Action-based Cognitive Remediation for First Episode Psychosis

Action-Based Cognitive Remediation (ABCR) is a new program that was developed to address the challenges of transferring cognitive gains to improved quality of life and reduced disability. ABCR combines traditional cognitive training with an added behavioural component (e.g., role-plays, simulations of real world tasks) to foster learning through rehearsal and procedural memory which increases the likelihood of participants bridging cognitive strategies into real-world activities. ABCR also includes goal setting and behavioural activation procedures to stimulate transfer of in-session gains to everyday life changes.

Receive treatment-as-usual through regular early psychosis programming.