Screening Functional Cognition

Description

Many commonly used cognitive screening tools in clinical practice fail to capture how cognitive impairments impact everyday functional performance. This course explores the concept of functional cognition, defined as the ability to use cognitive processes during daily activities, and presents a practical framework for screening it in adult clients. Occupational therapy practitioners will examine the difference between general cognitive and performance-based assessment, learn how to administer and interpret a valid functional cognition screening tool, and understand the complementary role of self-report and proxy-report measures. Designed for occupational therapy practitioners across a variety of adult care settings—including acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient services—this course equips clinicians with efficient, evidence-based screening strategies to identify when more comprehensive evaluation is warranted.

Instructor

Learning Objectives

• Examine existing screening measures for cognition in adults and their relevance for identifying occupational performance challenges in adults.
• Administer a functional cognitive screening measure suitable for adults in clinical practice.
• Interpret the results of a functional cognitive screening measure to inform next steps in occupational therapy evaluation.
• Correlate self-report screening tools with appropriate client and setting characteristics.

Agenda

All times in Eastern Time.

6:00pm–6:15pm

Chapter 1: Introduction to Screening Functional Cognition

6:15pm–6:30pm

Chapter 2: The Menu Task

6:30pm–6:45pm

Chapter 3: Self-report (SR) Measures of Functional Cognition

6:45pm–6:50pm

Break

6:50pm–7:05pm

Question and Answer Session

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