessing data on cognitive, behavioral, and emotional performance. It is important to demarcate changes observed over time, such as conditions after the occurrence of a brain injury or those that have always been present in the person’s life;

b. Observation: enables the identification of congruences and incongruences regarding the examinee’s and informants’ complaints, behavioral manifestation, the level of the problem examined, among others, contributing to the elucidation of the reported clinical condition;

c. Neuropsychological tests and tasks: essential in investigating changes in neuropsychological functioning and involves choosing tests and/or execution tasks appropriate to the complaint, including the psychologist’s analysis of instruments with better quality and direction for the functions to be measured (see CFP Resolution No. 31/2022);

d. Inventories and scales: represent an important resource in neuropsychological examination and can be both self-report and informant-report. They indicate behavioral aspects and/or symptoms that relate to or add information to the results of direct testing, as well as for differential diagnosis.

References

https://atosoficiais.com.br/cfp/resolucao-do-exercicio-profissional-n-6-2019-institui-regras-para-a-elaboracao-de-documentos-escritos-produzidos-pela-o-psicologa-o-no-exercicio-profissional-e-revoga-a-resolucao-cfp-n-151996-a-resolucao-cfp-n-07-2003-e-a-resolucao-cfp-n-04-2019
https://crppr.org.br/guia-de-orientacao-documentos-psicologicos-2/
http://www.crpsp.org.br/portal/comunicacao/manuais/manual_orientacoes/frames/manual_orientacoes.pdf

Interventions in Neuropsychology

Additionally, the implementation of all interventions in Neuropsychology should be based on the following principles:

1. Interventions based on scientific evidence and grounded in established theories of human neuropsychological functioning and social organization;
2. Continuous process of evaluation and monitoring through systematic assessment methods of interventions, impacts, and results, contributing to continuous improvement and sustainability of effective neuropsychological interventions;
3. Comprehensive knowledge of human neurodevelopment throughout the life course. Neuropsychology interventions should be substantiated by knowledge about the structural and functional maturation of the brain and related concepts, such as neuroplasticity;
4. Socio-ecological perspective consisting of the analysis of human development contexts (broader social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors), emphasizing the interdependence of the individual, family, community, and society;
5. Understanding of Neuropsychology as a field of interdisciplinary knowledge and praxis that is interested in the relationships between mental functions and the central nervous system;
6. Participatory interventions with an empowering and collaborative implementation process, carried out in partnership with key stakeholders;
7. Neuropsychological intervention should be designed to produce long-term effects that will improve cognitive and socio-emotional skills and the well-being of the population and the individual, potentially reducing inequalities. Such interventions should be based on practices and policies that will ensure the long-term impact of interventions;
8. Individual and cultural diversity recognizes the broad scope of factors such as race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, social class, education level, religion/spiritual orientation, and other cultural dimensions. Neuropsychology interventions analyze intersectionality, oppression, and discrimination factors as social determinants of health;
9. Effective interventions require intersectoral collaborations with key stakeholders.

Finally, it is emphasized that the main objective of intervention in Neuropsychology is to create action strategies in the health-disease process to foster empowerment and social participation of the groups and individuals served. Such intervention practices can also permeate health promotion and prevention for rehabilitation.

References

Manual Neuropsicologia: Ciência e Profissão