Overview

The APS hosts this activity with the Psychology and Ageing Interest Group (PAIG).

Clinicians tend to be trained in the act of doing the profession. Indeed, a student’s expectation of training is to discover what to do with clients. However, clients do not necessarily present in neat and tidy packages where the more typical ‘if this, then that’ approach would tend to work.

Case in point, older adult patients in particular are increasingly heterogenous (e.g., Ferrucci & Kuchel, 2021; Nguyen et al., 2021), and it is in these scenarios that wisdom & creativity have their benefits as we work to apply our knowledge, our doing skills, while also catering to the needs of the individual (and thereby being of most benefit to their care and wellbeing). The one size fits all approach may have its benefits, instil a sense of security even, but it is not necessarily the best way to meet the needs of the individual.

This webinar will consider the constructs of wisdom and creativity within the context of the day-to-day work of a clinician and ask the attendee to consider the art of being, not just the act of doing.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those who are new to the topic.

Duration of access

This webinar will be recorded. Access to the recording and presenter slides is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

APS CPD-Approved

This activity has been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for its education quality. Learn more about the APS CPD Approval process

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• describe the role of wisdom in therapy,

• describe the role of creativity in therapy, and

• develop therapy skills with older adults.

   

Presenter(s)

Dr Leander Mitchell FAPS

About the presenter(s)

Dr Leander Mitchell is a Senior Lecturer (Clinical Academic) at The University of Queensland (UQ). She is also a registered Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist. Her primary role within the university encompasses overseeing the training of postgraduate psychology students during their first internal placement, as well as lecturing on cognitive assessment and older adult topics in particular. Dr Mitchell also offers community-based training on a range of topics focused on working with, and caring for, older adults and their families. Her clinical work includes both therapeutic work and neuropsychological assessment of adults; with a particular focus on assisting older adult clients and their families/carers (both in aged care and community contexts) enhance and scaffold their current circumstances. In terms of research, Dr Mitchell is a mid-career researcher focused on older adults, and research themes to date include education and training for professional carers working with people with dementia, rehabilitation in dementia, anxiety in Parkinson’s disease, wisdom in older adulthood, and the benefits of nature for wellbeing.