PMID: 9661709Jul 14, 1998Paper

Cognitive rehabilitation therapy of brain-injured students in a public high school setting

Pediatric Rehabilitation
A W Brett, L Laatsch

Abstract

Cognitive rehabilitation therapy is a systematic effort to assist brain damaged individuals in developing ways to compensate for cognitive deficits. Although this treatment is considered standard in a field of rehabilitation, access to services is limited by the availability of specialists. A model for bringing cognitive rehabilitation techniques to children with acquired brain injury within their own school setting is presented. A convenience sample of 10 public high school students with acquired brain injury received biweekly cognitive rehabilitation sessions for 20 weeks. Treatment was based on a developmental model of brain functioning. Treatments were provided by trained school teachers under the supervision of psychologists specializing in cognitive rehabilitation. Students were evaluated pre- and post-treatment using neuropsychological tests. After treatment, the students demonstrated a significant increase in general memory ability (p < 0.05). These gains were due mostly to increases in verbal learning ability. Integration of cognitive rehabilitation therapy with public school services is a significant step in providing this valuable treatment to a wider range of children with acquired brain injury.

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Nov 3, 2010·Developmental Neurorehabilitation·Kimberly A KernsVincenza Gruppuso
Mar 3, 2009·Developmental Neurorehabilitation·Cathy Catroppa, Vicki Anderson
Jan 28, 2004·Pediatric Rehabilitation·Raymond K Mulhern, Robert W Butler
Mar 17, 2007·Brain Injury : [BI]·Laura ReesUNKNOWN Erabi Group
Apr 12, 2005·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Jenny Limond, Rachel Leeke
Aug 23, 2006·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation·Vicki Anderson, Cathy Catroppa
Aug 2, 2007·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Linda LaatschKatherine Pike Hersey
Dec 22, 2004·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Robert W Butler, Raymond K Mulhern
Feb 18, 2020·Neuropsychological Rehabilitation·Shelley CammGabrielle Campos Veloso

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