Dr. Twamley is a neuropsychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. Much of her work is based at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, where she is a Research Health Scientist and the Director of the Clinical Research Unit of the Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health. Dr. Twamley’s research has focused on cognitive training and other interventions to improve real-world functioning for individuals with severe mental illnesses, traumatic brain injuries, and other cognitive impairments. She has developed and evaluated Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT) and Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy (CogSMART) with funding from NIH, VA, DoD, BBRF/NARSAD, and UC San Diego grants. These treatment manuals and other clinical materials are available at no charge on her website, www.cogsmart.com.
Thank you, Dr. Twamley and NavNeuro. I can’t believe I stumbled upon this podcast. It’s the first time I’ve heard of CCT, and I believe it might be a promising path to help my brother – he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, which he’s managing well with medication. I’ve been digging into neuropsych testing to figure out how best to help with what I suspect are severe gaps in his learning abilities. This podcast touched on so many of my questions and doubts about his behavior, and gave me some hope that there is help for him. Really well done.
Thanks for the very kind comment Kevin. We wish you and your brother the very best.