Overview

This WA College of Clinical Neuropsychologists webinar is designed to provide a deeper understanding of the multifaceted concept of intimacy as underpinning the low mood that can occur in stroke recovery. Participants will explore various forms of intimacy—emotional, experiential, intellectual, and beyond—highlighting how these domains are impacted by the cognitive, physical, and functional challenges following a stroke.

Key themes include:

• The effects of stroke on cognitive functioning, physical abilities, and valued activities resulting in a loss of interpersonal intimacy across multiple domains.
• Understanding and addressing the sense of isolation and low mood stemming from lost intimate connections.
• Caregiving versus intimacy.
• Addressing sexual functioning post-stroke as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Learning Outcomes

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

1. Understand the multifaceted nature of intimate relationships in our patients lives.
2. Consider the cognitive, caregiving, functional and physical reasons for reduced intimacy as then underpinning a presenting problem of low mood or depression.
3. Develop greater confidence in addressing sexual functioning and sexual intimacy with clients as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Presenter(s)

Dr. Aimee Velnoweth

About the presenter(s)

Dr. Aimee Velnoweth is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist with 15 years of experience in providing both neuropsychological assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions to adults and older adults. With her main client populations being people with ABIs, mental health issues and/or dementias, her experience spans inpatient, outpatient, NGO slow-stream ABI rehabilitation, mental health and private practice settings

Notes

Target Audience

This event is aimed at Neuropsychologists, Clinical Psychologists and Health Psychologists working in stroke rehabilitation.

Duration of Access

This event will not be recorded.

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

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