Individual Psychological Therapies with Brain Injury

Individual Psychological Therapies with Brain Injury

This course provides an overview of neuropsychotherapy approaches within neuro-rehabilitation settings and brain injury services. Adaptations to psychotherapy technique are provided for CBT, ACT, Mindfulness, CFT. CAT, Psychodynamic, Neurobehavioural, Mind-Body, Systemic, Narrative and Community interventions. These adaptations are made in response to survivor difficulties with episodic memory, working memory and attention, executive goal-orientated functioning, social cognition and aphasia.

The approaches are covered with reference to both neuropsychology and rehabilitation theory, and detailed case examples from each modality.

Neuropsychotherapy Formulations & Case Examples from Differing Therapy Orientations

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What you will learn

• The use and adaptation of individual psychological therapies for survivors of acquired brain injury
• Key shared principles of neuropsychotherapy, across theoretical orientations
• Specific adaptations/responses to survivor difficulties in episodic memory, working memory, attention, executive functioning (goal-directed behaviour), social cognition and aphasia

Rating: 3.7

Level: Expert Level

Duration: 2.5 hours

Instructor: Dr Giles Yeates