C_S_D 4030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Traumatic Brain Injury, Behaviour Therapy, Stimulus Control
18 May 2016
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Functional skills training: general stimulation-facilitation approach alertness coma stimulation, behavior therapy (stimulus-response conditioning) Modifying abnormal behaviors using learning theory establish target behaviors- stimulus control, reinforcement. Establishing eye contact and basic response to stimuli. Visual matching tasks, auditory awareness: cognitive rehabilitation (component process retraining) treating cognitive processes (attention, memory, language, orientation, executive functioning) emphasis on drill to improve isolated cog-ling functioning re-automatize tasks (automatic vs. controlled processing and behaviors, environmental manipulation. Recognize limitations- modify environment to maximize performance reduce distractions, training others rearrange living environment or important items. Realistic expectations of others training others to help in specific ways. Treatment models (cont. : compensatory strategies teach means of circumvent impairment by using internal or external aids. Important that client is aware of his/her difficulties. Checklists, schedules involves completing task analysis, organizational skills. Memory notebook, journal, logbook need to be organized by category practice using it need to be available at all times- not forgotten or additional reminders.
