Clinical Implementation of Cognitive Rehabilitation Best Practices Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System 1914

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: ROOM: Conference Room 4B >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4D is at the end of the corridor, after taking a right just before Room 4-D. Walk past Room 4A; Room 4B is the second door on the right.

Presenter(s)

Katy H. O'Brien, PhD CCC-SLP (she/her/hers)

Senior Scientific Advisor
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Slides Slides
Kelsey S. Watters, CScD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS

Clinical practice leader for OT
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, IL, United States
Naomie Corro, OTD, OTR/L, BCP (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO, United States
John Whyte, MD, PhD

Scientist Emeritus
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Elkins Park, PA, United States

Clinical practice guidelines describe best practices for cognitive rehabilitation. In this presentation, we will use the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) to identify common ingredients across evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation interventions, and then describe how the RTSS supports clinical reasoning and alignment of ingredients with patient-centered targets across both adult and pediatric populations. Also addressed will be how the RTSS underscores the importance of volition and effort in strategy training, particularly for generalization and carryover to functional activities. A case-based approach will be employed throughout to demonstrate use of the RTSS in both treatment and communication about care.

Learning Objectives:

Compare and contrast ingredients used across metacognitive strategy instruction protocols.
Explain how use of the COM-B framework supports generalization of strategies learned during cognitive rehabilitation.
Describe two contexts in which the RTSS supports communication about cognitive rehabilitation treatment.