Posts Tagged ‘Jeanes Hospital’
Sub-Acute Care Team: The Neuropsychologist
What is a neuropsychologist? Well, we can break the word in two, to get the word ‘psychologist’ which is a doctor of the behavior. We also get the word ‘neurologist’ which is a doctor of the brain. Put them together, and you get to the specialized field of ‘neuropsychology’. This is the study of how…
Read MoreSub-Acute Care Team: The Social Worker
When discussing post-acute rehab, we meet many types of professionals in the sub-acute care team. While the social worker is not exactly a medical professional, he or she is trained to help a patient to get the best medical care. For many reasons, the social worker is an interesting dynamic in the sub-acute care team.…
Read MoreSub-Acute Care Team: The Occupational Therapist
The Occupational Therapist (OT) helps with a wide range of activities and people. Occupational therapists who work in senior rehab need to specialize in the field. The Many people who choose to go into the field of occupational therapy do so because it is rewarding. It is a career where the occupational therapist really…
Read MoreSub-Acute Care Team: The Speech-Language Pathologist
One of the members of the sub-acute care team that probably is involved with all stroke survivors is the speech-language pathologist (or SLP). The speech-language pathologist is involved in a few different types of recovery. All of these are connected to the mouth and the related systems. And all of these will hopefully improve the…
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