Description and Phases of the Program
Initial Comprehensive Evaluation
The initial evaluation process is especially designed to: (1) provide a comprehensive picture of which areas of cognition, i.e., intellectual functions, have remained intact and which have become impaired, following the brain injury; (2) assess current interpersonal skills, awareness of the consequences of the injury, and the patient's "malleability," i.e., the ability to respond to specialized rehabilitative interventions; and, (3) provide reliable diagnostic/prognostic information concerning the patient's readiness for and potential to benefit from systematic cognitive remedial interventions. (The evaluation procedures are described in a 6-page appendix available on request).
The evaluation requires from 12 to 20 direct patient-contact hours. Typically, a patient who is being evaluated undergoes the testing, various clinical observations, and special remedial probes in close proximity to and/or in direct contact with a group of patients whose treatments are under way at the same time. This affords the staff with opportunities to assess the prospective candidate's remedial rehabilitation potential, within the setting of the ongoing "therapeutic community." Also, it lets the candidate, as well as family members, experience firsthand what it would entail to participate in the Brain Injury Day Treatment Program.
The Brain Injury Day Treatment Program delivers its special
rehabilitation interventions in three phases: the intensive
remedial, the guided work trials, and the follow-up maintenance.
• Initial
Comprehensive Evaluation
• Guided Work Trials (Second Phase)
• Intensive Remedial Treatment (First Phase)
• Post-Discharge, Maintenance/Follow-Up Therapy
(Third Phase)
