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A role for cognitive remediation therapy for job seekers with neuropsychiatric disorders

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Abstract

People with mental illness and traumatic brain injury experience difficulties in gaining and maintaining employment and have a higher unemployment rate because of their symptoms and poor social skills including cognitive impairments. Cognitive remediation is an intervention developed to improve cognitive functioning such as attention, memory, and problem-solving, by providing them with specific designed cognitive exercises. After practicing those cognitive tasks repetitively and massively, people with cognitive deficits will improve cognitive processes which lead to better cognitive performance. There is evidence supporting the benefits of cognitive remediation in improving employment-related outcome. Thus, it might have a role for job seekers with neuropsychiatric disorders and cognitive dysfunctions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22-25
Number of pages4
JournalAustralian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

  • Cognitive remediation
  • employment
  • mental illness
  • neuropsychiatric disorders

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