Edited by Mary A. Corcoran, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Series Senior Editor, Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Considered a worldwide epidemic, neurocognitive disorders are the most feared disorder, second to cancer. In the United States, 1 in 8 Americans ages 65 or older has an NCD, and this number is predicted to triple by 2050. The most prevalent NCD is Alzheimer's disease.
More than a memory disorder because of progressive deterioration, NCD can affect every aspect of a person's life, from executive functioning, language, and physical functioning; to engagement in activies and occupations; to a person's sense of dignity, personhood, and identity. NCD's impact on the more than 15 million families in the United States who assume daily care responsibilities is profound as well.
This text offers an understanding of the neurocognitive basis of these disorders in an examination of their psychosocial consequences and treatment implications. Chapter authors, who are clinicians, educators, and researchers, answer the following questions: What can occupational therapy do to support people with NCD and their family members? Who better than occupational therapists to help people more effectively use healthy occupations as preventive measures? and Who better than occupational therapists to address the skill needs of people with NCD and their families?
Occupational therapy-based interventions are emerging as one of the most promising approaches in supporting people with NCD and their families. After reading the publication or completing this Self-Paced Clinical Course (earn 2 AOTA CEUs/25 NBCOT(R) PDUs/20 contact hours; click here for information on buying the CE test if you already own the book), readers will be able to
· Recognize the neurological underpinnings, cognitive and behavioral symptoms, and progression of several major types of NCD;
· Delineate psychosocial, emotional, and occupational effects;
· Recognize factors affecting quality of life for clients and family caregivers;
· Recognize the critical role of the primary caregiver and family in care;
· Recognize the typical effects on participation in education, work, play, leisure, social participation, ADLs, and IADLs;
· Identify the components of a comprehensive functional evaluation;
· Delineate the characteristics and benefits of community-based occupational therapy services for clients and their families; and
· Identify translational concepts guiding implementation of evidence-based therapeutic interventions for clients and family caregivers.
Features include self-checks, a glossary, and an extended case study in which a client with NCD is followed through intervention. They are designed to assist readers and course learners in further developing their clinical competency in working with people with mild and major NCD.
This first volume in AOTA’s “Neurorehabilitation in Occupational Therapy Series” can serve as a textbook for advanced-level occupational therapy students and assist in skill development for practicing clinicians. The Self-Paced Clinical Course is the 2nd edition of the “Dementia” module published in Core Concepts in Neurorehabilitation (2006).
Contents
Chapter 1. Neuroanatomy of Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 2. Etiology, Symptoms, and Progression of Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 3. Cognition and Cognitive Rehabilitation in Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 4. Psychosocial Essentials in Mild and Major Neurocognitive Disorders: Stress, Coping, Efficacy, and Adaptation
Chapter 5. Paid and Unpaid Caregivers of People With Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 6. Early- to Middle-Stage Neurocognitive Disorders: Effect on Occupation and Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Intervention
Chapter 7. Advanced Major Neurocognitive Disorder: Effect on Occupation and Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Intervention
Chapter 8. Community-Based Care for People With Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 9. Translating Research to Practice in Neurocognitive Disorders: The Experiences of Jefferson Elder Care
To purchase the bundled book and CE test (SPCC), click here.
978-1-56900-358-9, 312 pages, 2014