Learning Capacity After Brain Injury - Online in English
1 dayup to 20 participantsPresentation language: English
The workshop is intended for professionals working with patients with cognitive problems resulting from brain injury. A practical model is presented from which all aspects of learning capacity can be determined. The workshop focuses on clinical reasoning using this model.
Learning goals
- • The participant is knowledgeable about learning capacity after brain injury
- • The participant can use the presented model to determine patient's learning capacity
- • The participant is able to clinically reason based on the learning capacity model
Accreditation and certification
You will receive a certificate after the workshop. This workshop has no specific accreditation.
Presented by
- Elsa van Schouwen, MSc, BcOT, CPCRT Teacher
Workshop timeline
All times are in UTC.
Day 1
- Introduction: What does the brain do? The anatomy of the brain. What is brain injury? What is cognition?
- Cognition: Which cognitive processes can be disrupted after brain injury? How does this influence the learning capacity?
- Break
- Insight: How good is the patient's insight? What does this mean for his performance in treatment activities? Can this insight be increased?
- Lunch
- Levels of performance: Which levels of performance are there? What is the relationship between the different levels and treatment activities?
- Break
- What do the different components tell you about the learning capacity? Summary of the workshop and opportunity for questions or discussion based on individual experiences with patients.