Fall 2009 Colloquia

Abstract
       Metacognition or thinking about our thinking includes autobiographical beliefs about our thinking, as well as self-monitoring and self-control that occur when engaged in an activity. Individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have dual disabilities; impaired cognitive processing and impaired regulation of these processes most commonly associated with frontal lobe injury. Research from the past 15 years has identified conditions in which individuals with TBI are and are not as accurate as those without brain injury at assessing their own performance and making self-control decisions about strategies. This has led to the explicit instruction in the use of metacognitive strategies in cognitive rehabilitation. Their use appears to enhance the likelihood that functional treatment outcomes will be maintained over time. Three areas of cognitive rehabilitation will be summarized: attention training, study skills and solving complex functional problems.

Reading
Kennedy, M. R. T., Coelho, C., Turkstra, L., Ylvisaker, M., Sohlberg, M. M., Yorkston, K., Chiou, H. H. & Kan, P. F. (2008). Intervention for executive functions after traumatic brain injury: A systematic review, meta-analysis and clinical recommendations. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18, 257-299.

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