This course will review executive functions and their association with activities of daily living. The course will describe traditional and non-traditional evidence-based assessments and cognitive rehabilitation interventions.
Course created on September 12, 2017
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-590985; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Rehabilitation
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize the concept of executive functions and its importance to activities of daily living.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify information about traditional and non-traditional assessments designed to assess executive functions.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe evidence of the efficacy of current intervention programs.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Define executive functions and describe its association with activities of daily living |
| 15-35 Minutes | Describe assessments of executive functions |
| 35-40 Minutes | Describe the connection between what is found in assessments and everyday life |
| 40-55 Minutes | Describe interventions to treat executive functions |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
Reviews
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Yael Goverover
PhD, OTR/L
Dr. Goverover is an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in New York University. Her main research interests focus on cognitive and functional impairments resulting from brain injuries. Dr. Goverover studied cognitive components and their associations with activities of daily living and participation in individuals with brain injuries and persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Her current interests include developing interventions aimed at improving everyday functioning and quality of life in individuals with brain injuries and MS. She received the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Fellowship award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society grants, and BioGen IDEC grants to support her studies related to improving learning and memory of functional tasks in MS, developing assessment of functional cognition, and study the functional implication of cognitive impairments in MS. Dr. Goverover graduated with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Tel Aviv University in Israel in 1993 and then completed a master’s program (with honors) in developmental psychology and educational counseling from Tel Aviv University in 1996. In 2002, she graduated with a doctor of philosophy degree in occupational therapy from NYU. Dr. Goverover is currently a visiting professor at the Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Laboratory of Kessler Foundation.
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American Occupational Therapy Association
OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
CE Broker
OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.0 hours, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy (SC), Related to OT (AZ), Related to OT (LA), Directly Related to OT (MS), Directly Related to OT (TN) category/categories. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Tennessee, CE Broker may be of interest to you.
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
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National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Intermediate level, Rehabilitation Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.