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Cognitive Functioning & Rehabilitation in Dementias (20 credits)

Key information

 

Date: Dates for 2013 to be confirmed. Please use  the contact details below to enquire.

Duration: Two days

Location: Aston University, Birmingham 

Fee: £840 with assessment, £340 without assessment 

Accreditation: Through our Flexible Credit Accumulation scheme, completion of this course will also provide you with 20 credits towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology (60 credits). 
 

To register: Please complete this registration form.

Further information: Contact Dr Carol Holland at c.holland1@aston.ac.uk or telephone 0121 204 4063.

About the course

This two and a half day course combines practical, evidence-based and theoretical approaches to produce a course suitable for practitioners such as psychologists or occupational therapists. The course is ideal for those who may already be working in the rehabilitation of older adults with acquired cognitive impairments (e.g. dementia, stroke), but wish to consolidate, update or extend their knowledge. It is also appropriate for those at earlier stages of their careers who wish to specialise in this area of rehabilitation.

The workshops focus on the application of theoretical knowledge to clinical rehabilitative practice. They are led by experienced practitioners and researchers.

  • Workshop 1 

    Ageing, Dementia, Rehabilitation & Management: From concern to rehabilitation and coping  

    Introduction:  

    i) What is “normal” ageing?  (ii) Contributors to healthy cognition (iii) When changing cognition becomes a real concern (iv) Dementias – the key facts (v) Risk factors and prevention (vi) Presentation of dementias and complications: diagnoses, key features. Examples, case studies, confusions between dementias.

    Cognitive stimulation: Interactive practical session

    Cognitive Rehabilitation:  Managing behaviours in dementias (not frontal).

    Dementia Care Mapping (DCM): A  person centred approach.

     

  • Workshop 2   

    Introduction to an understanding & management of Frontal lobe impairment: Working with patients with frontal lobe damage or frontal dementias

    Introduction: (i) Overview of brain structures  (ii) Frontal Lobe structure & normal function (iii) 

    Frontal lobe disorders and dysfunctions, and how they present: Presentation, Case histories

    Executive dysfunction: case presentation and management strategies.