Resources, Videos, and Information about Cognitive Aging

More information on the concept of successful cognitive aging, how the brain and mind change as we age, and how to support your own healthy cognitive aging process can be found in this article on Cognitive Aging Article.

Educational Videos

Informative data on cognitive aging in easily understandable terms:

Dr Snowden talks about results of the famous nun study and what it teaches us with regard to aging sucessfully

Difference between Alzheimer’s and normal forgetfulness

How to Tell if It’s Depression or Dementia | Health (2008)

Depression vs Dementia (2013)

Risk assessment with an older woman – dementia or depression? This is a film, in two parts, that explores risk assessment with an older woman. The first demonstrates poor practice, as two nurses display a number of prejudices and poor attitudes towards older people, leading to potentially dangerous and damaging assumptions.

Summary

Service Type Support for Challenges due to the Ageing Process
Provider Name

Mind your Brain,
400-601 West Broadway,BC-V5C 4C2,
Telephone No.16048027291
Area British Columbia incl Greater Vancouver, and Yukon
DescriptionResources and information for people interested in healthy cognitive aging, and for people with cognitive decline or dementia and their caregivers

If you would like to set up a free 15 - 20 minute consultation to explore how I could help you, or just have a question, please, feel free to contact me @ mindyourbrain1@gmail.com sitemap

Mind your Brain provides counselling mainly through TeleHealth/ remote applications, generally as online communication platforms with end to end encryption and SSL to ensure privacy, and specific step-by-step instructions will be provided upon request

Office closures: none currently

Professional designations

A designation of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

Mind your Brain is ranked as a top counselling & Mental Health in Vancouver BC

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Helping People Lead Productive Lives

Heike @ Mind your Brain is proud to offer Cognitive Rehabilitation Treatment within her ‘Practice of Professional Psychological Services’. Services include therapeutic care, emotional counselling, and education for:

Cognitive aging/ cognitive health
People with acquired brain injury.

In general, Cognitive Rehabilitation refers to a set of non-invasive and evidence-based techniques and interventions intended to alleviate cognitive (e.g. memory) difficulties by improving performance in cognitive and functional areas, thereby improving a client’s quality of life.

Acquired Brain
Injury

Conditions in which Cognitive Rehabilitation Principles can be and have been utilized successfully include:

Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Tumor
Chemobrain
Anoxic Brain Injury (e.g. drowning)
Encephalopathy

Cognitive Aging

Conditions in which Cognitive Rehabilitation Principles can be and have been successfully utilized:

Pathological Aging (dementia, mild cognitive impairment)
Neurodegenerative Diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis)
Medical/ Neurological conditions (e.g. Stroke)
Healthy Cognitive Aging

Cognitive Aging

Info on Healthy Aging and Dementia related conditions for individuals and their Caregivers

Understanding Healthy Aging

Resources for Compromised Aging

Summary

Helping People Lead Productive Lives

Acquired Brain Injury

Cognitive Aging

*Resources for Compromised Aging***

Acquired Brain
Injury