PSY6203 Recovery of function and rehabilitation after brain injury

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

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   Have acquired a good understanding of current theories and models of recovery of brain function after neurological damage;

2. 2

   Be familiar with recent research examining plasticity and reorganisation in the primate brain;

3. 3

   Be informed about the current World Health Organisation (WHO) framework for conceptualising disability in terms of impairment of function, activity limitation and participation restriction;

4. 4

   Know how clinical neuropsychologists and other allied health professionals assess function following neurological damage and set rehabilitation goals;

5. 5

   Be familiar with current rehabilitative interventions for specific neuropsychological disorders, in adults and children of all ages in the hospital and the community and the methods commonly used to assess the effectiveness of these interventions;

6. 6

   Be familiar with methods of managing behaviour problems.