Brian O\'neill

Assistive Technology for Cognition: A handbook for clinicians and developers - Current Issues in Neuropsychology Brian O\'neill 1.º edición

Brief Description: "Assistive technology for cognition is technology which can be used to enable, enhance or extend cognitive function. This book systematically examines how technologies can assist the cognitive function of people with brain impairment, with the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation. Technologies are reviewed which direct attention, remind, recognize, prompt and guide people through activities of daily living. Written by experts in neuropsychology and technology development, Assistive Technology for Cognition provides a comprehensive overview of the efficacy of technologies to assist people with brain impairments. Based on the framework provided by the International Classification of Function, each chapter covers a different cognitive function, namely, attention, memory, affect, perception, executive function, language, numeracy, sequencing and navigation, onto which existing and future assistive technologies for cognition are mapped. This structure provides in-depth research in an accessible way, and will allow practitioners to move from an assessment of cognitive deficits to the prescription of an appropriate assistive technology for cognition. The chapters also make suggestions for future developments. Assistive Technology for Cognition will be of great interest to clinicians and researchers working in brain injury rehabilitation, technology developers, and also to students in clinical psychology, neuropsychology and allied health disciplines"--Biographical Note: Brian O'Neill is a Consultant in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation with the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Glasgow, and Research Fellow at the University of Stirling, UK. Alex Gillespie is Associate Professor in Social Psychology at the London School of Economics, UK. Review Quotes:'The International Classification of Function provides an effective organizing scheme for understanding diverse technologies. The authors provide a neuropsychological background on cognitive functions along with a review of technologies and supporting research, resulting in a book which will be a valuable asset for clinicians, researchers, and technology developers.' -"Edmund LoPresti, AT Sciences, USA "'Assistive Technology for Cognition features contributions by leading international researchers and practitioners in the area of cognitive intervention and rehabilitation. Organized according to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), it offers applications of today's technologies to the enhanced cognitive functioning of individuals with a wide spectrum of brain impairments. Importantly, in the dynamic cultures and technological environments in which we live, it is as much a book of the future as it is of today.' "Marcia J. Scherer, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA""Publisher Marketing: Assistive technology for cognition is technology which can be used to enable, enhance, or extend cognitive function. This book systematically examines how cutting-edge digital technologies can assist the cognitive function of people with cognitive impairments, with the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation. Technologies are reviewed which direct attention, remind, recognize, prompt, and generally guide people through activities of daily living. Written by experts in neuropsychology and technology development, Assistive Technology for Cognition provides a comprehensive overview of the efficacy of technologies to assist people with brain impairments. Based on the list provided by the International Classification of Function, each chapter covers a different cognitive function; namely, attention, memory, affect, perception, executive function, language, numeracy, sequencing, and navigation onto which existing and future assistive technologies for cognition are mapped. This structure provides in-depth research in an accessible way, and will allow practitioners to move from an assessment of cognitive deficits to the prescription of an appropriate assistive technology for cognition. The chapters also make suggestions for future developments. Assistive Technology for Cognition will be of great interest to clinicians and researchers working in brain injury rehabilitation, technology developers, and also to students in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and allied health disciplines.

Contributor Bio:  O'Neill, Brian Brian O'Neill, B. A. (Hons), MAPS is co-director of the Illawarra Gestalt Centre, past president of AAGT and on the editorial boards of the Gestalt Review and Studies in Gestalt. He has published on field theory, relationship therapy and edited the text Community. Psychotherapy and Life Focus: A Gestalt Anthology of the History, Theory and Practice of Living in Community (Ravenwood Press). He has collaborated with his wife Jenny in writing on gestalt couples therapy and the use of group in training and they have been training and supervising therapists for many years both in Australia and internationally. Brian is currently a senior fellow in mental health at the University of Wollongong and a senior manager of a couples and family therapy service in Queensland. As well as bringing gestalt therapy to the relationship field, he has worked extensively in Drug and Alcohol (was Head of the NSW State Drug Treatment Unit), and Mental Health (awarded the Australia and New Zealand Gold Medal for mental health achievement by the Governor General, Sir William Deane) Contributor Bio:  Gillespie, Alex Gillespie holds a masters in Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University and a Ph. D. in Particle Physics from Durham University.