Brain Injury and Self-Awareness: Denial and Metacognition in Occupational Therapy
Introduction Brain injury may cause cognitive disabilities that affect one’s self-awareness. One model, the Expanded Awareness Model (Toglia & Kirk, 2000), provides a framework of awareness to guide occupational therapy practice. “In this model, assessment of awareness includes comparing client’s self-rating with rating by a relative/clinician, or by the performance on the neuropsychological tests. The … Read more