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Nov 24, 2024
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PSY-774 Neuropsychological Care in Traumatic Brain Injury: Assessment, Rehabilitation, and Advocacy4 semester credits
This course addresses both the evaluation and treatment of traumatic brain injury from a rehabilitation neuropsychology perspective. Emphasis is placed on how TBI is expressed on neuropsychological evaluations, and how rehabilitation neuropsychologists can use neuropsychological evaluations for treatment planning. First-person accounts of TBI from survivors and family members are considered. The need for rehabilitation neuropsychologists to be familiar with multi-disciplinary teams in medical settings is emphasized, and the roles of these other health professions are covered.
Pre-requisites: PSY-707 , PSY-728
Delivery Method: Distance/Electronically Mediated
Grading Default: Letter
Note: Elective
Learning Outcome(s):
- Know how brain injury affects the physiology of the brain.
- Know how brain injury affects neurocognitive functioning.
- Know how brain injury affects emotional functioning and personality.
- Know how brain injury impacts the family.
- Understand various approaches to neuropsychological assessment of brain injury.
- Understand the model of multi-disciplinary treatment used in brain injury rehabilitation.
- Understand training and career options for doctoral students in clinical psychology who wish to pursue a career in brain injury rehabilitation.
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