An OTR is working with a client 3 weeks post-CVA. During a…
An OTR is working with a client 3 weeks post-CVA. During a simple cooking activity the client is able to verbalize that ‘leaving paper on the stove is a fire hazard’. About 5 minutes later when making a grilled cheese the client leaves a paper towel on the stove while heating the burner. What level of awareness is being displayed by this client?
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A client completes all the subtests of the Behavioral Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS). The client displays normal performance on all subtests except for the modified six elements test where they are only able to start 2/6 tasks. The client describes themselves as feeling very ‘stressed, frazzled, and overwhelmed’ when trying to complete this subtest. Which intervention would be appropriate for this client?
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An OTR is working with a client in an outpatient cognitive rehabilitation program approximately 6 weeks after a TBI. The client describes often feeling overwhelmed when she goes out in public and describes only feeling comfortable going out to busy places like the grocery store first thing in the morning when they are ’empty’. What level of awareness is being displayed by this client?
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