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This is something that has gotten some notice on a variety of listservs and thought it'd be worthwhile to discuss here.
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More at: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/invisible-wounds/201409/state-imposes-its-standards-va
I'm hoping this leads to stricter standards and hopefully protection of the title, as this kind of stuff happens all of the time.
...A state licensing board in Helena has barred a psychologist working for the VA at Fort Harrison from evaluating veterans for traumatic brain injuries.
The Montana Board of Psychologists ruled this month that Robert Bateen was not qualified to provide a neuropsychological assessment of Charles Gatlin, a University of Montana graduate student, and that he failed to provide an adequate standard of care. And it rejected Bateen’s contention that he was merely following VA policy. “Licensee has an independent professional obligation to ensure his work as a psychologist complies with the statutes and rules governing his license,” said the state licensing board.
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“Licensee is not a clinical neuropsychologist and is not qualified to provide neuropsychological services,” the state hearing board said. Although Bateen has completed the Traumatic Brain Injury Course and the CPEP Traumatic Brain Injury Examination TBI Combo, “none of the foregoing is sufficient education, training, or experience to qualify a clinical psychologist for the practice of neuropsychology. Licensee is not trained in neuropsychological assessment.”
More at: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/invisible-wounds/201409/state-imposes-its-standards-va
I'm hoping this leads to stricter standards and hopefully protection of the title, as this kind of stuff happens all of the time.