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Neuropsychological Recovery and Rehabilitation - PSYN813

This unit offers an introduction to: developmental and acquired brain impairment and how this can impair day-to-day functioning; emotional and psychological reactions to brain impairment; the neuropsychologist's role in intervention; recovery and rehabilitation following acquired brain impairment; models and theories of rehabilitation; and developing and evaluating intervention programs using various methods including environmental manipulation, cognitive processing techniques, behavioural methods and cognitive-neuropsychological rehabilitation. The unit covers both child and adult neuropsychological intervention.

Credit Points: 2
When Offered:

D2 - Day; Offered in Session 2, North Ryde

Staff Contact(s): Dr Melanie Porter
Prerequisites:

 

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): PSYN847
Unit Designation(s):
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Psychology

Faculty of Human Sciences

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