Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual

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Pre-order the Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual, First Edition -- a $150 VALUE! -- at the special introductory price of $95 for ACRM members or $125 for non-members (plus shipping and handling).
This offer expires 31 March 2012. First Edition orders will ship by late-March.

Two-Day Cognitive Rehabilitation Training
ACRM will sponsor a unique two-day training opportunity based on use of the Manual. Registration includes a copy of the First Edition. 
20-21 May 2012
Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
Nashville, TN
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A Must-Have Reference
The Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual; Translating Evidence-Based Recommendations into Practice is a significant contribution to the field of brain injury rehabilitation. Never before have research outcomes been so accessible for use in everyday clinical practice.

The Manual is ideally suited for clinicians who have had some formal training in cognitive rehabilitation, and who have experience working with individuals with brain injury (e.g., traumatic brain injury, stroke).

The interventions described can be readily used by 
occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, 
psychologists, and other rehabilitation professionals.

The Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (BI-ISIG) of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) is committed to fostering the use of empirically supported interventions to improve the lives of individuals with brain injury. A series of reviews, which are published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Cicerone et al., 2000; 2005; 2011) have reviewed the scientific literature and put forth standards and guidelines for clinical practice based on the quality of evidence available for each intervention.

The Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual operationalizes or
“translates” these guidelines into step-by-step procedures
that can be used by clinicians who treat individuals with
brain injury.

The volume is organized into six chapters. The introductory chapter compiles the clinical wisdom of the authors into a practical roadmap for structuring and implementing cognitive rehabilitation interventions. Treatment considerations and patient factors that may influence the course of treatment are discussed, and a guide to goal-setting that is applied throughout the manual is introduced.

Subsequent chapters present practical guides for the implementation of evidence-based interventions for impairments in each of the following areas: Executive Functions, Memory, Attention, Hemispatial Neglect, and Social Communication.

The content of each chapter draws from empirically-supported rehabilitation interventions included in the Cicerone et al. reviews (2000; 2005; 2011) and the collective clinical experience of the authors of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual. Wherever possible, step-by-step guidelines for implementing each intervention and setting relevant individual goals are provided, along with clinical recommendations for tailoring and modifying the intervention according to patients’ needs.

In cases where in-depth treatment manuals exist, full references and links to these materials are provided. Additional appendices include rubrics for goal-setting in each of these domains of functioning, and handouts or worksheets that can be used to record and evaluate progress.

This important volume will raise the bar in cognitive rehabilitation by aiding clinicians in delivering high-quality, empirically-supported interventions to improve the lives of individuals with brain injury.

MANAGING EDITOR

Lance E. Trexler, PhD
ACRM Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (BI-ISIG)

Hear What Others are Saying About the Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual ...

“… a landmark volume – translates decades of research into clearly described procedures indispensable for working clinicians … an invaluable guide to the evidence-based practice of cognitive rehabilitation for clinicians with or without strong research backgrounds.”

James F. Malec, Ph.D., ABPP-Cn, Rp
Professor & Research Director
PM&R, Indiana University School of Medicine and
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Mayo Clinic

“The Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual, Beta Edition represents a first step in operationalizing and translating evidence-based recommendations into a set of deliverable techniques for trained therapists delivering cognitive rehabilitation services to persons with brain injury. Thoughtfully organized, practical, and invaluable — the manual provides step-by-step techniques for delivering cognitive therapies … promises to be an essential guide to the delivery of cognitive rehabilitation services for persons with brain injury.”

Ronald T. Seel, PhD
Director of Brain Injury Research
Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA

“This manual has moved the post-acute brain injury industry significantly forward by providing clear guidelines for delivering best practice cognitive rehabilitation.”

Sid Dickson, PhD, ABPP
Pate Rehabilitation

"The Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual; Translating Evidence-Based Recommendations into Practice is a significant contribution to the field of brain injury rehabilitation. Never before has research outcomes been made so accessible for use in everyday clinical work. This important volume will raise the bar in cognitive rehabilitation by aiding clinicians in delivering high-quality, empirically-supported interventions to improve the lives of the patients we serve.”

Kristen Dams-O’Connor, PhD

“Cognitive rehabilitation is a dynamic practice between the clinician and the client, not fitting into a typical treatment protocol. This manual provides the kind of support that clinicians need to develop effective and evidence based treatment plans.”

Jessica Petersen, OTR/L
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, MN 

“Dr. Haskins and his team provided a very in depth and precise perspective to cognitive remediation therapy and the goals and objectives needed to meet these needs.”

Jeffrey A. Falleroni, MSCCC/SLP
ReMed
Pittsburgh, PA