An OTR is working with a client in an outpatient cognitive r…
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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A client completes all sub-tests of the Behavioral Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS). The client displays normal performance on all sub-tests except the modified six elements test where they are only able to start 2/6 tasks. The client describes themselves as feeling very “frazzled and overwhelmed” when trying to complete this subtest. What problem is this client most likely displaying?
Read DetailsA client being seen in inpatient therapy ~3 weeks after a TB…
A client being seen in inpatient therapy ~3 weeks after a TBI displays severe impairments on immediate and delayed recall components of the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test. In addition this client asks various staff and family members “Where am I? What happened?” up to 40 times a day. This behavior is interfering with the clients’ ability to complete functional tasks and is very distressing to her family. What frame of reference would you use to guide interventions for this client?
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