Pediatric neuropsychological rehabilitation in Finland – A survey of practitioners and practices
This study surveyed the situation of neuropsychological rehabilitation for children in Finland. Information was collected on the practitioners, content areas and practices of rehabilitation. The survey was conducted online and practitioners within the capital region and Southern Finland (n = 33) were compared with practitioners working elsewhere in Finland (n = 37). The respondents were well educated; 86 percent had specialist training in neuropsychology, and many also had other training. The volume or content of rehabilitation did not differ between groups from different geographical regions. Rehabilitation mostly targeted school-aged children, with referrals related to reading difficulty or attention problems, and rehabilitation focused on academic skills (reading, writing and arithmetic) or attention and executive skills.