Cultural Diversity in Neuropsychological Assessment

Dr. Farzin Irani’s background includes a PhD from Drexel University, an internship at Brown University, a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, and board certification by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She is actively involved in clinical practice, teaching, mentorship, scholarship, service, and advocacy in neuropsychology. She currently serves in leadership positions in several local and national professional organizations including the Asian Neuropsychological Association, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, American Academy/Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, and the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society.

Part I: Introductory Foundations






Knowledge






Cultural Neuropsychology: Current State and Future Directions

Daryl Fujii, Ph.D., ABPP-CN






Skills and Training






Multicultural Education and Training in Psychology: Let’s Talk About Skill Acquisition

Orlando Sanchez, Ph.D. & Tedd Judd, Ph.D., ABPP-CN






Awareness of Self






Using Reflective Self-Awareness to Enhance Cultural Competence Between Neuropsychologist and Client

Rex Swanda, Ph.D., ABPP-CN






Awareness of Others






Liberating the Narratives of BIPOC Neuropsychologists: Unpacking Microaggressions through Lived Experiences

Anita Herrera Hamilton, Ph.D. ABPP-CN, Shaquanna Brown, Ph.D., Velisa Johnson, Ph.D, ABPP-CN, Sagar S. Lad, PsyD., CSP.






Action






Stepping into Action: The Role of Neuropsychologists in Social Justice Advocacy

Mirella Diaz-Santos, Ph.D., Kendra Anderson, Ph.D., Michelle Miranda, Ph.D., MPH, Christina G. Wong, Ph.D., Janet Yanez, MA, & Farzin Irani, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Part II: Case Studies






America (Canada and United States)

Black American






Culturally Sensitive Neuropsychological Assessment in Black Americans
Case Study: Seeing the Big Picture in Race, Resilience, and Examiner Expectations

Vonetta M. Dotson, Ph.D., & Anthony Y Stringer, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN

Coast Salish Native American




Neuropsychology in Coast Salish Native American Contexts
Case Study: Making it Through the Spiraling Fire Tunnel

Tedd Judd, Ph.D, ABPP-CN & Eagle Bear

Indigenous Canadian




Neuropsychological Assessment with Indigenous Peoples in Saskatchewan: A Lesson in Cultural Humility

Case Study: A lesson in cultural humility

Megan E. O’Connell, Ph.D., R.D.Psych, Ivan Panyavin, Ph.D., Lisa Bourke-Bearskin, RN, Ph.D., Jennifer Walker, Ph.D, Carrie Bourassa, Ph.D.






Arab

Overview






Cultural Considerations in Neuropsychological Assessment of Arab Populations
Ahmed F. Fasfous, Ph.D. & Julia C. Daugherty, Ph.D.

Lebanese




Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Lebanese Speaking Examinee: Multiple Cultures, Multiple Languages, Multiple Religions, One Small Country

Case study: No test in sight, and one language won’t suffice: No pressure!

Karim Yamout, PsyD, ABPP-CN






Asia

Overview






General Issues in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Asian Americans
Daryl Fujii, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Asian Indian




Culturally Aware Neuropsychological Assessment with Asian Indians: One Size Does Not Fit All
Case Study: "I’d rather have a stroke than be depressed"

Farzin Irani, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Chinese




Considerations in Neuropsychological Evaluations with Chinese Individuals
Case Study: "Overcoming shame in the family"

Mimi K.W. Wong, Ph.D., Esther Chin, Ph.D. & Yue Hong, PsyD

Filipino




Cultural Sensitivity in Neuropsychological Assessment of Filipinos and Filipino Americans
Case Study: "This might be God’s punishment"

Kristina A. Agbayani, Ph.D., ABPP, Mario F. Dulay, Jr., Ph.D., Regilda Anne A. Romero, Ph.D., Cherry Ordoñez, M.A.

Japanese




Neuropsychological Considerations With Japanese Patients
Case Study: "…and he talks like a cartoon character now"

Nicholas Thaler, Ph.D., ABPP-CN & Maiko Sakamoto Pomeroy, Ph.D.

Nepali-Bhutanese




Neuropsychological Considerations with Bhutanese People of Nepali Ethnicities Residing in the United States
Case Study: "She speaks a strange language"

Katrina E. Belen, PsyD. & David Lerner, Ph.D., ABN

Pakistani




Culturally Aware Neuropsychological Assessment with Pakistanis
Case Study: "Racing heart, racing mind."

Sanam J. Lalani, Ph.D., Farah Hameed, M.D. and Louise F. Wheeler, Ph.D.

South Korean




Cultural Considerations in the Neuropsychological Assessment of South Koreans: Land of the Morning Calm Meets K-Pop
Case Study: "I have no plans to retire."

Dongwook David Lee, Ph.D., ABPP-CN & Mi-Yeoung Jo, Psy.D. ABPP-CN

Taiwanese




Taiwan – The Island that Embraces Chinese Subcultures
Case Study: "Now that I’ve sustained a concussion, I need to work hard to get back on my feet. I need more food and oolong tea to heal!"

June Paltzer, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Vietnamese




Neuropsychological Assessment of Vietnamese Americans

Case Study: Ginseng over Donepezil?

BaoChan Tran, PsyD., ABPP-CN, Ann T. Nguyen, MA, Caroline Ba, PsyD, & Christopher Minh Nguyễn, PhD, ABPP-CN






Europe

Overview






Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment in the European Context: Embracing Maximum Cultural Diversity at Minimal Geographic Distances
T. Rune Nielsen, Ph.D., Sanne Franzen, MSc. Miriam Goudsmit, & Özgül Uysal-Bozkir, Ph.D.

Dutch (Moroccan)




Approach to Neuropsychological Assessment of Moroccan Patients in the Netherlands
Case Study: "I know all prayers by heart, if only I wouldn’t get so distracted"

Özgül Uysal-Bozkir, Ph.D, Sanne Franzen, MSc., & Miriam Goudsmit.

Greek




Culturally Aware Neuropsychological Assessment with Greek Immigrants
Case Study: "When you know the person is your own, it is different, you feel more comfortable. I feel like I can speak to you and you will understand what I am saying".

Mathew Staios, Master of Clinical Neuropsychology

Portuguese




Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation in the Portuguese Context
Case Study: "I exist beyond my diagnosis; diagnosis does not define me"

Artemisa R Dores, Ph.D., Andreia Geraldo, MA., & Sandra Guerreiro, Ph.D.

Spaniard




Neuropsychological and Rehabilitation Considerations for Language and Regional Diversity in Spain
Case Study: "Spain, the land of diversity."

Laiene Olabarrieta Landa, PhD., María Jesús Gómez López, Ph.D., Isabel González Wongvalle, Psy.D., Diego Rivera, MPH., Ph.D., & Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla, Ph.D.

Turkish




Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Assessment with Turkish Immigrants

Case Study: "I’ve heard a stressful life can give Alzheimer’s"

T. Rune Nielsen, Ph.D.






Israel






Cultural Diversity and Clinical Neuropsychology in Israel: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation within a Cultural, Religious, and Political Melting Pot

Dan Hoofien, Ph.D. & Eli Vakil, Ph.D.






Latin America and Caribbean

Overview






Neuropsychology in Latin America and the Caribbean
Paula Karina Pérez Delgadillo, PsyD., Daniela Ramos Usuga, MSc, Laiene Olabarrieta Landa, Ph.D., Gloria M. Morel Valdés, PsyD., Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla, Ph.D.

Brazilian




Support with Autonomy: Untangling the Family Role in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Brazil
Case Study: "How can I say thanks for my family support while telling them goodbye?"

Ana Paula Almeida de Pereira, Ph.D.

Colombian




Diagnostic Challenges in Remote Communities from Colombia: A Case Study of a Patient with CADASIL
Case Study: "When the clinical history is bewildering, the family history enlightens"

Lina Velilla-Jiménez, MS., Dorothee Schoemaker, Ph.D., Diana Múnera, BS, Joseph Arboleda-Velásquez, MD, Ph.D, Francisco Lopera, MD & Yakeel T. Quiroz, Ph.D.

Cuban




A Cultural Approach to the Development of Neuropsychology in Cuba
Case Study: "…My life changed from one day to the next "

Ana M Rodriguez-Salgado, MSc., Ana I Peñalver-Guía, MSc. & Jorge J Llibre-Guerra, MD

Guatemalan




Neuropsychology in Guatemala: The Obvious and the Invisible
Case Study: "The eyes don’t see what the mind does not understand"

Beatriz MacDonald, Ph.D, Tedd Judd, Ph.D, ABPP-CN, Claudia García de la Cadena, Ph.D, Isis Yahaira Marroquin Jerez de Cifuentes, M.Sc.

Mexican




Mexican Origin Communities and Neurodegenerative Conditions
Case study: No estoy demente solo vieja/I am not demented just old

Adriana M. Strutt, PhD, ABPP-CN, Ana Linda Diaz Santos, PsyD, Lic. Adriana Puente Calzada, Orlando Sanchez, PhD.

Puerto Rican




Neuropsychology and Access to Services in Puerto Rico: A Family's Journey with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Case Study: "Too high functioning to be autistic"

Rafael E. Oliveras-Rentas, Psy.D, Mairim Vega-Carrero, PsyD., & Walter Rodríguez-Irizarry, PsyD.

Venezuelan




Application of the Collaborative Therapeutic Neuropsychological Assessment Approach on a Venezuelan Migrant

Case Study: "I lost my Lucidity"

Aline Ferreira-Correia, PhD






Persian

Afghan






Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Afghan, Dari-Persian (Dari-Farsi) Speaking Individual: Clinical and Forensic Considerations
Case Study: The Underpin of an Afghan and a Jinn

Amir Ramezani, Ph.D., Shushan Tigranyan, PsyD., Reza Alvani, PhD., Arash Ramezani, BA. & Carlos Oliveira, MA.

Iranian




Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Iranian-American, Persian (Farsi) Speaking Individual: Clinical and Forensic Considerations

Case Study: Primary Persian Aphasian in Translation

Amir Ramezani, Ph.D., Emmanuel A. Zamora, PsyD., Arash Ramezani, BA. & Maria Soledad Montero, PsyD






Russian






Neuropsychological Assessment with Older Russian-Speaking Immigrants: Narrative Matters

Case Study: "From Motherland to the Land of Opportunity"

Irene Piryatinsky, Ph.D, ABPP-CN & Dov Gold, Ph.D.






Sub-Saharan African

Overview






The Sub-Saharan African Context and the Birth of Neuropsychology
Jean N Ikanga, PhD and Lingani Mbakile-Mahlanza, DPsyc

Nigerian




The Use of Neuropsychological Assessment in Psychiatric Treatment Formulation in Nigeria
Case Study: "I am Ok, It’s Just that I Cannot Concentrate or Learn What You are Teaching"

Valentine A. Ucheagwu, Ph.D. & Bruno J., Giordani, Ph.D.

Somali




Exploring a Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Assessment through a Composite Somali Refugee Case
Case Study: "All pains are connected."

Jacob A. Bentley, Ph.D., ABPP-RP, Mohammed Alsubaie, M.S., Kimi Hashimoto, M.S., Mansha Mirza, Ph.D., Farhiya Mohamed, M.S.W.

South African




A Person is a Person through Other Persons: Culturally Responsive Neuropsychological Assessment in South Africa

Case Study: "A person is a person through other persons"

Kate Cockcroft, Ph.D., & Sumaya Laher, Ph.D.

Appendix – Tests and Norms