INSTRUCTORS: Kit Malia & Anne Brannagan

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This one day interactive workshop is suitable for professionals working with adults who have cognitive, emotional or insight problems following brain injury.

The course establishes a solid foundation in understanding brain injury, cognitive & behaviour problems, and insight following brain injury. It also provides suggestions of what to do about these problems.

AIMS:

• To develop skills and knowledge about brain injury
• To develop skills and knowledge about cognitive rehabilitation
• To develop skills and knowledge about behaviour problems
• To develop skills and knowledge about insight

Programme:

WHAT IS BRAIN INJURY 10:00am
What does the brain look like and what does it do? What is it like to have a brain injury?

Coffee 11:00am

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MY COGNITIVE SKILLS? 11:30am 
What is cognition? Overview of Attention and Information Processing; Treating cognitive issues

Lunch 12:30pm

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MY BEHAVIOUR? 1:30pm 
Anxiety, Emotional lability, Depression, Anger, Irritability, Aggression, Impulsivity, Disinhibition, Inflexibility, Obsessive behaviour, Self centredness, Insight, Awareness, Disorders of Arousal, Drive and Motivation; How to treat behaviour problems

Coffee 2:30pm 

WHO AM I NOW? 3:00pm 
The development of a new sense of self

4:00pm Finish