Current research has found that up to 60% of the population of people with mild neurological injury, e.g., mild stroke or mTBI, can have executive dysfunction which has been shown to impair reintegration back into complex everyday life activities such as driving and work. Join us for this course on June 5th as Tim Wolf, OTD, MSCI, OTR/L, shares in-depth information and knowledge about current assessment and intervention strategies to address executive dysfunction in adults with mild neurological injury. Current and emerging methods of assessment will be discussed and demonstrated, specifically the use of performance-based assessments to identify executive dysfunction. Current intervention strategies that target transfer and generalization to real-world environments will be discussed and demonstrated, specifically, the use of cognitive strategy training.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
The Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. This course is offered for 6.0 AOTA CEUs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
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