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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

Brain Injury Sequelae<br />

• Physical Changes<br />

• Cognitive Changes<br />

• Emotional / Behavioral Changes<br />

• Personality Changes<br />

• Language Changes<br />

• Sensory Processing Changes<br />

• Awareness Deficits<br />

Treatment Frames of<br />

Reference<br />

• Behavioral Issues<br />

– Behavioral Analytic Model<br />

• Pain Issues<br />

– Integrated Pain Programming<br />

• Vestibular Issues<br />

• Substance Abuse Issues<br />

– Motivational Interviewing (Stages of Change)<br />

• Community Safety Issues<br />

• Medical Issues<br />

Treatment: Lifestyle Modification<br />

• Development of a structured activity pattern<br />

– Structured sobriety plan (Substance Abuse Counseling)<br />

– Residential skills and responsibilities (OT)<br />

• Budget<br />

• Meal management<br />

– Leisure skills development (TR)<br />

– Return to work (vocational services)<br />

– Healthy activities<br />

• Exercise (PT)<br />

Sobriety Plan Includes:<br />

• Medical intervention<br />

• Residential responsibilities<br />

• Work<br />

• Play<br />

• Relapse prevention skills<br />

• Counseling/Support<br />

• Fellowship/Friends<br />

Suggestions for Substance Abuse<br />

Treatment Providers (Ohio Valley Center)<br />

• Must determine a person’s unique<br />

communication and learning styles …<br />

– Evaluate how a person reads and writes<br />

– Evaluate how well a person is able to comprehend<br />

both written and spoken language<br />

– If a person is not able to speak, inquire as to alternate<br />

methods of expression<br />

– Evaluate a person’s attention span (busy versus quiet<br />

environment)<br />

– Evaluate a person’s capacity for new learning<br />

Suggestions for Substance Abuse<br />

Treatment Providers (Ohio Valley Center)<br />

• Assist the individual to compensate for unique<br />

learning style<br />

– Modify written material (concise)<br />

– Paraphrase concepts, use concrete examples<br />

– Allow the person to take notes<br />

– Encourage the use of a planner<br />

– Write down homework assignments<br />

– Review main points after group sessions<br />

– Provide assistance with homework<br />

– Enlist others to reinforce goals<br />

– Do not assume generalization of newly learned info<br />

– Repeat, rehearse, repeat, review, rehearse<br />

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