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COGNITIVE REHABILITATION Cognitive rehabilitation is the retraining of thinking skills and the development of compensating strategies for adults with acquired brain damage. Cognitive impairments may be the result of head trauma, stroke, anoxia, or exposure to toxic substances. Common cognitive problems include deficits in attention and concentration, memory, initiation, impulse control, visual perception, organization, mental flexibility, reasoning, planning, reading, writing, and math. |
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Therapy examines the client's understanding of how his or her thinking processes have been altered, educates about the process of recovery, and supports the eventual acceptance of a changed self. Importance is placed not only on performance, but also on how the client feels while working through various rehabilitation tasks. Information on the client's functioning is gathered through careful observation by the therapist, client, and family. Cognitive rehabilitation tasks include auditory and paper and pencil exercises and a variety of rehabilitation and education computer programs. |