Inter-professional Workshop on Cognitive Rehabilitation for Persons with Cognitive-Perceptual Dysfunction

This workshop equips healthcare professionals with cognitive-perceptual assessment and intervention skills for neurological/psychiatric conditions.

Course Overview

Domain

Health and Social Sciences

Format

Short Course

Duration

Half day over 5 days

Fee Subsidy

Up to 90% SF Funding

The workshop aims to equip healthcare professionals with interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in basic cognitive-perceptual assessments and intervention strategies.

This 5 half-day online introductory workshop is targeted at occupational therapists, nurse clinicians, and other allied health professionals who are working with cognitive-perceptual issues seen in persons with a range of neurological and psychiatric conditions.

It will equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to understand and address cognitive and perceptual problems across different diagnostic categories.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to explain how functional cognition, perception, and executive dysfunction impact daily functioning, and conduct simple cognitive screening. Additionally, they will learn how to apply basic cognitive strategies as part of multi-disciplinary interventions, enabling them to develop more effective and holistic approaches to address cognitive and perceptual challenges.

Who Should Attend

Occupational therapists
Nurses working with persons with cognitive-perceptual problems
Allied health professionals working with persons with cognitive-perceptual problems

Prerequisites

Fresh graduates with some experience working with persons with cognitive-perceptual issues

It was great to go through this workshop. It has helped me reflect on how in-depth I really go when assessing cognition in a hospital ward setting. It has taught me the importance of really identifying the root impairment as patients can present with a multitude of cognitive problems. I have also learnt to be more aware of the cognitive errors displayed across all performance areas for a patient in order to be able to provide the appropriate intervention. It was really interesting and enlightening.

Suhailah Shukor

Senior Occupational Therapist, Institute of Mental Health

This course has been very helpful for me to delve deeper into meta-cognition, even though I may not be in occupational therapy. I can see how I can incorporate what I have learnt for my therapy sessions and this helps me understand the language of other members of the multi-disciplinary team. I appreciate the videos, sharings, and the very comprehensive slides.

Celine Tay

Senior Physiotherapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Prof Toglia gave very up-to-date literature to support the multi-context interventions across disciplines beyond neurology and highlighted the importance of addressing cognitive issues even ICUs and other acute specialties. She supported her teaching very well with videos of patients and interventions. She gave ample worksheets for us to practice our knowledge and also spent ample time addressing our questions. Would definitely recommend it to colleagues in other disciplines so that we could adopt an interdisciplinary intervention.
She also shared resources extensively which are definitely great for clinical applications.

Mindy Yeo

Occupational Therapist, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

What You Will Learn

Understand the presentation of cognitive and perceptual problems across different diagnostic categories
Explain how functional cognition, perception and executive dysfunction have an impact on daily functioning
Carry out simple cognitive screening
Apply basic cognitive strategies as part of multi-disciplinary interventions

Teaching Team

Joan Toglia

Adjunct Clinical Professor, Cognitive Science in Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York; Professor and Dean, School of Health and Natural Sciences, Mercy College, New York

Schedule

Time	Date	Topics
8:30 am - 12:00 pm	7 Nov 2023	Introduction to Course, Functional Cognition and Executive Function Overview of Cognition, Executive Function & Functional Cognition Defining Executive Function (EF) Impact across diagnostic categories (acute and chronic diseases, neurological and psychiatric conditions, and brain networks involved) Cognition: acute care, critical illness, and post-intensive care syndrome Functional Cognition: impact of cognition on everyday functioning (activities of daily living, work/school, leisure, and health maintenance), occupational performance, and participation Executive functioning: what are the components of Executive Function? (Interactive activity) Factors affecting cognitive function, EF, learning, and processing Clinical Symptoms of Executive Dysfunction Interpreting clinical symptoms within the context of everyday activities: video illustrations and implications for management (Interactive activity) Social Cognition: The impact of executive functions on behavior, personality, and social Self-awareness of cognitive symptoms, safety and judgement, and implications for management
	8 Nov 2023	Memory Disorders and Cognitive Assessment Recap of session Types of Memory Memory disorders observed in neurological and mental health conditions and brain networks involved Clinical observations of different memory symptoms and their impact on daily life (videos) Implications for management Overview of types of assessments and cognitive screenings Examples of screenings (MoCA) and relationship to function Team observations and ratings of behaviour and interviews Hidden cognitive symptoms: influence of structure and routine
	9 Nov 2023	Spatial Neglect, Agnosia and Apraxia Recap of session Understanding spatial neglect, its impact on everyday activities, and functional outcome The clients perspective: video illustrations Variations in symptoms Screening tools and basic management strategies Understanding visual agnosia and apraxia and their impact on everyday activities Video illustrations, clinical symptoms Implications for management Summary and discussion
	14 Nov 2023	Introduction to Intervention Strategies and Approaches: Focus on Adaptation and Task Specific Training Recap of session Overview of Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention Approaches (adaptive, compensatory, strategy training, remedial). Top-down and bottom-up and hybrid approaches Adaptations of the environment and tasks Principles of cognitive adaptations Types of adaptations and aids Applications to different types of clients, and symptoms, across different settings (interactive activity) Clinical applications The Cognitive Adaptation Training (CAT) program and evidence The Tailored Activity Program and Evidence: matching activities to the cognitive level Collaboration with families and caregiver training General cognitive stimulation and applications Task-specific training, errorless learning, and cueing methods Applications to different types of clients and symptoms Using combinations of methods Summary and discussion
	15 Nov 2023	Intervention Strategies Continued: Focus on Technology, Strategy Training and Remediation Recap of session Everyday technology to support cognition (smartphones, tablets) Types of Strategy Training Metacognitive strategy training and intervention Review of evidence clinical applications: psychiatric and neurological conditions Illustration of treatment Different types of cues and prompts Use of a team approach Cognitive remedial activities: computer-based brain training and neuroplasticity Clinical applications and evidence Addressing the impact of cognitive-perceptual problems in various clinical settings: how multi-disciplinary team can work together MCQ quiz / Summary and Q&A

Certificate and Assessment

A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who

Attend at least 75% of the course
Undertake and pass non-credit bearing assessment during the course

Fee Structure

The full fee for this course is S$2,180.00.

Category	After SF Funding
Singapore Citizen (Below 40)	S$654.00
Singapore Citizen (40 & Above)	S$254.00
Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder	S$654.00
Non-Singapore Citizen	S$2,180.00 (No Funding)