“Heading into the Future” is a virtual summit focused on current practice, trends, education and research on brain injury. The summit is focused on an interprofessional audience, including consumers with brain injuries, family members, caregivers, students, educators, clinical staff like therapists, social workers and psychologists, medical staff of nurses and physicans, administrators, and policy makers.
Pre-recorded sessions are 60 and 90 minutes, allowing summit attendees to watch the videos 24/7 at their convenience. Presenters will be available for live Q & A sessions that will be published for attendees in the event they would like to dialogue with the speakers.
The keynote address will be given by Carole Starr, who sustained a brain injury in an auto accident in 1999. Hear this nationally recognized speaker share a humorous and inspirational speech on developing resiliency during times of adversity. A speaker LIVE Q & A will be held with Carole on May 16.
Review of INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation and Implications for Recreational Therapy
Session Length
90 minutes
Speaker Perspectives
Clinical staff: therapists, social workers, psychologists
Description
An international panel of cognitive rehabilitation researchers and clinicians (or INCOG) have updated their guidelines and recommendations for treatment for people with brain injury who are experiencing cognitive issues. These 2022 guidelines are based on a review and evaluation of current research studies for each domain. There are five domains covered which include: post-traumatic amnesia, attention and information processing speed, executive functioning, cognitive-communication and social cognition, and memory. Since recreational therapists focus on cognition as one of the four domain areas, it is in our best interest as a profession to understand these guidelines and begin to incorporate them in to practice and to have knowledge of them as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
During this session, we will review the guidelines for each area and determine their impact as recreational therapy practitioners.
Focus of Presentation
Intervention/treatment modality
Learning Outcomes
1. Participants will be able to identify the INCOG 2.0 guideline recommendations for each of the five domains.
2. Participants will be able to identify 2-3 treatment recommendations within the recreational therapy SOP based on the guidelines.
3. Participants will be able to have knowledge of other treatment recommendations that are outside of recreational therapy SOP in order to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Target Audience
Students
Educators
Presenter
Carolyn Austin, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Biographical Statement
Carolyn Austin has worked in the field of recreational therapy for over 25 years. Most of that time has been spent at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC. During that time she has worked in multiple areas of the medical center including adult and pediatric behavioral health, aquatics, and outpatient services. The majority of that time has been spent on inpatient rehabilitation working with the Acquired Brain Injury population where she focuses on functional leisure skills, cognition, communication, and community reintegration. She is also involved in aquatic therapy and is blessed to have access to a warm water therapy pool where she teaches community classes and does 1:1 aquatic therapy. From time to time she is able to teach at local universities as an Adjunct Professor. She has a Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration and is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist through Brain Injury Association of America.
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