COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC DISORDERS RELATED TO DEMENTIA

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The purpose of this course is to provide the requisite knowledge and prepare future clinicians to assess, diagnose, and treat individuals with cognitive-linguistic impairments due to dementia, a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. Following the World Health Organization - International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, known more commonly as ICF (WHO-ICF) framework, students will learn assessment, differential diagnosis as well as management of mild cognitive impairment as well as the different types of dementia. The course is designed to help future clinicians understand the theoretical bases and etiologies of neurocognitive degenerative disorders, the principles and best practices for assessment and intervention. After completing this course, students will understand how to evaluate different types and severities of dementia and develop goals and plans for intervention based on individual assessment.