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Functional Cognition
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Insights, research, practical tips, and resources related to functional cognition in occupational therapy (OT) and cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT).

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The Multicontext Approach is a metacognitive intervention that aims to improve
- awareness
- strategy use
- executive functioning
particularly for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI).

#research #Multicontext #books #OccupationalTherapy #FunctionalCognition #stroke #rehabilitation
Mentorship is a critical component of evidence-based practice that OTs across all experience levels need. Complex clinical presentations challenge our diagnostic reasoning and intervention planning. Mentorship provides essential support that enhances clinical competency.

Are we getting enough?
July 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sleep disorders, including sleep-disordered breathing and insomnia, are highly prevalent among stroke survivors. Here are 4 techniques to address this.
January 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
✨ Post-traumatic growth (PTG) after acquired brain injury (ABI)
January 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
January 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA) is a performance-based assessment that evaluates executive functioning by simulating real-life tasks. It is utilized across various populations to assess how subtle deficits in executive function affect daily activities.
January 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Cognitive reserve (CR) reflects resilience to cognitive decline from aging or disease, independent of brain damage severity. Influenced by education, occupational experiences, and stimulating activities, higher CR correlates with reduced dementia risk.
January 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The ICF provides a comprehensive FRAMEWORK for understanding and documenting the multifaceted aspects of functioning, disability, and health.

Here is an example of how to use the ICF framework in cognitive rehabilitation.
January 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
January 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
4 must read books about cognitive rehabilitation.
January 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
January 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The concept of functional cognition (FC) has been defined in various ways, but fundamentally, it relates to how cognitive and performance abilities are integrated and utilized in everyday life.

Check out this article for more information.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 20, 2024 at 11:44 AM
The Multicontext Approach is a metacognitive intervention that aims to improve
- awareness
- strategy use
- executive functioning
particularly for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI).

#research #Multicontext #books #OccupationalTherapy #FunctionalCognition #stroke #rehabilitation
December 10, 2024 at 12:19 PM
The 3S Spreadsheet Test is a tool designed to assess spatial neglect, specifically focusing on both viewer-centered (egocentric) and stimulus-centered (allocentric) neglect.

#spatialneglect #assessments
December 8, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Working memory (WM) is a system responsible for maintaining and manipulating information in the face of ongoing distraction.
December 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 11:46 PM
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23020641/
#ExecutiveFunctions #OT
The following are core components of Executive Functions:
November 28, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Rehabilitation Measures Database has over 580 measures and is supported by some of the world's top therapists, researchers, educators, and doctors.
Check it out:
www.sralab.org/rehabilitati...

#research #assessments #OT
Rehabilitation Measures
The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is the first-ever “translational” research hospital where clinicians, scientists, innovators and technologists work together in the same space, applying (or “translating”) ...
www.sralab.org
November 28, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Here are 4 key advantages of VR in cognitive rehabilitation:
#VR #strokerehabilitation #stroke #CognitiveRehabilitation
November 28, 2024 at 2:01 AM
November 26, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) occurs in up to 60% of stroke survivors in the first year after stroke.
#stroke #cognitive #braininjury #CognitiveRehabilitation #cogrehab #PSCI #OT #OccupationalTherapy

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
November 26, 2024 at 11:39 AM