Compendium Network

Course Description

This course is designed for treatment teams in clinical settings serving patients with brain injuries and other acquired neurocognitive challenges.  In addition to the recordings, the course includes 4 one-hour interactive virtual team workshops with our faculty.

Short-Term Executive Plus (STEP) is a Class I evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation treatment developed to improve executive functioning in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The program consists of two discrete and complementary behavioral interventions: one targeting problem-solving (SWAPS™) and the other emotion regulation (EmReg™). 

Problem solving is a cognitive ability that is instrumental for goal achievement, optimal functioning, and adaptation to environmental demands.  Inefficient problem solving can be a significant obstacle to optimal daily living. SWAPS™ is an intervention that is easy to learn, practical to implement, and applicable to situations that range from simple daily to complex life-long problems. SWAPS™ is a tool that clients can rely on to deal with a variety of challenges.

Emotion regulation is one of the most important skills for building emotional wellness, reaching important life goals, and overcoming obstacles. Teaching your clients emotion regulation skills will enable them to deal with emotional challenges more effectively and across a variety of situations.  EmReg Training™ is an intervention that provides clients with a tool that can increase their sense of agency and self-control, and can empower them to pursue their goals in their personal, social, and professional life.

We designed the course with the objective to prepare your team to put the skills to use immediately.

Topics covered

• Overview of executive functioning
• Overview of problem-solving and emotion regulation as aspects of executive functioning
• The entire SWAPS™ and EmReg Training™ protocols
• Detailed instructions on how to use the two interventions with your clients
• Demonstration sessions with individual clients and groups
• Description of challenges that you may encounter during clinical application and how to deal with them

Learning Objectives

• Describe the role of problem-solving and emotion regulation in goal-directed behavior
• Describe the stages of problem-solving from a neurocognitive perspective
• Provide a framework for improving emotion regulation
• Describe the five steps of SWAPS™
• Explain factors that optimize treatment delivery of STEP
• Predict and address challenges in delivering STEP
• Demonstrate how to use STEP with a client

Additional Materials

The following materials accompany the training and are available for purchase on our website: www.compendiumnetwork.com

• EmReg Training™ Clinician Manual
• EmReg Workbook™
• SWAPS™ Workbook 

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We provide live training and consultation to help you sharpen your skills.  We also provide workshops to clinical and professional teams in institutions and organizations.  Contact us at [email protected]