Huerta del Rey Center, Valladolid, Spain

Child and adolescent neuropsychological assessment

Neuropsychology is one of the disciplines in neuroscience that studies the relationship between the upper and brain processes. Its main objective is to understand the functioning of the neuroanatomical circuits that are the basis of human behavior, which explains its special relationship with psychology. Neuropsychological Assessment is always part of the psychological evaluation because it helps to formulate a diagnosis, determining a diagnosis of comorbidity, measuring the degree of impairment or developmental level of the child and the quantification of the strengths and weaknesses thereof. This information is essential to develop interventions for a specific purpose, and to develop recommendations to enhance the strengths and compensate for areas of weakness. Moreover, establishing an initial baseline allows retesting later to track child development over time and to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. This session aims, through case studies, to present the neuropsychological evaluation process and techniques used to perform it. In this session Neuropsychological Evaluation of a child diagnosed with intellectual giftedness with neurodevelopmental disorder (DSM-5) will be discussed. Neuropsychological assessment at the request of a child neurologist to confirm the plane also exhibit behavioral and / or cognitive disorders of the nervous system and neurological examination detected by: child diagnosed with Vera Microcephaly.

Yolanda Benito Mate,  PhD in Psychology from the Radboud University of Nijmegen (Center for the study of giftedness, Netherlands, 1996) being his Thesis Directors: Prof. Dr. Franz J. Monks (University of Nijmegen) and Prof. Dr. Peter Heymans (University of Utrecht). Health psychologist Specialized in Neuropsychology Children and Youth, Director of the Centre "Huerta del Rey", recognized as a health center for the Castile and Leon. Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology General Council of Spain. Member of the Division of Legal Psychology General Psychology Council Spain. Associate Professor of the University of Valladolid from 1992 to 2003. Professor Doctoral several years at the University of Valladolid and the University of Deusto. Professor of postgraduate courses, Master and Specialization in several international universities. Author of several national and international research and studies on neuropsychological level. Co-Director of Doctoral Thesis in the neuropsychological field. Author and Co-author of 16 books and more than 100 international publications. President of the American Federation of World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (2003-2009). President of the Evaluation Commission and Identification of the European Committee for the education of gifted children and adolescents (Eurotalent NGOs) having consultative status with the Council of Europe. Advisor Representative in Spain of the Scientific Committee.