Maxwell Perkins – Cognitive & Memory Decline Assessment & Intervention

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 Maxwell Perkins – Cognitive & Memory Decline Assessment & Intervention

Cognitive and Memory: Clinical Examples

• Normal vs. abnormal memory/cognitive decline
• Mild Cognitive Impairments (MCI) vs. Mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
• Relationship to Executive Functions
• Frontal lobe and attention: The effects of TBI, CVA, MCI
• The importance of treatment and identification for Delirium

Cognitive & Memory Intervention For Alzheimer’s * TBI * Concussion * Stroke

Co-Morbidities/Reversible Factors Affecting Cognitive/Memory Function and how to intervene

• Depression: Assessments, not-Referrals for medication therapy
• Sleep hygiene programs and environmental strategies for sleep problems
• Mental/physical inactivity: Cognitive Stimulation activities, exercise programs/guidelines
• Eyesight and hearing loss: The effects of age. Sharpen your observational skills
• The Hippocampus – Latest research and how you can influence age-related changes
• Marijuana: The use of and the impact on cognition/memory

Cognitive Assessments for Hands-Activities

• Quickly recognize mild cognitive/memory impairments/deficits
• Pick the right assessment to use for specific problems/areas
• Cognitive functioning assessment: Strengths and weaknesses

Interventions to Manage Cognitive/Memory Decline

• Computer-Based Cognitive What do the facts say about training?
• Spaced Retrieval – Incorporate into treatment, baseline to client education
• Compensation strategies: Lists. Calendars. Skill set money management.
• Exercise: The best type and program implementation strategies
• Communication: Use effective stage-appropriate strategies to address environmental factors

Interventions to improve independence, mobility, safety, and other ADLS/IADLs

• Computers: Falls-Dual tasking, based training and lower risk
• Driving: State requirements, clinical assessment tools, strategies to stop driving, strategies
• Medication administration: Caregiver training, strategies for adherence
• Home management: Adaptive equipment and strategies to ensure safety at home, as well as a discharge environment that is safe for maximum functional level.
• Communication: Strategies to communicate with physicians and caregivers

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Description:

Many coworkers are often overlooked.-morbidities and reversible factors can complicate accurate identification of the root cause of your client’s cognitive/memory decline – leading you down a frustrating treatment path that fails to get results.

This dynamic and interactive training recording will leave you confident in your ability to intervene with cognitive/memory decline related to early stage Alzheimer’s, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), concussion, Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA’s) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

The most recent evidence will be provided.-Assessment and treatment options for cognitive/memory impairment. You will also learn the insights necessary to choose the best interventions and safe discharge environments. In the treatment of cognitive/memory loss, we will discuss the effects of race, education, weight, obesity, and diabetes.

Take a look and you’ll learn:

• CognitiveExercise programs, stimulation activities, and other non-invasive methods-Treatment for depression, sleep problems and mental inactivity with medication
• Computer-Cognitive training, compensatory strategies and spaced retrieval are all part of a based cognitive program.
• Assessments of executive function, fall risk and driving ability.
• The evidence-Interventions based on new neural connections
• How to prioritize treatment sessions to focus on your client’s functional deficits
• Effective communication strategies for dealing with clients, families, peers and MD’s

It is too crucial to be prepared for the potential negative consequences of misaligned client assessments and treatment interventions.