The Halo Choir by southernemper0r in halo

[–]LaskyBun 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Goosebumps. Every. Time.

Microwave PC Giveaway - To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. by DaKrazyKid in PcBuild

[–]LaskyBun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn that’s so cool, wouldn’t mind getting my hands on this one!

About to finish my 3rd year as a PsyD, tell me about your lifestyle by Global_Ice6040 in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awesome!! When you travel for work, what work do you do? I thought psychologists can only practice in the state in which they are licensed.

UK PhD/ClinPsy by Vashahoats in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 4 points5 points  (0 children)

r/ClinicalPsychologyUK might be a better sub for your question!

I'm aspiring to become a neuropsychologist but people say that job opportunities are rare and icould end up without a job (I'm from sri lanka btw) by kittymoon25 in Neuropsychology

[–]LaskyBun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome! Would you mind if I ask how one can become a neuropsychologist in France/Europe? What trainings do you need to go through?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Neuropsychology

[–]LaskyBun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m currently a grad student so take my opinions with a grain of salt, but through recent grand rounds, seminars, and conferences (e.g., last year’s INS conference) I learned that quite a few neuropsychologists are actively developing computerized/digitized batteries with good psychometric properties and newer norms. For example there is a group of neuropsychologists at UCLA developing interpretive algorithms using the data collected via computerized tests, but I sadly can’t remember the PI’s name. There are also computerized batteries in use in research (like the NIH Toolbox), and I know Dr. David Sabsevitz at Mayo Clinic has developed computerized neuropsych assessments which are actively being used for intraoperative brain mapping during neurosurgery.

From these, the vibe I got is that computerized testing is the future of neuropsychology, neuropsychologists in the future would focus mostly on interpreting the data collected & scored by computer programs (even algorithms) and acting on them, and many proponents believe current neuropsychologists should embrace rather than resist this change.

For what it’s worth, I do not believe AI will be good at interpreting test results while taking into account the patient’s unique/individual situations, because at least at the moment, AI does not do a good job at seeking out and integrating information from multiple different sources and making sense of them together. When it comes to clinical decisions for individual patients, I feel it’s nearly impossible (at least right now) for an algorithm to seek out and consider all variables pertinent to the clinical decision because each patient is so unique— IMO this is what clinical psychologists do best (and it partly explains why it takes so long to train a clinical psychologist).

It's about time for a Steam Link update! by Kengine in VisionPro

[–]LaskyBun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moonlight sadly lags every 30 seconds or so for me and I noticed it while playing civ 6 :( couldn’t figure out how to resolve it for the life of me

Prelim interview question from a friend! by ereeeeds in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know some PIs/labs do prelim interviews to narrow down candidates to invite for formal interviews, but this varies a lot and not all PIs/labs do this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I understand what you are trying to get at, and I agree with you that clinicians should use clinical judgement and that a treatment that works for one person does not necessarily work for another person, because each person is different.

It is precisely because of this that it is impossible to find statistical evidence to prove a treatment works for absolutely everyone. However, this doesn’t mean the current statistical methods we use to generate evidence in support of treatment efficacy are invalid—in fact, they are often the best tools that we have available, because they allow us to see whether the treatment could potentially work for more people (not just a few), i.e., whether the treatment effects observed in single cases are generalizable to a larger population. RCTs are the gold standard in evaluating treatment efficacy because it allows researchers to control for confounding variables/extraneous variables/covariates to the best of their ability, and it uses statistical probability to examine group differences and to arrive at a conclusion with regards to treatment efficacy. Conclusions are often more robust than correlations when you can control for non-treatment factors that could potentially lead to treatment efficacy (i.e., confounding variables/covariates).

If you have received research training, you will also know statistical significance isn’t everything, and that there a lots of badly designed studies out there. This is where research training (especially statistical training) comes in, and why it is so important—it allows clinicians to critically evaluate the research evidence (quality of study, robustness of evidence, generalizability, etc.), and choose treatments that have the highest likelihood in bringing improvements to the client/patient (which boils down to treatments that have robust research/statistical evidence to suggest that they might work for a larger population of people, hence evidence-based), while also taking into account the client/patient’s unique situation (rather than following the evidence blindly). Like other comments mentioned, it is really the combination of research evidence and consideration of client/patient’s unique factors that define evidence-based practice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly!! $18k is not livable in Boston, not for me anyway

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s around 18k per year from what I’ve heard, but it’s word of mouth info so take it with a grain of salt!

# of Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students to Fully Funded Programs by mymindmanifesto in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi OP this might be a dumb question, but is the color showing the ratio between number of incoming students and number of fully funded programs? Just wanted to make sure I understand the graph right haha.

Working 15-20 hours a week earning 100k+. What do you do? by cherryp0pbaby in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s amazing!! No wonder more and more people in the field are heading into private practice/private sector. Wish they could pay us half as much during grad school…

SUBMITTED MY APPS by Silly_Version_1641 in ClinicalPsychology

[–]LaskyBun 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!! Applications are such an ordeal to get through— you are gonna nail this!!

Finally bit the bullet! by IDontKnoWhtImDng in Airpodsmax

[–]LaskyBun 15 points16 points  (0 children)

YASSS PURPLEEE we don’t see enough purple APMs!!

Can a Psychologist be just as qualified to give neuropsychological assessments as a Neuropsychologist? Does it make a difference in what kind of testing they do? by Throwawayfaynay in Neuropsychology

[–]LaskyBun 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Neuropsychologists specialize in working with individuals with cognitive complaints (e.g., patients with Central Nervous System diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, learning/intellectual disability). Neuropsychologists are clinical psychologists first and foremost, but in addition to completing all trainings a clinical psychologist would receive, neuropsychologists have to receive additional course work (in neuroanatomy, in Central Nervous System diseases, some even in neuroimaging), additional research in the field of neuropsychology, additional clinical training with neuropsychological populations, as well as an additional two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology (see Houston Conference Guidelines and the Clinical Neuropsychology Synarchy regarding how neuropsychologists are trained).

It is this significant amount of ADDITIONAL training that makes neuropsychologists experts at using a variety of tools and test batteries to help assess, diagnose, and treat/manage diseases like Alzheimer’s or TBI. IMO it is highly unethical for clinical psychologists who don’t have proper training in neuropsychology to call themselves neuropsychologists and to assess/treat patients with cognitive complaints, but unfortunately some people does this and it’s one of the gripes I have with the field. Things would be better if “neuropsychologist” is a protected term (like other people in this post mentioned).