64th Annual Conference
Thursday, March 8
Morning Workshops
10:00 A.M.-1:15
P.M.
Workshop
17
Group Therapy with Cognitively Impaired Individuals
Chairs:
Mary
Barnes, B.S., OTR/L,
Fieldwork
Coordinator, Tufts University, Dept. of Occupational Therapy,
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Medford, Massachusetts
Sharan
Schwartzberg, Ed.D., OTR/L,
Professor and
Chair, Tufts University, Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences, Medford, Massachusetts
Groups may not
succeed because of poor member selection and mismatch between member
functional abilities and therapeutic processes. Diminished cognitive
abilities such as distortion, concrete thinking, disorganization,
disruptive behaviors, memory loss, disorientation, and shortened
attention span, impact group process. The Functional Group Model
will explore strategies used to address group and member needs.
experiential, sharing of work experiences, didactic, demonstration
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Identify common cognitive limitations found in
members of group therapy populations.
2. Describe the implications of these functional problems on member
selection, group composition, and therapist technique.
3. Distinguish approaches to working with populations with cognitive
problems such as individuals with mild to severe cognitive
impairment from conditions such as, depression, eating disorders,
HIV-associated dementia, head injury or traumatic brain injury,
post-stroke, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease.
4. Apply the Functional Group Model to group interventions with
individuals with cognitive impairment so as to enhance social
participation of members.
Course References:
1. Gans, J. and Alonso, A. (1998). Difficult
Patients: Their construction in group therapy. International
Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 48(3), 311-326.
2.
Howe, M. and Schwartzberg, S. (2001). A Functional Approach to
Group Work in Occupational Therapy. ( 3rd Ed.). Philadelphia:
Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins.
3.Mosey,
A. (1970). The Concept and Use of Developmental Groups. American
Journal of Occupational Therapy. 24(4), 272-275.
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