Ricardo Nuno
Ricardo Nuno entered the rehabilitation field in 1992, working closely with occupational therapists as a rehabilitation assistant in a return-to-work clinic and community rehabilitation program. In 1996, he founded JR Rehab Services Inc. and also began his formal education as an occupational therapist at UBC. Ricardo began practicing as an occupational therapist in 1999.
JR Rehab Services consists of a large team of occupational therapists, kinesiologists, and rehabilitation assistants who provide one-on-one community based rehabilitation services to individuals with catastrophic injuries throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
Learning objectives:
The Four Pillars of Cognitive Rehabilitation for Brain Injury Professionals (plenary)
At the end of the presentation, the audience will learn:
- Principles of cognitive rehabilitation, “what it is and what it isn’t”.
- Four approaches/pillars to CRT
- Framework for cognitive function
- Assessment of cognitive function, the “new functional and practical way”.
Workshop learning objectives:
Simple and practical approaches (workshop)
At the end of the presentation, audience will learn how to implement the four pillars in cognitive rehabilitation, “How to do it: the use of education, process training, compensatory training, and activities training”.