Brain injury and returning to employment; a guide for practitioners.RC387 2004-022995 1-84310-292-7 Brain injury and returning to employment; a guide for practitioners. Japp, James. Jessica Kingsley Pub., [c]2005 127 p. $27.95 (pa) Japp, a UK-based occupational psychologist specializing in clinical neuropsychology Clinical neuropsychology is a sub-specialty of clinical psychology that specialises in the diagnostic assessment and treatment of patients with brain injury or neurocognitive deficits. , offers a practitioner's perspective on the environmental, emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of work reintegration reintegration /re·in·te·gra·tion/ (-in-te-gra´shun) 1. biological integration after a state of disruption. 2. restoration of harmonious mental function after disintegration of the personality in mental illness. . He offers techniques for addressing impaired memory impaired memory Dementia, see there , attention and executive functions Executive functions is a term synonymous with cognitive control, and used by psychologists and neuroscientists to describe a loosely defined collection of brain processes whose role is to guide thought and behaviour in accordance with internally generated goals or plans. , organizational and planning skills, and speech impairment. Also covered are the environmental, emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of reintegration. Designed for professionals working with brain-injured individuals. |
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