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American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN)

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The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN) is the specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) that is responsible for the development and administration of examinations of competence for independent practice of Clinical Neuropsychology. Information about ABCN can found at the following websites:

Mail correspondence can be directed to ABCN at the following street address:

Department of Psychiatry (F6248, MCHC-6)

University of Michigan Health System

1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC 5295

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5295

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As of June 2017, ABCN/ABPP has awarded specialty certification in clinical neuropsychology to 1201 specialists practicing across the United States and Canada. Of these, 91 have been awarded subspecialty certification in the practice...

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Lucas, J.A., Westerveld, M. (2018). American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN). In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_586

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