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THE 2018 ALLEN MARTIN MEMORIAL LECTURE Transcript by Summer Foundation Ltd

MUSIC THERAPY IN NEUROREHABILITATION – AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

TOPIC: Changing service models in the NDIS: Key considerations to achieve participation outcomes following ABI - This lecture will outline key findings from an NDIS Innovative Workforce Fund project delivered with people with ABI living in Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and their support workforce PRESENTED BY: Sue Sloan, occupational therapist and clinical neuropsychologist with a main interest in the long-term rehabilitation and support of people with ABI Libby Callaway, occupational therapist, researcher and senior lecturer at Monash University Jan Mackey, principal speech pathologist at Applied Communication Skills and co-author of communication resources used widely in Australia and the UK Transcription available

This is the final episode in the second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with the Summer Foundation's Clinical Practice Leader, Cath Bucolo, about the critical interface between the health system and the NDIS.

This is the fourth episode in the second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with Sam Paior, Support Coordinator from the Growing Space, Taking control of your funding through self-management.

This is episode 3 in the second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with Sam Paior, Support Coordinator from the Growing Space, about how support coordination can help me to implement my plan.

This is the second episode in this second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with Graeame Head, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner, about staying safe and building quality into NDIS services.

This is the first episode in a brand new series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with the "Mother of the NDIS", the Honourable Jenny Macklin, about the NDIS 5 years on.

Emerging technologies and rehabilitation of the upper limb: are we ready? About the lecture: Rehabilitation of the neurologically impaired upper limb is challenging for both consumers and health professionals. Published studies suggest that more than 50% of stroke survivors will leave rehabilitation with a nonfunctional upper limb. We know that cortical changes are experience-dependant and rely on intensity, repetition and engagement. Emerging technologies, such as gaming and robotic assisted devices, provide an engaging platform for rehabilitation that enable the high numbers of repetition critical for neuroplasticity and functional improvement. However, clinicians are often reluctant to incorporate such technology in practice. This presentation will discuss research collected as part of the implementation of a publicly funded, technology driven, upper-limb rehabilitation clinic – the Hand Hub. The barriers and facilitators for the uptake of new technology in healthcare settings will be examined in the cont

TOPIC: Art as a catalyst for change in acquired brain injury A presentation of preliminary research findings into an art therapy program at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, outlining the benefits of art therapy within a more traditional therapeutic framework PRESENTERS: Erica Mainprize, private art therapist, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre Dr Bronwyn Moorhouse, speech pathologist, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre

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The NDIS and housing, with Dr George and Penny Paul. A podcast series by the Summer Foundation.

How to go about your making your NDIS Plan, with Dr George and Penny Paul. A podcast series by the Summer Foundation.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), with Dr George and friends. A podcast series by the Summer Foundation.

Lecture Title: ABI and Challenging Behaviour: Perspectives of a Grandma Presented by Occupational Therapist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Sue Sloan. Lecture Bio: Challenging behaviour following acquired brain injury (ABI) typically leads to severely depleted life role participation – the outcomes of which include boredom, loneliness and a sense of hopelessness. Sue will reflect on stories of people living in shared supported accommodation to draw connections between the themes of behaviour, participation and relationships between residents and staff. The focus will be on keys to success in building pro-social behaviour and role participation. Transcript: https://www.summerfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/allen-martin-memorial-lecture-transcript.pdf

HE WENT BACK INTO HIS SHELL LIKE A TORTOISE”: EXPLORING THE CHALLENGING JOURNEY OF STROKE SURVIVAL Stroke has been described as a double crisis because survivors and families are faced with both the need to adapt to the physical, cognitive and emotional consequences of the stroke and the need to negotiate a foreign culture – the health care system. The aim of this project was to gain some understanding of how stroke survivors and their family carers have experienced the stroke care continuum. In her lecture, Jacinta will discuss how the care experience emerged as a process comprising a series of phases that could both overlap and re-occur. Transcript: https://www.summerfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/breakfastclub4transcript_oct2017.pdf

TREATING FATIGUE AND SLEEP DISTURBANCE FOLLOWING BRAIN INJURY WITH COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY Fatigue and sleep disturbance represent two of the most common symptoms after acquired brain injury, and cause significant difficulties with activity participation and quality of life. Despite this, there has been limited investigation of treatments and currently there are no treatment guidelines for managing fatigue and sleep problems following traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke. This presentation will focus on the use of cognitive behaviour therapy to treat fatigue and sleep problems after brain injury and will include discussion of the findings of a randomised controlled trial conducted at the Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, on which Adam and Dana are co-investigators. Transcript: https://www.summerfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/BreakfastClubTranscript0908_Final.pdf

Behaviours of Concern (BoC) such as aggression are a debilitating and distressing consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Through their research, Kate Gould and Amelia Hicks explored the lived experience of BoC and treatment history in individuals with TBI, and their family members and/or clinicians. In brief, it was found that participants with TBI and their informants described frequent and persistent BoC, particularly physical and verbal aggression and socially inappropriate behaviour, even many years post-injury. Kate and Amelia highlighted the impact of BoC on relationships and employment which can lead to social isolation, a loss of sense of self, anger, depression, and in turn, aggressive behaviours. Transcript: https://www.summerfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-BREAKFAST-LECTURE-1-SUMMER-SERIES-2017.pdf

Health Disability Interface Workshop by Summer Foundation Ltd