Dear Colleagues, As we approach the 2-year anniversary of the Minnesota Conference, we are also approaching the end of our rigorous process of drafting the Minnesota Guidelines Policy Document.  Here is the tentative timetable for the next few months: September 20 – Delegate/Steering Committee Zoom meeting to introduce the next-to-final draft of the Minnesota Guidelines Policy Document  September 20 to October 3 – Delegates to review next-to-final draft of the Policy Document

Dear Colleagues, The MNC Steering Committee is writing to inform you of an editorial that was published in the National Review by a neuropsychologist: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/how-neuropsychology-lost-its-mind/amp/ We realize you may already be aware of this article but we wanted to provide additional information for you. The SC has chosen not to respond to this publicly and will instead continue to focus on the next draft of the guidelines. Nonetheless, we want

In May 2023, the draft guidelines were released for commentary and amendment development by the MNC delegates. We have heard the feedback given by individuals across groups. From this, delegates submitted 88 amendments, many of which were overlapping. The delegates met on July 19 to discuss the amendments proposed for each competency. Following this discussion, a straw poll was conducted to gauge the delegate opinions on the most controversial topics

I am pleased to report on the results of the delegate nomination and selection process. As indicated in a previous update, the Planning Commission sought nominations first from the 17 neuropsychology organizations, with two delegates selected from each organization’s list of nominees. Because there is currently no neuropsychology organization at the doctoral level, the Planning Commission also sought one delegate each from CUDCP and NCSPP, which, taken together, represent the

We enjoyed holding a Town Hall event for students on July 20, 2022! The event was recorded and may be viewed here. https://vimeo.com/732170364

Last month I had an enjoyable time speaking with John Bellone and Ryan Van Patten of the NavNeuro podcast. We discussed the history of Houston Conference Guidelines, the rationale for updating them via the Minnesota Neuropsychology Conference, and the planning process for the conference so far. As always, John and Ryan demonstrated their research and interviewing skills to produce an informative and laid-back episode. The direct link is here and

Home Updates Delegate Selection The Delegate Selection Committee has been diligently at work building a slate of delegates as described in the January 11 Update. What added to that task was the incredible response from both organizations nominating delegates and individuals who self-nominated to serve. Delegate applicants have been informed of the delay, and applicants will be notified of their status as delegates on or before May 31, 2022.  

Several people have expressed an interest in applying to be a delegate to the Minnesota 2022 Update Conference. The process of delegate application has two phases. First, each of the seventeen neuropsychology organizations represented on the HCGRPC has been asked to submit a list of 3-5 individuals for consideration by the HCGRPC as delegates. Organization nominees have until February 15, 2022 to complete their applications on the Nominee Portal. Additionally, beginning on

Official Conference Logo Thanks to our logo designer! I wanted to create a design that captured the element of diversity through color symbolism. Color plays an important role across cultures and time, and I wanted to highlight the rich diversity of organizations within clinical neuropsychology coming together (similar to the shapes coming together to form the whole brain) to form the Houston Conference Guidelines Revision Planning Commission (HCGRPC). Additionally, I

Welcome! Welcome to the first update from the Houston Conference Guidelines Revision Planning Commission (HCGRPC), which was formed earlier this year. Our role is not to revise the Houston Conference Guidelines. Rather, we are developing the process by which they will be revised, which will culminate in a conference to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, beginning September 12, 2022 (more on that later). That process will be a large group