The CRC was a monthly teleconference/webinar attended by clinicians and other professionals from the US and Canada who are engaged in efforts to advance practice in the area of rehabilitation for head injury. Our topics included education on brain injury, especially mild brain injury, as well as critical review of current rehabilitation techniques, assessments, and tools. The CRC is no longer meeting. Some of the presentations are available.
January 2011
An Introduction to Executive Dysfunction and Work Disability
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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- Executive Function Definition and Description
- Executive functions harness and direct intelligence and other cognitive processing capacities.
- Dysfunction prevents intelligence from being applied.
- Scope of the Problem and Emerging Markets
- Emerging technology such as magnetoencephalography and TBI biomarkers, along with increased visibility of mTBI among troops returning from war create important practice opportunities.
February 2011
Methods to Evaluate Vocationally Relevant Executive Dysfunction
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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- Interpreting Neuropsychological, Occupational Therapy, and Speech and Language Findings in Terms of Work-Oriented Executive Dysfunction
- What does the neuropsychologist measure and how does it pertain to executive dysfunction?
- Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
- Excel Spreadsheet for CRC Participants
- Doll Chair Assembly Task
- Structured Work Activity Group #1
- Behavioral Assessment of Vocational Skills Wheelbarrow Task
March 2011
Executive Function and Capacity Approximation
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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- Natural Development of Executive Function
- Executive function develops throughout childhood and adolescence in healthy response to challenges that signal inadequacy.
- Minimizing Executive Function Deficits after a Brain Injury
- When executive function is disrupted, occupational disability results even as intelligence and other cognitive processing capacities are preserved.
April 2011
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of Executive Dysfunction
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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- The Importance of Depression in Magnification of Executive Dysfunction
- Identifying and treating depression must be taken on as an interdisciplinary challenge.
- Remediating Executive Function Deficits
- Defining the “just-right challenge” for brain-injured adults with work disability.
May 2011
Identifying Rehabilitation Needs in Mild Head Injury: When and How
Presenter: Matt Dodson, OTD, OTR/L
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Providing client-centered rehabilitation services to people living with mild head injury can be a challenging proposition. Effectively identifying the difficulties this unique population has when engaging in daily activities can be problematic, and doing so in a way that encourages the opportunity for the further rehabilitation of these concerns is even more elusive. That being said, this month’s presentation has two principal objectives:
- Introduction of a semi-structured interview tool that assists in clinical identification of the variety of common functional deficits seen in those with chronic mild head injury.
- Exploration of non-standardized treatment tools for the rehabilitation of specific aspects of higher level cognitive functions, once these deficits have been identified through the assessment process.
June 2011
Accessing the Upper Reaches of Executive Function in Cognitive Rehabilitation
Presenter: Matt Dodson, OTD, OTR/L
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July 2011
Assessing Potential for Work among Individuals with Mild to Moderate Stroke
Presenter: Vicki Kaskutas, MHS, OTD
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August 2011
The Organization of Work-Oriented Neurorehabilitation as a New Service-Delivery Model
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
The discussion will address program criteria, training and certification of practitioners, and research topics.
September 2011
No presentation
October 2011
Complex Task Performance Assessment
Presenter: Timothy J. Wolf, OTD, MSCI, OTR/L
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November 2011
Combat-Exposed Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries: Evaluation and Treatment
Presenter: Debbie Turley, MSOT, OTR/L
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December 2011
Telerehab as a Cost-Effective Model for Work-Oriented Neurorehabilitation
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
Telerehab has a very recent and brief history that Dr. Matheson will describe. The models for telerehab that are being adopted frequently involve people with ABI.
January 2012
Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease?
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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February 2012
Life Care Planning after Brain Injury
Presenter: Jodi Fischer, OT, CLCP, CWCE
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March 2012
Functional Baseline & Repeat Testing: Maintaining Durable Ability over Time
Presenter: Min Trevor Kyi, OT, CWCE, CDA, DipFCE
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April and May 2012
No presentation
June 2012
Cognitive Compensation Curriculum Program
Presenter: Matthew Dodson, OTD, OTR/L
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July 2012
No presentation
August 2012
Goaling and Motivational Interviewing
Presenter: Leonard Matheson, PhD, CVE, CRC
September 2012
Goaling and Motivational Interviewing
Presenter: Leonard Matheson, PhD, CVE, CRC
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October 2012
Emotional Dysregulation after a Brain Injury or Stroke
Presenter: Leonard Matheson, PhD, CVE, CRC
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November 2012
Measuring the Effect of Fatigue on Function Following Acquired Brain Injury
Presenter: Tania Percy, BScOT, BA, CWCE
December 2012
No presentation
January 2013
Brain Restorative Sleep
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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February 2013
Telehealth: Overview and Applications in Neurorehabilitation
Presenters:Tammy Richmond, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA and Jana Cason, DHS, OTR/L
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March 2013
WON Telerehabilitation: Let’s get going!
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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April 2013
No presentation
May 2013
Mr. Cabinetmaker
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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June 2013
No presentation
July 2013
The Promise of PROMIS
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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August 2013
Case study based on a work capacity evaluation report
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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September 2013
Functional Assessment Constructs Taxonomy (FACT) for Evaluators and Case Managers
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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October 2013
Vocational Futures of Disabled Children and Adolescents, Part 1—Brain Injuries
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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November 2013
Vocational Futures of Disabled Children and Adolescents, Part 2—Disfiguring Injuries
Presenter: Len Matheson, PhD
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"Capitalizing on One’s Advantages: Role of Core Self-Evaluations" (Judge and Hurst)