NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Vs VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT:

	Traditional Neuropsychological Assessment	Vocational Placement
Personnel	Psychologists (usually) respected; understand BI; 1-1 supervision; no co-workers; no social or extended relationship	Interact with many individuals; supervisors and co-workers have limited understanding of BI; minimal supervision
Environment	Quiet, well-lit, non-distracting, clean, temperature-controlled, office setting	Frequently distracting, noisy, inadequate lighting, poorly ventilated, temperature extremes
Goals	Maximum performance under ideal conditions compared to age/education norms	Continuous performance within occupational norms under standard work conditions
Expectations	Deficits exist and are taken into account; emotional needs will be considered	Competitive productivity/job performance; good judgment; work safely; follow job rules; prioritize tasks/manage time; appropriate self-care; flexible problem-solving; initiative; quality control/self-monitoring; behavior control; appropriate social behavior; maintain work station/supplies; learn quickly
Duration	2-8 hours; extra breaks provided if needed	40 hour week with standard work schedule
Instructions	Provided by single individual; clear; concise; repeated if necessary; given immediately before task; standard English; no technical terms; face-to-face	Technical, job-specific terminology; abbreviated; no clarification; ambiguous; require independent judgment of when specific rules apply; multiple bosses
Tasks	Selected, ordered, started & terminated by examiner; heavily weighted toward old learning/memory; no long term recall of new information; controlled for frustration and failure; brief time sampling; non-repetitive; may not be relevant to specific job; individual performance	Complex, multi-step; use tools, manuals, equipment; meet deadlines; team effort; may be extremely repetitive or change constantly
Physical demands	Usually only fine motor skills & coordination evaluated	Require physical endurance, strength, fine/gross motor skills, coordination, balance; competitive performance speed

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