15 months to complete the program
Computer exercises
Highly structured groups
Individual ‘coaching’ once a week
What makes CET unique?
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Staff are referred to as coaches.
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Coaches give group members problems (both intellectual and emotional) to solve.
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Highly structured group.
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Specific topic each week and group members are expected to stick to this topic.
Neurophysiology
Developments in brain imaging in the last two decades have revolutionized the way we understand the brain.
Don’t know yet what causes the abnormalities but we know a lot more about the biology of the abnormalities.
Attention, Memory, Problem Solving
Attention:
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Establish set
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Maintain set
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Shift set
Memory:
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Recall, recognition, procedural
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Working Memory is most impaired in mental illness
Problem Solving
Social Cognition
Ability to act wisely
Impairments to brain function can seriously affect social cognition
Perspective Taking, Motivational Account, Cognitive Flexibility…..
Neuroplasticity
Makes it possible for us to learn and change
Neuroplasticity makes rehabilitation and remediation possible