May 12, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Academic Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSY-774 Neuropsychological Care in Traumatic Brain Injury: Assessment, Rehabilitation, and Advocacy

4 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):  

  1. Know how brain injury affects the physiology of the brain.​
  2. Know how brain injury affects neurocognitive functioning.
  3. Know how brain injury affects emotional functioning and personality.
  4. Know how brain injury impacts the family.
  5. Understand various approaches to neuropsychological assessment of brain injury.
  6. Understand the model of multi-disciplinary treatment used in brain injury rehabilitation.
  7. 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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