Frameworks, Interventions & Resources, Oh My
For a client with severe memory loss, you use this strategy to help them learn a specific route by never letting them guess.
What is errorless learning?
The leading cause of TBI in older adults, often impacting cognitive recovery.
What are falls?
In the Pixar film Finding Nemo, the character Dory provides a famous (if simplified) example of this type of memory impairment.
What is short term/working memory.
On RHONJ, Teresa Giudice famously struggles to find the right word (e.g., "ingredientses"). In a neurogenic case, this term is called a "tip-of-the-tongue" deficit.
What is anomia?
Dory (Finding Nemo) cannot remember your name. You use this technique by having her repeat your name at increasing time intervals (5 sec, 10 sec, 20 sec).
What is spaced retrieval training?
Name of resource you should reference for gold standard practices in cognitive rehabilitation.
What are the INCOG-Guidelines?
Damage to this lobe is the primary culprit behind deficits in personality, planning, and inhibition.
What is the frontal lobe?
In The Office, Michael Scott often misses social cues, lacks inhibition, and fails to self-monitor. An SLP would evaluate these as deficits in this "umbrella" construct.
What is executive functions?
On The Office, Michael Scott assumes that because he knows a secret, everyone else must already know it too. This is a failure of this cognitive skill.
What is theory of mind?
Leslie Knope (Parks & Rec) uses a massive binder to organize her life. This an example of ..
What is an external memory aid?
This specific treatment focuses on direct attention training using a hierarchical approach.
What is APT (Attention Process Training)?
The phenomenon where dementia symptoms worsen in the late afternoon or evening.
What is sundowning?
In Ted Lasso, after a major "head-to-turf" collision on the pitch, a player might receive care from an interdisciplinary team for this specific type of TBI.
What is a concussion?
In the show Severance, the "severed" employees have no memory of their names or families but still know how to type and speak. This is because their "Procedural" memory is intact, while this memory type is "severed."
What is declarative memory?
Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny) has poor "Information Processing." You teach him to "Pause, Summarize, and Check" during conversations. This is this type of strategy.
What is metacognitive strategy training?
The "old" type of intervention prioritizing impairments.
What is therapist-led intervention?
This (debated) type of attention allows you to do two things at once (e.g., cooking while talking on the phone).
What is divided attention?
Lorelai and Rory in Gilmore Girls are known for "Hyper-pressured" speech. If a patient exhibited this after a stroke, it could be mistaken for this type of aphasia.
What is Wernicke's aphasia?
On Dance Moms, the high-stress, screaming environment would be a nightmare for a client with "Post-Concussion Syndrome," likely triggering this physical symptom of cognitive overload.
What is cognitive fatigue?
A Housewife insists on using a "holistic crystal healer" instead of your EBP memory strategies. Respecting her choice while providing education is an example of this.
What is Cultural Humility (or Patient-Centered Care)?
Biopsychosocial model of care.
What is the WHO-ICF?
In the "Stages of Memory," this is the very first stage, lasting only milliseconds, where information is first received.
What is sensory memory?
In The Great British Bake Off, a baker must manage time, follow a multi-step recipe, and troubleshoot a fallen souffle simultaneously. This is a "real-world" example of this cognitive construct. Be specific!
What is planning?
In Criminal Minds, a profiler must use "Perspective Taking" to enter an unsub's mind. This is considered the most complex form of ToM, known by this "Level" or "Order."
What is second order ToM?
Finn Hudson (Glee) is struggling to learn the "step-ball-change" sequence for the regional competition. You have him perform the first step, then you complete the rest of the dance for him. Once he masters the first step, he does the first two. This is an example of this treatment.
What is (forward) Chaining?