Introduction to Neuropsychotherapy

Ritva Laaksonen is a psychology graduate from the University of Helsinki with a postgraduate degree of Licenciate of Psychology, and a PsL specialization in clinical neuropsychology from the University of Jyväskylä.  She is an official supervisor registered by the Finnish Neuropsychological Society. She has served as a clinician, administrator, educator, and researcher in public posts at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurology, and has been the chief psychologist there for 13 years. She is also a state registered psychotherapist trainer. Mervi Ranta is a psychology graduate from the University of Jyväskylä with a postgraduate degree of Licenciate of Psychology, and a PsL specialization in clinical neuropsychology from the University of Helsinki. She is a state registered psychotherapist, and she has worked as a clinician and a supervisor in a public post at the Seinäjoki Central Hospital Department of Neurology since 1986, where she is presently serving as the chief psychologist.

G. Prigatano, Foreword. R. Laaksonen, M. Ranta, Introduction. R. Laaksonen, M. Ranta, Neuropsychotherapeutic Approaches in the Rehabilitation Context. R. Ylikoski, Neuropsychological Assessment in Adults: Integrating Neuropsychological Knowledge for Treatment and Therapeutic Purposes. N. Sajaniemi, Brain Development and the Ever-lasting Process of Self-regulation. Implications to the Development of Perception, Attention, Language and Memory. J. Loukkola, L. Paavola, Motivational Regulation and Its Effects on Mental Processing in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Rehabilitation Perspective. A. Lindell, Effect of Brain Injury on Emotional Reactions in a Therapeutic Process. P. Häkkinen, Resistance in Treating Neurological Patients. A. Lindell, T. Ketola, Process-Orientated Neuropsychological Out-Patient Rehabilitation. Practical Examples of Post-Acute Stages. H. Kiiski-Mäki, Helping Children with Acquired Brain Injury to Engage in a Neuropsychotherapeutic Process. S. Haikonen, Therapeutic Applications with Different Types of Developmental Disabilities in Young Adults. T. Ketola, L. Paavola, N. Sajaniemi, Challenge to Change in the Family Narratives. S. Koskinen, J. Sarajuuri, Neuropsychotherapeutic Elements as an Integrative Part of Holistic Rehabilitation Programs. R. Laaksonen, Summary of Applications of Psychotherapeutic Methods in Neuropsychotherapy.