Counting Assessment Hours

[TiptoeConqueror]

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Just a little confused about this topic since APPIC doesn't give specific (enough) guidelines. What stance does everyone take on whether research assessments count as face-t0-face hours? I'm referring to using well-validated measures like WCST. In other words, has anyone been counting them under neuropsychological assessment (specifically if you're not giving the participant any feedback about performance, diagnosis, etc)?

Thanks!

 

[WisNeuro]

It's a slight gray area, but the APPIC rules, at least as of a couple years ago when I last read them, say that you can count these hours of research as long as it was part of a clinical research project. So, the question would be, were these research subjects a clinical population, or rando undergrads?

 

[TiptoeConqueror]

Good point: clinical population

 

[WisNeuro]

Then you can count it as F2F as long as APPIC rules haven't changed. I'd double check the most recent guidelines just to be safe.

 

[AcronymAllergy]

Agreed RE: double-checking with current APPIC guidelines. Heck, even ask on the listserve if needed.

I didn't count mine, but the number was relatively small compared to my non-research hours, so I never looked very heavily into it.