Division of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Clin Neuropsychol. 2010 Apr;24(3):391-400. doi: 10.1080/13854040802537668. Epub 2009 Mar 31.
We can only benefit from raising public awareness about the unique role of clinical neuropsychology in patient care and clinical research. Public awareness of the distinctive skills of our practitioners and researchers and the utility of our products may well be linked to our viability as a field given the current healthcare and funding climates. This article discusses the goals of public awareness efforts for clinical neuropsychology, and outlines current resources that can be utilized toward this end. We review the process of creating new public awareness resources and discuss ideas for how practitioners can become involved public awareness efforts. We consider some of the many issues driving the need for public awareness activities and resources, highlight the need for practitioners and professional organizations to be self-advocates, and hope to inspire our field to the very feasible process of integrating public awareness efforts into professional practice.
我们只能通过提高公众对临床神经心理学在患者护理和临床研究中独特作用的认识从中受益。鉴于当前的医疗保健和资金环境，公众对我们从业者和研究人员的独特技能以及我们产品的实用性的认识很可能与我们这个领域的生存能力息息相关。本文讨论了临床神经心理学公众意识工作的目标，并概述了为此目的可以利用的现有资源。我们回顾了创建新的公众意识资源的过程，并讨论了从业者如何参与公众意识工作的想法。我们考虑了推动公众意识活动和资源需求的许多问题，强调从业者和专业组织需要自我倡导，并希望激励我们的领域将公众意识工作融入专业实践的可行过程。
