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Previous Courses
September 24 & 25, 2009 |
Cognitive Rehabilitation and the Multi-context Approach to Executive Dysfunction, Awareness, & Memory |
Joan Toglia, Ph.D, OTR |
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September 5 & 6, 2008 |
Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Perceptual Dysfunction in Adult Brain Injury (Part 1) |
Mary Warren MS, OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA |
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| November 15, 2007 |
A Practical Guide to Helping Clients with Brain Injury (and Other Neurological Disorders) Work and Live Productively |
Dr. Jeff Kreutzer |
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| June 14 & 15, 2007 |
Understanding, Assessing and Treating Visual, Perceptual and Cognitive Dysfunction in the Adult with Brain Injury |
Barbara Zoltan, MA,OTR,L |
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| October 9, 2006 |
Retraining Cognition: Techniques and Applications |
Rick Parente', Ph.D |
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April 8 & 9, 2005
June 8 & 9, 2006 |
The Multicontext Approach to Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Awareness, Memory and Executive Dysfunction |
Joan Toglia, Ph.D, OTR |
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| November 3 & 4, 2005 |
Practical strategies for effectively supporting, treating, and
educating families after TBI and other neurological disorders |
Dr. Jeff Kreutzer
Dr. Laura Taylor |
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| October 2 & 3, 2003 |
Work After Brain Injury
Outcomes, Prognosis, and Effective Interventions |
Dr. Jeff Kreutzer
Dr. Laura Taylor |
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June 16 & 17, 2003 |
Practical Strategies for Meeting the Challenges in Rehabilitation
for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury |
Dr. Mark Ylvisaker
Dr. Tim Feeney |
Speakers
Dr. Tim Feeney
Dr. Feeney is the Director of the Wildwood Institute, a not-for-profit organization founded to assist schools in the development of collaborative and cost-effective services. |
Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Ph.D., ABP Virginia Commonwealth University
A Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Dr. Kreutzer has more than 20 years of clinical and research experience developing, implementing, and evaluating vocational rehabilitation interventions |
Rick Parente'
Rick Parente', Ph.D., has practiced cognitive rehabilitation therapy for over 20 years. His research and theory interests include particular emphasis on group cognitive skills training for brain injured clients. Since1986, he has served as Neuropsychological Consultant at the Maryland Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Parente' is an active advisory board member of the Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation. He has published three books on cognitive rehabilitation and over 50 journal articles on the topic of brain injury rehabilitation and serves as co-editor for PMI's journal, Cognitive Technology. Dr. Parente' is Professor of Psychology at Towson University in Maryland and adjunct professor of Physiology at the University of Maryland Dental School. |
Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor, Ph.D. is an Instructor with clinical and research responsibilities in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia Campus. Dr. Taylor has given many presentations at national and international conferences, and she has published a number of articles relating to traumatic brain injury. She graduated with honors from the University of Richmond, with a B.A. in Psychology, and obtained her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Montana. |
Joan Toglia
Joan Toglia, Ph.D, OTR is Associate Professor and Program Director of the Graduate Occupational Therapy Program at Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Dr. Toglia is especially known for her work on the multicontext treatment approach and the use of dynamic assessment methods. She has presented lectures and workshops throughout the United States and Canada and is author of numerous publications. She has contributed extensively to the field of cognitive perceptual rehabilitation as a clinician, educator and researcher. |
Mary Warren
Mary Warren MS, OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA, is Associate Professor of Occupational
Therapy and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has presented numerous workshops on visual
perceptual dysfunction following acute brain injury and is an internationally recognized
authority in this area. Her research has been published in the American Journal of
Occupational Therapy and she has contributed chapters to several rehabilitation textbooks
including Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, edited by Lorraine
Pedretti. She is the author of the Brain Injury Visual Perceptual Battery for Adults (biVABA)
and co-author of the Dynavision Guide to Rehabilitation. Her awards include the Cordelia
Myer’s Writer's Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Award of
Clinical Excellence from the Kansas Occupational Therapy Association, Outstanding
Educator Award from the Missouri Occupational Therapy Association, the Healthsouth
Rehabilitation Award for Clinical Excellence in Occupational Therapy from the American
Occupational Therapy Foundation and the Elsie McKibben Lectureship from the Alabama
Occupational Therapy Association. |
Dr. Mark Ylvisaker
After an early career teaching philosophy at Carleton College and University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Ylvisaker became a speech-language pathologist. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Communication Disorders at the College of Saint Rose, Albany New York. |
Barbara Zoltan
Barbara Zoltan, MA OTR,L, is a consultant in Southern California. She obtained her BS in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University and her master’s degree from the University of Southern California. She holds certifications in both sensory integration and neurodevelopmental treatment and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy in Health Care. |
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