Not exact matches
The development of computerized neurocognitive tests such as ImPACT have been a big advance in terms of making sure an athlete has recovered their
cognitive function necessary to return to play or work, but the usual and primary treatment remains rest, with follow - up testing using the ImPACT paradigm, and return to play or work following the algorithm of the ImPACT
program based
on test results.
Studies of the Nurse Family Partnership model followed children to 6 years and found significant
program effects
on language and
cognitive functioning as well as fewer behaviour problems in a randomized controlled trial study.24 In addition, more recent evaluations of Healthy Families America have shown small, but favourable effects
on young children's development.25, 26
These exercises use a «bottom - up» approach, targeting more basic
cognitive processes early in the treatment to strengthen
cognitive foundations, then moving
on to training focused
on more complex
cognitive functions later in the
program.
She also emphasized that
cognitive training is a second option when compared to physical fitness
programs, which have been linked to positive effects
on cognition, brain
function, and brain structure.
Our work mainly involves research and clinical groups of Normandie developing
programs in patients and animal models, to improve our understanding of the impact of cancer and its treatments
on cognitive functions.
He founded Gladstone's multi-pronged research
program on Alzheimer's in 1998, and has since identified molecular and cellular processes by which amyloid - beta proteins, which accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer patients, impair
cognitive functions.
Breakfast increases your energy by restoring depleted liver glycogen stores from your overnight fast, suppresses your counter regulatory stress hormones so you feel more calm when you start your day,
programs your body to burn energy all day instead of store energy, and eating breakfast increases
cognitive function so you feel
on top of it instead of foggy minded.
Professional Experience Valley Trauma Center (Van Nuys, CA) 2011 — Present In - Home Outreach Counselor • Provide prevention education and counseling at the individual, family and group level within both in - home and clinical settings while overseeing all case management services • Utilize various methods including humanistic,
cognitive behavioral and family systems approaches • Assist group members in the discovery of internal sources of strength and ability to effectively cope with situational crises a well as modify self - defeating behavior • Set and achieve specific group - level goals while helping participants define concrete, meaningful developmental benchmarks, appraising
on - going change processes and related dynamics, and connecting individual efforts to common themes • Manage 10 cases
on a weekly basis while ensuring an initial visitation with clients within 48 hours of referral • Perform new
program participant assessments and participate in all intake and discharge
functions
Studies of high intensity EBHV
programs focused
on at - risk families have found that these
programs have positive impacts
on maternal care, as demonstrated by increased maternal responsiveness, warmth / sensitivity toward the child, and maintaining focus
on the child; subsequently improving the
cognitive and social behavioral
functioning of the child (Guttentag et al., 2014; Black et al., 2007).
Based
on the surveys, the research team (including both MPR and MDRC staff) estimated the BSF
programs» effects
on parents» earnings and use of public assistance;
on mother - father relationships;
on family structure and
functioning;
on fathers» involvement in child rearing;
on parent - child relationships and the home environment; and
on children's well - being and
cognitive and social development.
During the prenatal and infant periods, families have been identified
on the basis of socioeconomic risk (parental education, income, age8, 11) and / or other family (e.g. maternal depression) or child (e.g. prematurity and low birth weight12) risks; whereas with preschoolers a greater emphasis has been placed
on the presence of child disruptive behaviour, delays in language /
cognitive impairment and / or more pervasive developmental delays.6 With an increased emphasis
on families from lower socioeconomic strata, who typically face multiple types of adversity (e.g. low parental educational attainment and work skills, poor housing, low social support, dangerous neighbourhoods), many parenting
programs have incorporated components that provide support for parents» self - care (e.g. depression, birth - control planning), marital
functioning and / or economic self - sufficiency (e.g. improving educational, occupational and housing resources).8, 13,14 This trend to broaden the scope of «parenting»
programs mirrors recent findings
on early predictors of low - income children's social and emotional skills.