Areas Of Cognition to Work On in the New Year

New Year’s resolutions are a great way to enter into a new mindset and achieve goals that improve your life. Why not help your clients set goals to improve their cognition this year? Setting goals together at the beginning of the year could help clients stay motivated and better understand their progress over time. Here are some of the areas of cognition that you can work on together using our digital program and/or worksheets.

Executive Function

Working on executive function skills can help clients:

  • Think before acting
  • Be more cognitively flexible
  • Make better decisions
  • Understand the consequences of their actions
  • Improve impulse control
  • Manage money more responsibly

Our suggested cognitive worksheets:

areas of cognition

Packet #45

Visual Memory

areas of cognition

Mini Packet #49

This Story is Full of Blanks!

areas of cognition

Mini Packet #48

Find Your Way

Memory

Working on memory can help patients:

  • Identify a friend or relative’s face and name
  • Recognize common symbols and the meanings behind them, such as hazard labels
  • Stay on task when completing a project

Our suggested cognitive worksheets:

areas of cognition

Packet #44

Visual Memory

areas of cognition

Mini Packet #60

An American In Paris

areas of cognition

Mini Packet #54

Heraldry

Visual-Spatial Skills

Working on visual-spatial skills can help patients:

  • Avoid bumping into others
  • Avoid dangerous situations, such as tripping over an object or stepping into a busy street.
  • Improve their ability to clean and organize their home

Digital exercises for visual-spatial skills:

Our suggested cognitive worksheets:

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Packet #39

Visual Spatial

areas of cognition

Mini Packet #36

Turn Around and Around

areas of cognition

Mini Packet #60

An American in Paris

Visual Attention

Working on visual attention skills can help patients:

  • Notice important cues when driving, and ignore other stimuli that could be distracting
  • Remember information important for succeeding at work or in school
  • Focus on a visually demanding task over time, such as following along during a presentation

Digital exercises for visual attention:

Our suggested cognitive worksheets:

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Packet #43

Visual Attention

visual attention

Mini Packet #57

Gulf Stream

visual attention

Mini Packet #59

Under Pressure

Language

Working on language skills can help patients:

  • Communicate their thoughts and feelings
  • Better comprehend written text
  • Understand figurative language and idiomatic speech

Our suggested cognitive worksheets:

language exercises

Packet #42

Verbal Fluency

language exercises

Mini Packet #52

Embroidery

language exercises

Mini Packet #49

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Setting cognitive goals with your clients for the new year is a great way to motivate them, and in many cases help get them on a path of recovery. The areas of cognition outlined above are all helpful to work on. However, if you’re ever wondering about the best exercise to use for a client’s specific needs, you can use this exercise guide to find the perfect fit!

Aly Castle

Aly is HappyNeuron Pro’s Content Specialist. She is passionate about mental health and well-being and loves utilizing her design background to share important cognitive information clearly and understandably.

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