Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Course in brain damage: neuropsychological rehabilitation and cognitive stimulation (university degree + 8 ECTS credits)

Brain damage has increased its incidence in recent years, especially due to bad life habits such as sedentary lifestyle, smoking and poor diet. Taking into account that this incidence is expected to continue increasing, the psychologist correctly formed in the evaluation and intervention of cognitive functions will become a fundamental part of the neurorrehabilitation teams. To understand what brain damage is in the life of the affected person, it is necessary to know the basis of cognition according to the functions that compose it. In addition, it is essential to understand that the patient with this type of damage is not alone, so we will also learn about how to work with his family, giving guidelines on how to act, since they will also become therapists.

- Know the meaning of acquired brain damage. - Understand the importance of the neuropsychologist within a multidisciplinary unit of neurorrehabilitation. - Learn the foundations of a correct neuropsychological evaluation according to cognitive functions. - Intervene altered cognitive functions. - Identify behavioral and psychiatric problems associated with brain damage. - Make a correct plan to support the families of people affected by neurological damage. - Know the basic aspects of pharmacology that applies to brain damage.

- Know the meaning of acquired brain damage. - Understand the importance of the neuropsychologist within a multidisciplinary unit of neurorrehabilitation. - Learn the foundations of a correct neuropsychological evaluation according to cognitive functions. - Intervene altered cognitive functions. - Identify behavioral and psychiatric problems associated with brain damage. - Make a correct plan to support the families of people affected by neurological damage. - Know the basic aspects of pharmacology that applies to brain damage.

Brain damage has increased its incidence in recent years, especially due to bad life habits such as sedentary lifestyle, smoking and poor diet. Taking into account that this incidence is expected to continue increasing, the psychologist correctly formed in the evaluation and intervention of cognitive functions will become a fundamental part of the neurorrehabilitation teams. To understand what brain damage is in the life of the affected person, it is necessary to know the basis of cognition according to the functions that compose it. In addition, it is essential to understand that the patient with this type of damage is not alone, so we will also learn about how to work with his family, giving guidelines on how to act, since they will also become therapists.

The course in neuropsychological rehabilitation and cognitive stimulation is aimed at any professional who is dedicated to the scope of psychology and wants to expand their knowledge and specialize in the evaluation of the cognitive, psychological and behavioral effects of brain damage in order to diagnose and perform a correct neuropsychological rehabilitation of the main neurological alterations.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.