Neurological & Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

The primary emphasis of this course is the fundamental basis for rehabilitation, which requires appropriate diagnosis and a thorough understanding of the course and prognosis of central nervous system pathologies. A model of neurorehabilitation will be presented with attention to rehabilitation, team participants, and the specific roles of psychologists. The latter portion of the course will focus on cognitive remediation. This course emphasizes the basic fundamentals of neurologic rehabilitation: rehabilitation theory, adult neuropathology diagnosis, course and prognosis, and primary intervention practices. In order to understand rehabilitation, one must have an understanding of the pathological condition in regard to premorbid functioning, course of the condition, and natural outcome of the condition. Only then can rehabilitation specialists understand and construct reasonable rehabilitation strategies.