• Differentiate between "stage" and "system" models of memory and discuss effective treatment strategies for improving memory functions
• Distinguish between the specific types of attention deficits and discuss therapeutic interventions to ensure effective outcomes
• Design individualized and measurable goals for cognitive communication deficits
• Outline specific types of attention deficits and discuss successful therapeutic interventions to assure effective outcomes
• Describe the models of care for cognitive rehabilitation with respect to specific diagnoses and rehabilitation settings
• Distinguish between memory systems and identify appropriate intervention techniques for specific patient diagnoses
• Explain executive functions and identify the most effective intervention strategies for specific targeted behaviors
• List specific techniques and strategies to maximize brain function and prevent further cognitive decline
• Implement critical thinking and problem solving skills to develop highly individualized therapeutic interventions

Cognitive Communication Disorders: The Archives of the Brain

• Developing a critical thinking approach to therapeutic intervention
• Full spectrum of neurological disorders

 

Comprehensive Patient Assessments

• Philosophy
• Approaches
• Principles
• Model
• Procedures

 

Attention Domain: The Heart of it All

• Types of attention and attention deficits
• Processing speed: The root of intelligence
• Assessments/tests for attention deficits

·         Treatment of attention deficits

• specific therapeutic interventions
• medical management
• Case studies: Learning assessments

 

Memory Domain: Mirrors of the Mind

• Normal vs. Pathological memory loss

• Reversible vs. Non-reversible memory loss
• “Stage” memory vs. “Systems” memory
• stage memory processes
• encoding, storing, retrieval
• systems memory theoretically based
• Declarative/Explicit vs. Non-Declarative/Implicit memory
• Assessments/tests for memory deficits

• models of therapeutic intervention
• Traditional / Cognitive didactic approach
• compensatory strategies
• Functional-Experiential approach
• adaptation
• Treatment of memory deficits

• specific therapeutic interventions
• medical management
• Case studies: Learning assessments

 

Executive Functions Domain: The Monitor       

• Definition, development, importance: High level cognitive abilities
• Responsibilities of executive functions/frontal lobe
• Behaviors associated with frontal lobe impairments
• Assessments/Tests for executive function deficits
• Treatment of targeted executive function behaviors
• Environmental interventions and strategies
• Case studies: Learning assessment

                                                                                                           

Maximize Brain Function/Health Management

• Memories: Worst enemies
• Prevention of normal memory loss
• Depression with neuropathology

 

Strategies for Successful Therapeutic Intervention

• Assessment of unawareness of impairments
  • matching compensatory strategies to levels of awareness
  • principles/treatment of generalization and transfer of learning
  • gender differences in memory

 

Clinical Documentation

• Components of substantiated goal writing
• Cognitive communication goals: Samples
• Specific goal development

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