Review and Critique of
Test Administration and
Scoring
This service involves written
feedback of your administration technique and scoring, based on a review of a
videotaped administration you submit to us. This offers a way for you to
eliminate "examiner drift," and to ensure that you and/or your
technicians are administering and scoring all Halstead-Reitan
Neuropsychological Battery (HRB) tests in the appropriate and valid manner.
To use this service, you should submit a good quality videotape or CD/DVD
of a complete HRB Battery administration, either the adult's, the older
children's, or the young children's battery. Be sure also to send all written
test forms from each test administered and your NDS
Worksheet, so that your response recording and NDS scoring can be checked
against our observations. Use a padded mailer for the videotape, and enclose
another padded mailer, addressed to yourself, for us to use to return your tape
to you. We will review these materials and provide written feedback on test
technique and scoring within 3-6 weeks. All materials will be returned to you
by mail.
Cost: $125/hr, with a 4-hr minimum charge. This is often sufficient time to
review one full Battery. You will be billed for any balance. We will review and
comment on only the NP
To get the most benefit from this
service, it will be very important for you to submit a good
quality recording. We must be able to clearly see the test materials, the
patient, the test table, and at least some of the examiner. The camera should
be placed so that it is not intrusive in the testing. We must be able to hear
clearly both the examiner and the patient.
A "stand-in patient" can be used
(e.g., a friend or colleague who pretends to be a patient), but their responses
and the difficulties in testing that they would present to you are not likely
to be as realistic as those from a "real" patient. Do not send along
any additional clinical information about the patient, and please use only
disguised names or initials on the test protocols.
Again, to get the most benefit from this
service, you should be sure to have the instructions memorized. An
administration from notes or by "winging it" is sure to be deficient.
While this service is open to beginning
testers, it would be most useful to experienced examiners.
Disclaimers: We will not review technically deficient, damaged or
defective videotapes. These will be returned to you, along with your test
protocols and check, minus any costs incurred and a service fee. We
cannot be responsible for videotapes that are damaged in the mail.
Offering this service does not imply
or incur any clinical responsibility on the part of The Neuropsychology Center.
You will retain full responsibility for the case. All materials received will
be treated by The Neuropsychology Center as confidential, and will be used only
for the purposes described above. All materials will be returned to you or
destroyed, and we will not make or retain copies. Any ethical issues arising
from this service will be handled according to APA guidelines and State law.
Questions?
Call The
e-mail: info@neuropsych.com