Magdalena Zaleska

Magdalena Zaleska, MA

Magdalena Zaleska, MA has expertise in neuropsychological diagnosis and rehabilitation. She is a member of the Polish Alzheimer Society. She regularly participates in scientific and training conferences on neuropsychology.

Specialization:

• neuropsychologist.

Patient's age:

• adults.

The specialist deals with:

• neuropsychological diagnosis;
• diagnostics of cognitive-emotional disorders caused by brain diseases of various etiologies – strokes and brain injuries, brain tumors, neuroinfections, dementia syndromes;
• diagnostics of progressive cognitive disorders in dementia syndromes;
• cognitive rehabilitation for patients with focal brain damage;
• cognitive function disorders due to brain strokes and injuries;
• cognitive function disorders in neurological diseases;
• cognitive function disorders in the course of various somatic diseases;
• cognitive function disorders in affective diseases.

Education:

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań – Psychology, specializing in clinical psychology of the adult;
• Gdańsk Medical University – postgraduate studies in clinical psychology with specialization in clinical psychology of somatic patients;
• Postgraduate Medical Education Center – specialization in clinical psychology with a sub-specialization in neuropsychology.

Professional experience:

• 17 years of experience in neuropsychology and clinical hospital work, diagnosing cognitive disorders caused by focal brain damage, cognitive disorders in dementia syndromes, cognitive disorders in various disease syndromes;
• experience working with oncology patients, people with psychiatric disorders, somatization, emotional difficulties, and experiences of violence.

Language proficiency:

• Polish.

Training, courses, certifications:

• Course for psychologists from IPIN in Warsaw: “Basics of neuropsychological rehabilitation of cognitive functions in stroke patients”;
• Course “MMPI / MMPI-2 testing, interpretation and result processing”;
• Long-term psychotherapy training affiliated by the Polish Psychiatric Association.

Location:

MindHealth Gdynia
3 Maja 22,
81-363 Gdynia