1. Improving Treatment Outcomes With Computers Candace J. Gordon Portland State University

2. Computer Treatment to Improve Cognitive Skills Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

3. Rancho Levels of Cognitive Functioning - Revised

4. Rancho Levels of Cognitive Functioning - Revised Continued

5. Common Characteristics of Traumatic Brain Injury Attention/Concentration Memory Problem solving/reasoning

6. Benefits of Computer Treatment for TBI Clients Adult activity Gives the client control Clinician and client work together Clinician in neutral position Clients work longer Independent practice Train in use of strategies

7. Benefits of Computer Treatment Continued Record performance Times responses Document progress Objective feedback Clinician is free to observe cognitive behaviors

8. One of One Treatment Pragmatic skills Generalizing skills Real life executive functions Interactions with others Carry over activities Functional tasks

9. Attention/Concentration Locu Tour Attention, Perception and Discrimination Plus Hierarchical Attention Training – HAT Visual Scanning/Cancellation

10. Memory Word Memory Memory for Directions Remembering Names Concentration

11. Problem Solving/Reasoning Conditional Statements Deductive Reasoning Completion of Partial Information Time Management Mind Benders Advanced Verbal Reasoning Checkbook Skills