Cognitive intervention (organised in even years)

CONTENT OF MODULES

Module 1: Methodology and approaches in cognitive intervention
The objective of this module is to enable participants to broaden their understanding of the methodology of intervention with regard to the principles of Evidence-Based Practice.
This module will address the following main themes:
- Major theoretical approaches to cognitive intervention
- The methodology of Evidence-Based Practice
- Person-centred approaches and ethical investigations
- Building a therapeutic plan focussed on the patient, their motivations and their values

Module 2: Psycho-educational approach to patients and their families
The aim of this module is to present different psycho-educational approaches focussed on the patient and their family from a bio-psycho-social point of view. The strengths of psycho-educational intervention programmes will be illustrated in various fields of application, notably mild head trauma, fatigue and sleep, metacognitive approach and awareness of disorders, support to carers, and anxiety.

Module 3: Long-term memory
The objective of this module is to present the major principles and techniques of dealing with long-term memory in the field of episodic, autobiographic and prospective memory.

Module 4: Attention and executive control
This module will address the main principles and techniques of dealing with short-term memory, attention and executive function (notably the strengths and weaknesses of digital programmes, Attention Training Techniques, Goal Management Training)

Module 5: Social cognition
The module will address the main principles of intervention focussed on patients¿ socio-emotional adjustment

Module 6: Daily life
In this module, treatment will be addressed in relation to the patient¿s surroundings and family (particularly
adapted living environments, professional/school settings, psycho-social approach to the patient)

Module 7: Approaches adapted to children and adults
The module will offer a choice between child and adult options. Each of these options will enable the participant to broaden the scope of the cognitive intervention specific to each of these groups with a view to supplementing the knowledge and skills acquired in the other modules.

CONTENT OF THE FINAL PIECE OF WORK FOR THE CERTIFICATE (ALL YEAR LONG)

The final piece of work for the certificate takes the form of an analysis of one or more clinical cases, establishing a tratment protocol and following the principle of evidence-based practice.
Students must choose the measures and develop a design allowing the effectiveness of their intervention to be analysed. The final piece of work must be drafted in a similar format to a scientific article (in Frech or English), then presented in the form of a public oral communication.