Mistakes Professionals Make with Hispanic Clients

Tedd Judd received his BA from Princeton, his PhD from Cornell, and his postdoctoral training in neuropsychology at the University of Washington. He is Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, a Certified Hispanic Mental Health Specialist, and President-Elect of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society. He is adjunct clinical faculty in psychology at the University of Washington and adjunct faculty in psychology at Seattle Pacific University. He has worked in adult clinical neuropsychology for 29 years, and is currently in private practice in Bellingham, Washington. Much of his work has focused on traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. He has taught neuropsychology in 20 countries on five continents, including a Fulbright Senior Lectureship in Spain and two years of teaching in Costa Rica. He has a specialty in cross-cultural neuropsychology, and an interest in the development of culturally appropriate neuropsychology in developing countries. In addition to his 1999 book, Neuropsychotherapy and Community Integration: Brain Illness, Emotions, and Behavior, he has published 14 articles and book chapters. On March 12, 2009, BrainLine had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Judd to talk about traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.