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'.

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 with clients/patients

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This two day interactive workshop is suitable for professionals 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:

INTRODUCTION 10.00am

HOW DOES THE BRAIN WORK? 10.15am
What does the brain do? Anatomy of the brain. What is a brain injury? Common problems

COFFEE 11.00am

PRINCIPLES OF CRT 11.30am
What is cognition? What is CRT? Making sense of cognition. The 5 cognitive modules. The 4 approaches to CRT. Metacognition. Keys to successful CRT. Teaching skills.

A MODEL OF ATTENTION 12.10pm
What is attention? How is attention affected by brain injury? A practical model for attention.

LUNCH 12.30pm

THE 4 APPROACHES TO CRT 1.30pm
WHO model applied to CRT. Education, Process Training, Strategy Training, Functional Activities Training in detail. Developing a new sense of self.

TEA 2.30pm

A MODEL OF VISUAL PROCESSING 3.00pm
What is visual processing? How is visual processing affected by brain injury. A practical model for visual processing.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO HAVE A BRAIN INJURY? 3.20pm
What is it like to have cognitive problems? Cognitive simulations. The link with behaviour problems.

FINISH 4.00pm

Programme Day 2:

WHAT DID YOU LEARN ON DAY 1? 10.00am

HOW TO ASSESS COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS 10.15am
Why do we assess. The 3 approaches to assessment. Assessing: Attention, Visual processing, Information processing, Memory and Executive Functions. Clinical reasoning skills. Setting SMART goals.

COFFEE 11.00am

A MODEL OF INFORMATION PROCESSING 11.30am
What is information processing? How is information processing affected by brain injury. A practical model for information processing.

A MODEL OF MEMORY 12.00pm
What is memory? How is memory affected by brain injury? A practical model for memory.

LUNCH 12.30pm

A MODEL OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS 1.30pm
What are executive functions? How are executive functions affected by brain injury? A practical model for executive functions.

HOW TO TREAT COGNITIVE PROBLEMS 2.00pm
4 treatment approaches. General resources. Specific resources for each of the cognitive modules.

TEA 2.30pm

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 3.00pm
What are you going to do now?

QUESTIONS 3.30pm

FINISH 4.00pm