Homestudy Program: The Neuropsychology of the Bilingual Hispanic Patient: Theory, Challenges, and Practice Considerations (Garcia) orig. 11.7.2025
12/5/2025 - 12/31/2050
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description
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Originally offered as:
IPA 2025 Fall Conference #9
1.5 Hours of Category I CE credit Thursday, November 7th, 2025 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Program Description: The Neuropsychology of the Bilingual Hispanic Patient: Theory, Challenges, and Practice Considerations
This webinar will provide a description from literature n theories of bilingualism, summarizing its neuroanatomical correlates and review of the evidence towards a bilingual "advantage." The webinar will also describe effects from bilingualism and acculturation on neuropsychological performance and some of the challenges pertinetn in the work with the multicultural patient. Finally, practical recommendations will be offered to maximize the provision of competent neuropsychological services and care.
Learning Objectives:
By completing this program, participants will be able to:
describe the theories of bilingualism.
summarize the effect of acculturalization and bilingualism on neuropsychological performance.
list some of the challenges associated with the evaluation of the multicultural patient.
Presenter bio: Patricia Garcia, PsyD, HSPP
Dr. Garcia is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Indiana University School of Medicine. Clinically, Dr. Garcia evaluates a variety of adult patient populations who present with neurodegenerative diseases and acquired brain injury affecting cognition, behavior, and personality. Her research interests include cognitive aging and neuropsychiatric sequelae after a brain injury, cultural adaptations to psychological evidence-based interventions, and the science of recruitment and retention of understudied groups in clinical research. She obtained her doctorate degree from Albizu University-Miami campus, completing internship and fellowship training in neuropsychology at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital with a focus on the neurocognitive assessment of clinical, multicultural populations. Dr. Garcia currently serves as the chair of Culture and Diversity Task Force in Traumatic Brain Injury from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine; is the chair of the Conflict of Interest Committee with the National Academy of Neuropsychology, faculty with the Outreach Recruitment and Engagement (OREC) core of the Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (IADRDC); and co-leads the Hispanic Community Advisory Board for OREC that looks to promote brain health education and increase participation of understudied populations in ADRD biomarker clinical trials.
Dr. Patricia Garcia
Special Note to Conference Attendees
The Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Indiana Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Indiana State Psychology Board and Indiana Behavioral Health Board:
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for psychologists.
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMFTA, LCAC and LAC.
Licensees must judge the program’s relevance to their professional practice. Non-Indiana licensees are also advised to check with their state's licensing board to assure their state accepts continuing education programs approved by entities approved by the APA.
We ask that all participants watch the entire recorded presentation, and complete the post-program evaluation form and homestudy test at the conclusion of the program. Dr. Garcia and IPA have not received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program.
CE certificates will be distributed via email within two weeks after a passing test (75+%) is submitted.
