Road to awareness: an individualized training package for increasing knowledge and comprehension of personal deficits in persons with acquired brain injury

Research suggests that awareness of one's deficits may be a significant factor in the recovery process after acquired brain injuries (ABI). Various methods have been employed to teach awareness of the potential sequelae of ABI. The present study extended the use of a board game format to teach...

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Published in:	Brain injury Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 763
Main Authors:	Chittum, W R, Johnson, K, Chittum, J M, Guercio, J M, McMorrow, M J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-10-1996
Subjects:	Adult Awareness Brain Injuries - psychology Brain Injuries - rehabilitation Humans Male Middle Aged Patient Education as Topic
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Summary:	Research suggests that awareness of one's deficits may be a significant factor in the recovery process after acquired brain injuries (ABI). Various methods have been employed to teach awareness of the potential sequelae of ABI. The present study extended the use of a board game format to teach awareness to adults with ABI who exhibited serious unwanted behaviours. It used an individualized training package in conjunction with a game format in order to more specifically target individual client awareness of personal deficits in two areas: cognition and behaviour. Training focused on the first three levels within Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension, and application. Components of both the multiple-baseline and multiple-probe design were used to demonstrate experimental control. All three participants responded favourably to training, as evidenced by increases in percentage of questions answered correctly during the game sessions and in pre/post-generalization probes in both cognitive and behavioural categories.
ISSN:	0269-9052