Our team Ben Wang
Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar, working with adults and older adults.
About Ben
About
Ben is a registered psychologist completing the registrar programme in clinical neuropsychology.
Ben holds general registration as a psychologist and has completed postgraduate training in clinical neuropsychology. He is now undertaking the Psychology Board of Australia's registrar programme, the final stage before area of practice endorsement, which sets a defined period of advanced practice, supervision and professional development in the specialty. Registrars see clients in their own right, and cases are discussed with our senior clinical neuropsychologists as part of that programme.
Ben is drawn to detailed, careful assessment, and to the kind of question where taking time to understand the full picture makes a real difference. He works as a clinical neuropsychology registrar in public mental health on the Gold Coast, and is an honorary neuropsychology fellow at a specialist memory and cognitive disorders clinic in Brisbane. His doctoral research looks at how memory for personal experiences can help in the diagnosis of dementia.
AdultsOlder adults
Areas of focus
What Ben works with
- Detailed neuropsychological assessment. A particular interest in thorough, methodical assessment, and in explaining clearly what the results do and do not show.
- Dementia and cognitive disorders. Assessment of memory and thinking where dementia or another condition affecting the mind may be involved.
As a registrar, Ben's clinical neuropsychology practice sits within a structured programme of advanced practice and supervision, so his assessments have the benefit of a second experienced clinician's perspective.
Approach
How Ben works
Ben is unhurried and thorough. An assessment with him is a careful look at how your thinking and memory are working, built around understanding you rather than rushing to a label. He explains what he is doing as he goes, and is clear about what the findings mean in everyday terms.
Ben's registrar programme builds regular case discussion with a senior clinical neuropsychologist into his week. For you, that means an additional experienced perspective behind the conclusions you receive.
Qualifications & registration
Training and registration
- Currently completing a Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Neuropsychology) at The University of Queensland and Mater Hospital Brisbane, researching the use of autobiographical memory in the diagnosis of dementia
- Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) with first-class honours, The University of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Psychological Science with first-class honours, The University of Queensland
- Registered psychologist with AHPRA (registration number PSY0002695267), completing the Board-approved registrar programme towards area of practice endorsement in clinical neuropsychology
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society and its College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, and of the Australian Clinical Neuropsychology Association
Work with Ben
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