Increasingly, students with cerebral dysfunctions are entering colleges and universities and demanding counseling and psychological services. Yet the provision of quality assessment; treatment planning, and counseling for this population requires training and experience in areas that extend beyond those of most counseling center professionals. As a result, the need for counseling psychologists with expertise in assisting these students has never been so apparent as it is presently. This article explores this dilemma, and presents a rationale for the development of a new area of subspecialization -counseling neuropsychology -as a mechanism for enhanced service delivery, particularly within the university counseling center.
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