INSTRUCTORS: Kit Malia & Anne Brannagan
'The cognitive deficits of traumatic brain injury are the most handicapping. Therefore, an efficacious method of ameliorating these deficits is, and will be, a core component of any truly effective rehabilitation approach'.

Nathan Cope (1995)

AIMS:

• To extend skills and knowledge about cognitive rehabilitation therapy
• To introduce materials that can be used to develop cognitive skills
• To provide practical activities to take away and use

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This two day interactive workshop is suitable for people working with adults who have cognitive problems following brain injury.

The course focuses on practical activities that can be used in the rehabilitation of attention, visual processing, information processing, memory and executive functions.

Programme Day 1:

LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF 9:00am
The effects of brain injury on the family. Stress management. Time management. Self organisational strategies.

Coffee 10:30am

UNDERSTANDING BRAIN INJURY 11:00am
What does the brain do? Anatomy of the brain. What is a brain injury? What is cognition? What is Cognitive Rehab Therapy (CRT)?

PRINCIPLES OF CRT 11:30am
The concepts of CRT. Keys to successful CRT. Metacognition and Executive strategies. Teaching strategies.

Lunch 12:30pm

ATTENTION 1:30pm
What is attention? How is attention affected by brain injury? What is it like to have cognitive problems? Cognitive simulations. How to assess an attentional problem. How to treat an attentional problem.

Coffee 3:00pm

MEMORY 3:30pm
What is memory? How is memory affected by brain injury? Cognitive simulations. How to assess a memory problem. How to treat a memory problem.

5:00pm Finish

Programme Day 2

INFORMATION PROCESSING 9:00am
What is information processing? How is information processing affected by brain injury? Cognitive simulations. How to assess an information processing problem. How to treat an information processing problem.

Coffee 10:30am

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS 11:00am
What are executive functions? How are executive functions affected by brain injury? Cognitive simulations. How to assess an executive functions problem. How to treat an executive functions problem.

Lunch 12:30pm

SUMMARY & OPEN DISCUSSION 1:30pm
A summary of the workshop presentations with the opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues raised, with reference to personal experiences. This part of the workshop will take the format of question/answer and discussion so that the needs of the carers can be articulated.

Coffee 3:00pm

Finish 3:30pm

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