Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

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AMA-Employment w/ Dr. Susan McGurk, PhD (Apr. 23rd, 2025) – Thinking Skills for Work: Advancing Employment Success Through Cognitive Remediation

April 8, 2025

https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/6017440562359/WN_DmfvfmLyQT-_WRgvDno8AQ “Ask Me Anything: "Thinking Skills for Work: Advancing Employment Success Through Cognitive Remediation", with guest expert Dr. Susan McGurk You're invited to ask an expert about interesting topics related to employment. This free event is not a presentation, but rather an interactive question & answer webinar. And YOU provide the questions! Susan R. McGurk, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy (primary appointment) and Psychological and Brain Sciences, and a researcher at the Center of Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University. She is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist whose research has focuses on the role of cognitive functioning in employment, academic pursuits, and independent living in persons with serious mental illnesses (SMI), and methods and mechanisms of cognitive remediation aimed at improving cognitive abilities and community functioning in this population. Drs McGurk and Mueser developed the Thinking Skills for Work TSW program, a comprehensive cognitive remediation intervention designed to enhance cognitive functioning and improve competitive work outcomes in persons receiving supported employment or other vocational rehabilitation services. Her work has been supported by the Biobehavioral Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute for Disability and Independent Living Research and Rehabilitation (NIDILRR), New York State Office of Mental Health, and the Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies-New York Work Exchange. She has received the Gerard Hogarty Award for Excellence in Schizophrenia Research and was recognized by the National Rehabilitation Association with the Rehabilitation Practitioner of Distinction Award. To submit questions ahead of time, or to request any accessibility accommodations, please send an email to: lisakaye@bu.edu at least 72 hours prior to event.

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Notice: This event is funded under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTEM0011).  NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  This event and associated content (e.g, recordings, transcriptions) do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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