Insight Workshop

INSIGHT FOLLOWING BRAIN INJURY

COURSE LOCATION: Gatwick Hilton, Gatwick Airport, Sussex, UK

INSTRUCTORS: Kit Malia & Anne Brannagan

‘The patient needs and deserves a time to place his or her tragedy into perspective and to construct their life not in spite of brain damage but in the face of it’
George Prigatano (1992)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This two day interactive workshop is suitable for professionals working with adults who have insight problems following brain injury. The course presents a practical model within which to understand awareness and acceptance problems following brain injury. The workshop format encourages the development of practical activities that can be put into practice within teams.

AIMS:

To extend skills and knowledge about the concept of insight following brain injury
To introduce materials that can be used to assess insight
To provide practical treatment approaches to take away and use with clients/patients

COURSE CONTENT:

INTRODUCTION: Defining 'insight'; understanding related terms; awareness & acceptance

MECHANISMS OF AWARENESS: Practical exercise; how to know what your strengths and weaknesses are; why awareness problems exist following brain injury; denial as a protective mechanism; effects of cognitive, executive and metacognitive problems

AREAS OF THE BRAIN INVOLVED IN AWARENESS: Presentation of the concept of association cortex with heteromodal and unimodal dimensions

WHY DO WE NEED TO IMPROVE AWARENESS?: The importance of dealing with awareness issues; implications for rehabilitation

A PRACTICAL MODEL OF AWARENESS: Presenting Crosson et al model (1989) with modifications; intellectual, emergent & anticipatory awareness

ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS: Using Crossons model; practical group exercise with case study; discussion and questions

GROUP EXERCISE FOR DEVELOPING TREATMENT GUIDELINES: Using case studies and discussion; issues of timing of intervention, hope, emotional distress & denial

ADJUSTMENT ISSUES: How to tell people; the grieving process; loss; how to deal with distress/anger

£175

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