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
Digital exercises for executive function:
Our suggested cognitive worksheets:
Visual Memory
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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:
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:
Visual Spatial
Turn Around and Around
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
Our suggested cognitive worksheets:
Language
Working on language skills can help patients:
- Communicate their thoughts and feelings
- Better comprehend written text
- Understand figurative language and idiomatic speech
Digital exercises for language:
Our suggested cognitive worksheets:
Verbal Fluency
Embroidery
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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!
