Brain Injury Archives – Page 13 of 43

Identifying Relevant vs. Irrelevant Information: An Attention Activity

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This therapy activity challenges an individual to determine what information is relevant or irrelevant to the passage’s main idea.

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Time Pressure Management for the Treatment of Information Processing Speed

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides education on the hierarchy of decision-making for the successful use of time pressure management (TPM) and how to train patients to use TPM to compensate for slowed information processing speed.

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Model of Attention

May 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource defines the distinct yet interrelated subcomponents of attention.

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“Putting the Occupation Back in Occupational Therapy:” A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Use of Gardening as an Intervention (2014)

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Gardening has been equated with positive health outcomes for individuals with physical and mental health issues, and the benefits have been shown to transcend socioeconomic, educational, and cultural boundaries, and to be a cost-effective therapeutic activity. Ninety-one occupational therapy practitioners across all practice settings initially responded to a 15-question survey developed by the authors, but […]

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Child-Rearing

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource covers ways to work on child-rearing skills in functional therapy.

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Gardening with OT

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource covers ways to incorporate gardening into functional therapy.

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Financial Management: Wants vs. Needs

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource works on cognition and money management skills by focusing on wants versus needs with spending.

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Information Processing Speed Following Brain Injury (Based on INCOG 2.0 Recommendations)

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Information processing speed is related to the complex and multidimensional constructs of attention. This material describes two options to compensate for or treat slowed processing speed often seen following brain injury or other neurodegenerative disorders.

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“Putting the Occupation Back in Occupational Therapy:” A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Use of Gardening as an Intervention (2014)

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Gardening has been equated with positive health outcomes for individuals with physical and mental health issues, and the benefits have been shown to transcend socioeconomic, educational, and cultural boundaries, and to be a cost-effective therapeutic activity. Ninety-one occupational therapy practitioners across all practice settings initially responded to a 15-question survey developed by the authors, but […]

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INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II: Attention and Information Processing Speed (2023)

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Attention is a complex and necessary skill needed for alertness, selective attention, processing speed, sustained attention, shifting attention needed for divided attention, and working memory. A TBI can disrupt the neurotransmitter pathways in the frontotemporal and midbrain reticular systems needed for attention. For people with moderate to severe TBI, 60% of them reported attentional difficulties […]

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