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Metacognitive and Executive Impairments in Head-Injured Children and Adults.
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Ylvisaker, Mark; Szekeres, Shirley F. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
Cognitive-communicative intervention with children and adults with head injuries should emphasize such aspects of cognitive functioning as the knowledge base and the executive system. Assessment and intervention should focus on realistic goal setting, planning, self-directing and initiating, self-inhibiting, self-monitoring, self-evaluating,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Disorders, Educational Diagnosis, Handicap Identification
Families, Head Injury, and Cognitive-Communicative Impairments: Issues for Family Counseling.
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DePompei, Roberta; Zarski, John J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
This paper calls for the incorporation of family counseling into rehabilitation programs treating cognitive-communicative disorders in head-injured individuals. The paper describes general family responses that may be anticipated when a family system experiences head injury, functional versus dysfunctional family responses to a crisis, and three…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Counseling Techniques
The Head-Injured Student Returns to School: Recognizing and Treating Deficits.
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Blosser, Jean L.; DePompei, Roberta – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
This examination of the impact of the head-injured student's cognitive-communicative deficits upon school performance and interpersonal relationships focuses on: the educator's perspective regarding the head-injured student, specific cognitive-communicative deficits, typical classroom behaviors of the student, teaching strategies, useful…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education
Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive-Communicative Impairments in the Closed-Head-Injury Patient: A Neurobehavioral-Systems Approach.
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Sbordone, Robert J. – Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 1988
A conceptual model is presented for the assessment and treatment of cognitive-communication impairments in closed-head-injury patients. Neurobehavioral assessment is suggested in place of neuropsychological testing. Stages of cognitive recovery are outlined and are accompanied by treatment considerations which emphasize a systems approach. (JDD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Disorders
Cognitive Communication Impairments: A Family-Focused Viewpoint.
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DePompei, Roberta; And Others – Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 1988
An active role is recommended for family members involved in rehabilitation of cognitive communicative impairments of head-injured individuals. The paper discusses family systems theory, dysfunctional family reactions to the cognitive communicative behaviors of the head-injured member, and methods of assisting the family to develop the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
Community Reentry: Cognitive-Communicative Intervention within a Social Skill Context.
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Malkmus, Danese D. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
Community reentry programing for individuals with head injuries should involve cognitive retraining integrated into a social skills context. Combining ecological validity with a social skills approach provides a real-world, client-centered approach and a systematic philosophical framework upon which assessment, treatment, and outcome evaluation…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Disorders, Daily Living Skills, Educational Diagnosis
The Use of Microcomputers in the Treatment of Cognitive-Communicative Impairments.
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Story, Tamara B.; Sbordone, Robert J. – Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 1988
The use of microcomputer-assisted therapy as part of the total rehabilitation plan for brain-injured individuals with cognitive-communicative impairments is addressed. Design of effective computer-assisted remediation requires a careful decision-making process. Specific types of software are suggested for dealing with deficits in organization,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Communication Disorders
Management of Subtle Cognitive Communication Deficits.
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Milton, Sandra B. – Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 1988
Traumatically head-injured individuals who reach the higher stages of recovery typically exhibit cognitive communication disorders. Patient management requires, among other considerations, a focus on functional communication competency, an ecologic-systematic perspective, and use of compensatory techniques. A case study applies this management…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring