Memory Impairment and Occupation : A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment (Original PDF from Publisher)

Memory Impairment and Occupation : A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment (Original PDF from Publisher)

Written by Jonathan O’Brien

Utilise the most recent findings from research on human memory in your occupational therapy practice . One of the essential elements of the human experience is memory .

In order to facilitate our daily activities and build on our prior experiences to enhance our future professional performance, we constantly rely on memory in our daily lives . Human occupation is hampered by memory loss in many ways . Occupational therapists should read Memory Impairment and Occupation : A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment , a useful , evidence-based manual that offers solutions for those who work with memory impaired people .

Memorization ideas , memory development across the lifetime , traumatic brain injury amnesia , dementia and post-traumatic stress disorders , memory deficits in children and adolescents , adults with acquired brain damage and elderly individuals are all covered in chapters . The book consistently emphasises the unique theoretical contributions of occupational therapy and occupational science, while also drawing on the most recent findings from cognitive neuroscience .

Additionally, readers of Memory Impairment and Occupation: A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment will discover: Discussion starters , case studies , exercises and simulations that can be applied to individual research, in-service education or academic tutorials and seminars Clear summaries of pertinent neuroanatomy

A creative “memory checklist” that can be applied to task analysis when working with those who have memory problems Occupational therapy practitioners and students interested in the evaluation and management of individuals with memory impairments will find Memory Impairment and Occupation : A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment to be a valuable resource . Physicians , psychologists , speech and language therapists and anybody else involved in treating this population will also find it interesting.

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