Clinical Neuropsychology

Clinical Neuropsychology is a branch of clinical psychology specialising in brain – behaviour relationships, neuropsychological dysfunction and acquired brain injury rehabilitation.

At Hobbs Rehabilitation, our Neuropsychologists are full members of the interdisciplinary team, providing both direct intervention and a high level of ongoing liaison and communication with other team members delivering rehabilitation programmes.

The principal roles of the Clinical Neuropsychologists at Hobbs Rehabilitation are as follows:

• providing detailed assessments of clients’ functioning, in particular their cognition, behaviour and emotional states.
• providing advice, consultation and supervision to other professionals regarding cognitive rehabilitation and clients’ emotional/psychological adjustment.
• providing direct, one to one neuropsychological treatments to clients across a range of clinical issues where indicated.
• providing assessments of family adjustment and offering information, advice and support to carers/family members where appropriate.
• providing teaching, training and supervision of other professional staff on the interdisciplinary team with regard to neuropsychological issues.

The Clinical Neuropsychology Service at Hobbs Rehabilitation is provided by Dr Richard Maddicks and Sarah Walker-Bircham. They are both Chartered Clinical Psychologists and Full Practitioner members of the Division of Neuropsychology. Dr Maddicks has over ten years experience of working as a specialist clinical psychologist in the field of acquired brain injury.  He has published work in the area of inattention treatment following stroke and also undertakes medico-legal work as an expert witness.

Both Dr Maddicks and Sarah Walker- Bircham  are  members of the British Psychological Society, the professional body which regulates psychologists, their practice and development.