This workshop is designed to familiarize potential candidates for board certification with the policies and procedures of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN) Examination and to provide advice on study and preparation. The history of the development of board certification will be reviewed, current procedures described, and the process of examination explained. Myths about the ABCN Examination will be dispelled and replaced with factual data drawn from the many decades the examination has been administered. Participants will have ample opportunity to ask questions and raise any concerns that may be acting as barriers to seeking board certification. Dr. Stringer is a Past President of ABCN. He has been a Credential Reviewer and chaired the ABCN Credential Review Committee for two years. He has composed and evaluated items for the ABCN Written Exams. He has been a Practice Sample Reviewer and an Examiner for all three parts of the ABCN Oral Examination (Ethics, Practice Sample Defense, and Fact Finding). Dr. Stringer also chaired the ABCN Ethics and Diversity Committees which together draft the Ethics part of the Oral Examination. Over 20 of Dr. Stringer’s former graduate students, interns and postdoctoral fellows have become board certified neuropsychologists. Hence, he is intimately familiar with all parts of the examination and has a strong record of successfully preparing applicants for the exam. At the end of this workshop, participants should be thoroughly familiar with the ABCN exam process and feel prepared to take the next step toward board certification in neuropsychology.
Learning Objectives:
Summarize each phase of the ABCN board certification examination
Distinguish between myths and facts about the board certification examination
Determine what is necessary to meet credential review criteria for board certification
Identify strategies and study techniques to prepare for the examination and succeed at each examination phase
