PSY6203 Recovery of function and rehabilitation after brain injury
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY6203 Recovery of function and rehabilitation after brain injury is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit is designed to cultivate an understanding of principles of neuropsychological rehabilitation, and to begin to develop relevant core competencies. The purpose of this unit is to build upon developed neuropsychological assessment skills and explore further what neuropsychology can offer, in an intervention and rehabilitation framework. Students will also have the opportunity to refine their approach in critically appraising rehabilitation studies and considering the application of science to practice.
Within this unit, the principles of recovery and what neuropsychological rehabilitation involves will be discussed before addressing assessment and goal setting for rehabilitative purposes. How to operate within a multidisciplinary setting as a neuropsychologist, and how to work with the client’s ‘team’ will be covered. Intervention and rehabilitative approaches to support cognition and communication, behaviour, and emotional wellbeing in inpatient and community settings, across the lifespan, will be a central focus.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Evaluating Rehabilitation Studies-
- Mid-semester Rehabilitation Skills60%
- Case Study Report and Class Presentation40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design of cognitive and behavioural neurorehabilitation/ intervention studies using relevant rating tools.
- 2
Describe the World Health Organisation (WHO) framework for conceptualising disability in terms of function, activity, and participation, and apply this to rehabilitation assessment, intervention, and outcome evaluation.
- 3
Explain the assessment approaches neuropsychologists and other allied health utilise in assessing function in a neurorehabilitation context and design assessments for clinical cases.
- 4
Appraise neurorehabilitation goal setting practises and apply an individualised approach to goal development and outcome evaluation.
- 5
Describe and apply current cognitive, behavioural, and psychological rehabilitative and interventional approaches within a neuropsychological framework for various conditions across a range of ages (paediatric to older adults), conditions, and settings (inpatient to community).
- 6
Design and implement evidenced-based and individualised rehabilitation for clinical cases.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Lectures & Active Learning:
I will work hard to ensure Recovery of Function and Rehabilitation is a useful, rewarding, and enjoyable learning experience for you all. For this to be successful, you will also be required to actively participate in your learning; we will discuss this and the expectations (of you and I) at the course commencement. I will often seek your feedback in various forms to ensure I can best support your learning.
Just like I work in a client-centred manner as a Neuropsychologist, I aim to be student-centred in teaching. Active learning is a mainstay in my classes. I hope this supports you to own your learning, participate, collaborate and think critically; all skills required beyond the classroom.
My classes tend to have a typical rhythm. There will be an initial discussion on the upcoming topic/s as class begins. We always have an agenda, which I urge you to contribute to, in addition to questions which I will address. In class, we flow back-and-forth between lecture, discussion, and other active learning tasks where clinical skills will be practiced. This ensures we cover content, but also promotes engagement, skill development, and ideally, enjoyment.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jessica Trevena-Peters
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jessica Trevena-Peters
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY6203?
PSY6203 has no prerequisites.
When is PSY6203 offered?
In 2023, PSY6203 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
Does PSY6203 have an exam?
No. PSY6203 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.