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Executive Function Domains in OT – The Project Manager (IITOGA Model)

June 29, 2025June 23, 2025 by Admin
Domains of Executive Function: The Project Manager & IITOGA

Break down executive functions using the IITOGA model in OT. Learn how initiation, inhibition, organization, and awareness impact daily life through the project manager analogy.

Categories Students, Caregivers, Therpists Tags cognition 1 Comment

NEST Framework – Factors Influencing Cognitive Performance in OT

June 29, 2025June 23, 2025 by Admin
Factors Affecting Cognitive Performance: The NEST-A Framework

Explore the NEST framework (Neurobiological, Emotional, Sociocultural, Task/Environment) to understand what shapes cognitive function in daily life and therapy.

Categories Students, Caregivers, Therpists Tags cognition 1 Comment

Self-Awareness in OT – Learning to Use Glasses as a Cognitive Model

June 29, 2025June 23, 2025 by Admin
Levels of Self-Awareness: Learning to Use Glasses

Understand the levels of self-awareness—intellectual, emergent, and anticipatory—through the OT metaphor of learning to use glasses. Ideal for cognitive rehabilitation teaching.

Categories Students, Caregivers, Therpists Tags cognition 1 Comment

Types of Long-Term Memory: The Memory Library Analogy

June 29, 2025June 23, 2025 by Admin
Types of Long-Term Memory: The Memory Library Analogy

Discover how long-term memory works through an OT lens. Explore explicit, implicit, semantic, procedural, and prospective memory using the Memory Library analogy.

Categories Students, Caregivers, Therpists Tags cognition 1 Comment

Memory Tools for Smart Learning – OT Framework and Guide

June 29, 2025June 23, 2025 by Admin
Memory Tools for Smart Learning

Explore memory strategies rooted in occupational therapy. Learn how to boost retention using a functional, brain-based learning framework for students and professionals.

Categories Students, Caregivers, Therpists Tags cognition 1 Comment

Assessing Cognition in Occupational Therapy: Foundations and Functional Approaches

June 23, 2025June 15, 2025 by Admin
Assessing Cognition in Occupational Therapy: Foundations and Functional Approaches

Explore how occupational therapists assess cognition to understand and improve daily function. A practical guide to cognitive assessment in OT.

Categories Students, Therpists Tags assessing cognition, cognition, cognitive assessments Leave a comment

Cognition for Caregivers – A Simple Guide for Patients and Caregivers

June 23, 2025June 14, 2025 by Admin
Cognition for Caregivers – A Simple Guide for Patients and Caregivers

Learn what cognition means, how it’s assessed, and why it matters in everyday life. A plain-language guide for patients and caregivers navigating rehabilitation.

Categories Caregivers Tags caregivers and patient guides, cognition 1 Comment
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