Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and the NDIS
Are you an Occupational Therapist who works with people with acquired brain injury?
Do you struggle with the depth of scope required to adequately assess and provide intervention for ABI?
Every person with brain injury is unique, and require an individualised approach to rehabilitation. Occupational therapists have a unique role in supporting people to develop their functional skills and participate in meaningful activities at home and in the community.
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On Demand Workshop:Â Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and the NDIS
Self-paced learning for your OT professional development
What will you learn?
- Define Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and understand the various types of ABI you may see within the NDIS
- Explain the functional implications of ABI on a participant’s physical, cognitive, behavioural and communication skills
- Understand the common comorbidities associated with ABI
- Recognise the impact on families and close others
- Appreciate the unique role of Occupational Therapists in assessment, goal setting and intervention
- Understand the important of taking a client-directed, individualised approach with interdisciplinary collaboration
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Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is suitable for OTs working with participants with ABI within the community. You may be a new graduate entering the NDIS, or an experienced clinician.
You may be new to working with participants with ABI, are in need a refresher on OT requirements, or perhaps may be interested in working with participants with ABI..Â
This self-paced workshop will help you to upskill in the area of brain injury and the role of an Occupational Therapist.
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Why attend?
Navigating ABI as an OT can be complex. By attending this workshop, you will gain the following:
- Comprehensive Understanding of ABI: Develop an understanding of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), its types, functional implications and associated comorbidities within the NDIS context to support your OT professional development.
- Practical Skills for OT Practice: This learning module explores the OT’s role in ABI assessment, goal setting and intervention, with a focus on individualised, participant-directed approaches and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Holistic Perspective on ABI Impact:Â The training enables you to recognise the wider impacts of ABI on families and carers, gaining strategies to effectively support participants and their loved ones.
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Workshop duration: 1.5 Hour Workshop
Cost: $85.00
About the Presenters
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Belinda Renison and Nadine Holgate each have over twenty years of experience in supporting people with ABI and their support networks in community settings.
Both Belinda and Nadine are passionate about supporting people and their support networks to understand the nature of their executive function strengths and weaknesses and to co-create innovative strategies aimed at reducing the functional impact of their executive function impairments.
Belinda Renison’s observations of the debilitating nature of executive function impairments post-ABI lead her to complete a Doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology in 2010 investigating why formal pen-and-paper measures of executive function were often limited in their ability to predict everyday executive functions commonly experienced by people post-ABI. This research has informed Belinda’s clinical practice when assessing executive function skills.
Nadine Holgate works in regional Victoria and is passionate about building capacity for occupational therapists in both metro and rural locations to confidently work with people with brain injury in a collaborative, individualised way to achieve meaningful outcomes. Nadine has an interest in supporting families impacted by brain injury and completed her Masters of Clinical Family Therapy in 2009.
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Workshop duration: 1.5 Hour
Cost: $85.00
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
The presentation was well-organised and presented in an accessible way, making it easier to apply the knowledge to real-world clinical practice.
A thorough workshop all around.
A succinct and informative presentation which really guides OTs in their work with people with acquired brain injury, giving assessments and intervention tools to develop therapy goals that support meaningful engagement despite the many challenges faced by people post injury. Highly recommend this training!
