Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop for Professionals

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