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
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