The majority of this research has been carried out as a co-investigator on a number of multi-site research studies. Research interests: Neurocognitive and social difficulties associated with childhood cancer and the development of interventions designed to improve these difficulties. Type of supervision you can provide: Co-therapy/Co-interview Observe student live Student describes case Types of client problems: Intellectual disability, Communication disorders, ADHD disorder, Learning disorder, Anxiety disorders, Depressive disorders, Neurocognitive disorders Theoretical orientation: Cognitive behavioural Behavioural Neuropsychological Type of clinical practica: Initial Assessment Topics for workshops, seminars: Pediatric Neuropsychology in a medical setting Through this model, students have the opportunity to learn how abnormalities in brain development interact with environmental factors, and how the neuropsychological sequelae of brain abnormalities develop over time. My approach to assessment involves a transactional model in which the evaluation of a child's neuropsychological functioning occurs in consideration of environmental (e.g., home, school) and psychosocial factors. Some children have motor, visual, or hearing impairments or are English language learners. Children range in age from 4 to 18 years of age, with many children being assessed across multiple time points throughout their development.

I also work with children and families whose primary diagnosis might be neurological, genetic, or metabolic. This includes children who are diagnosed and treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or a brain tumour, as well as children whose cancer is associated with a syndrome that has an accompanying neurodevelopmental disorder (e.g., Neurofibromatosis Type 1).

I work predominantly with children who are currently undergoing treatment for childhood cancer or who have survived childhood cancer. Andrea Downie Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences CentreД«6-300 Victoria Hospital 800 Commissioners Road East London, ON N6A 5W9 Telephone: (519) 685-8144 Email: Clinical interests: Paediatric neurpsychological assessment, diagnosis, and consultation.

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