Name: Cognitive stimulation adapted for people with disabilities
Price: 150.00 EUR
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About Course

Online training of 15 hours aimed at professionals who support people with disabilities, whether children, adolescents, or adults, as well as family caregivers. It transposes the principles of cognitive stimulation to individuals with intellectual, psychological, motor, sensory, or neuro-developmental disabilities. Each workshop offered is available in both youth and adult versions. It contains over 40 detailed workshop examples, 9 complete case studies, and 12 downloadable session sheets. Objectives: identify the cognitive profile of a supported individual, adapt materials and instructions to their actual abilities and age, design and facilitate individual or group sessions, measure progress and communicate results to the team. Prerequisites: none. Modalities: asynchronous training, quizzes at the end of each module, final evaluation, and certificate.

Course Content

Module 1 – Understanding Disability and Cognitive Functioning

Lesson 1 – Deficiency, disability, situation of handicap
Lesson 2 – The Seven Major Cognitive Functions
Lesson 3 – Child or adult: two opposing logics
Lesson 4 – Intellectual Disability: What is Affected, What is Preserved
Lesson 5 – Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lesson 6 – Down Syndrome and Early Cognitive Aging
Lesson 7 – Psychological Disability
Lesson 8 – Acquired Brain Injury
Lesson 9 – Motor Disability and Multiple Disabilities
Lesson 10 – Visual Impairment and Hearing Impairment
Lesson 11 – Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorder

Module 2 – Assess Before Stimulating

Module 3 – The Principles of Adaptation

Lesson 1 – Adapting the visual support
Lesson 2 – Writing in Simplified Language
Lesson 3 – Adapting the oral instruction
Lesson 4 – Adjusting Duration and Considering Fatigue
Lesson 5 – Adapting the sensory environment
Lesson 6 – Errorless Learning
Lesson 7 – Levels of Support and Gradual Withdrawal of Support
Lesson 8 – Encouragement, motivation, and pleasure
Lesson 9 – Adapting the register to age without lowering the level

Module 4 – Workshops by Cognitive Function

Lesson 1 – Adapting the same workshop for a child and for an adult
Lesson 2 – Working on Attention
Lesson 3 – Working on the memory of lived events
Lesson 4 – Working on Immediate Memory
Lesson 5 – Working on Language and Communication
Lesson 6 – Working on Executive Functions
Lesson 7 – Working on spatial and temporal orientation
Lesson 8 – Working on Social Cognition and Emotions
Lesson 9 – Working on gestures and fine motor skills
Lesson 10 – Multisensory Stimulation in Situations of Multiple Disabilities

Module 5 – Digital Tools

Module 6 – Designing and Leading a Session

Module 7 – Nine case studies

Lesson 1 – Case Study 1: Young Autistic Adult in a Supported Work Environment
Lesson 2 – Case Study 2: Adult with Down Syndrome Experiencing Cognitive Decline
Lesson 3 – Case Study 3: Adult with Brain Injury in Medical Accommodation
Lesson 4 – Case Study 4: Adult with a Mental Disability Supported at Home
Lesson 5 – Case Study 5: Child with Intellectual Disability in Daycare Setting
Lesson 6 – Case Study 6: Person with Multiple Disabilities
Lesson 7 – Case Study 7: Adult with Visual Impairment
Lesson 8 – Case Study 8: Adult with Attention Disorder in Professional Integration
Lesson 9 – Case Study 9: Adolescent with a Learning Disorder

Module 8 – Measure, Transmit, Respect

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Course Content

Module 1 – Understanding Disability and Cognitive Functioning

Lesson 1 – Deficiency, disability, situation of handicap

Lesson 2 – The Seven Major Cognitive Functions

Lesson 3 – Child or adult: two opposing logics

Lesson 4 – Intellectual Disability: What is Affected, What is Preserved

Lesson 5 – Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lesson 6 – Down Syndrome and Early Cognitive Aging

Lesson 7 – Psychological Disability

Lesson 8 – Acquired Brain Injury

Lesson 9 – Motor Disability and Multiple Disabilities

Lesson 10 – Visual Impairment and Hearing Impairment

Lesson 11 – Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorder

Module 2 – Assess Before Stimulating

Lesson 1 – Why we never start with the activity

Lesson 2 – Gather Information Before the First Session

Lesson 3 – Structured Observation in Context

Lesson 4 – The Limitations of Standardized Tests

Lesson 5 – Establishing a Baseline Measurement

Lesson 6 – Starting from Preserved Abilities

Lesson 7 – Formulating realistic and measurable objectives

Lesson 8 – Connecting Stimulation to the Personalized Project

Module 3 – The Principles of Adaptation

Lesson 1 – Adapting the visual support

Lesson 2 – Writing in Simplified Language

Lesson 3 – Adapting the oral instruction

Lesson 4 – Adjusting Duration and Considering Fatigue

Lesson 5 – Adapting the sensory environment

Lesson 6 – Errorless Learning

Lesson 7 – Levels of Support and Gradual Withdrawal of Support

Lesson 8 – Encouragement, motivation, and pleasure

Lesson 9 – Adapting the register to age without lowering the level

Module 4 – Workshops by Cognitive Function

Lesson 1 – Adapting the same workshop for a child and for an adult

Lesson 2 – Working on Attention

Lesson 3 – Working on the memory of lived events

Lesson 4 – Working on Immediate Memory

Lesson 5 – Working on Language and Communication

Lesson 6 – Working on Executive Functions

Lesson 7 – Working on spatial and temporal orientation

Lesson 8 – Working on Social Cognition and Emotions

Lesson 9 – Working on gestures and fine motor skills

Lesson 10 – Multisensory Stimulation in Situations of Multiple Disabilities

Module 5 – Digital Tools

Lesson 1 – Digital media or paper media

Lesson 2 – Using a Tablet in a Disability Situation

Lesson 3 – Essential Accessibility Settings

Lesson 4 – Using Cognitive Games with Adults

Lesson 5 – Using Cognitive Games with Children and Adolescents

Lesson 6 – Reading Scores with Caution

Lesson 7 – Digital Tools in Group Sessions

Module 6 – Designing and Leading a Session

Lesson 1 – The structure of a session in four stages

Lesson 2 – Individual session or group session

Lesson 3 – Composing a functioning group

Lesson 4 – Dealing with Difficult Behaviors During the Workshop

Lesson 5 – Co-facilitating and Involving the Team

Lesson 6 – Associating family and relatives

Lesson 7 – Twelve ready-to-use session sheets

Module 7 – Nine case studies

Lesson 1 – Case Study 1: Young Autistic Adult in a Supported Work Environment

Lesson 2 – Case Study 2: Adult with Down Syndrome Experiencing Cognitive Decline

Lesson 3 – Case Study 3: Adult with Brain Injury in Medical Accommodation

Lesson 4 – Case Study 4: Adult with a Mental Disability Supported at Home

Lesson 5 – Case Study 5: Child with Intellectual Disability in Daycare Setting

Lesson 6 – Case Study 6: Person with Multiple Disabilities

Lesson 7 – Case Study 7: Adult with Visual Impairment

Lesson 8 – Case Study 8: Adult with Attention Disorder in Professional Integration

Lesson 9 – Case Study 9: Adolescent with a Learning Disorder

Module 8 – Measure, Transmit, Respect

Lesson 1 – Reporting on the sessions

Lesson 2 – Choosing Realistic Progress Indicators

Lesson 3 – Communicating the results to the team

Lesson 4 – Communicating Results to the Family

Lesson 5 – Consent, Ethics, and Dignity

Lesson 6 – National Framework and Local Resources

Lesson 7 – Building Your Action Plan

Lesson 8 – Final Assessment and Certificate

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