Rebroadcast: Enabling counselling practice in aphasia S6E29

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This week, we rebroadcast an episode from Season 4. Maire MacCana, community-based Speech Pathologist with the Tasmanian Health Service, chats with Dr Jasvinder Sekhon, speech pathologist, research affiliate and community of practice member at the Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation. Jas explores research into counselling training to support the psychological wellbeing of people with post-stroke aphasia. Contact Dr. Sekhon at: [email protected] Resources: CLEAR - Counselling education in aphasia rehabilitation short course: https://shortcourses.latrobe.edu.au/counselling-education-in-aphasia-rehabilitation-clear Aphasia CRE webinar - Enabling speech pathologists to feel confident supporting people with post-stroke aphasia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNAezKIgk5s The Government Office for Science, London. (2008). Foresight mental capital and wellbeing project, final project report. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-capital-and-wellbeing-making-the-most-of-ourselves-in-the-21st-century Ryff, C. D. (1995). "Psychological Well-Being in Adult Life." Current Directions in Psychological Science 4(4): 99-104. https://shortcourses.latrobe.edu.au/counselling-education-in-aphasia-rehabilitation-clear Sekhon, Jasvinder K., Oates, Jennifer, Kneebone, Ian, & Rose, Miranda (2022) A phase II randomised controlled trial evaluating the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an education program on speech-language pathologist’ self-efficacy, and self-rated competency for counselling to support psychological wellbeing in people with post-stroke aphasia, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. https://doi.10.1080/10749357.2022.2145736 World Health Organisation (WHO). (2022). Mental health: Strengthening our response. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past and present. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Free access to transcripts and for a full list of resources / references for this podcast is available via the SPA Learning Hub, you will need to sign in or create an account. For more information, please see our Bio or for further enquiries email [email protected] Disclaimer: © (2024) The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited. All rights reserved. Important Notice, Please read: The views expressed in this presentation and reproduced in these materials are not necessarily the views of, or endorsed by, The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited (“the Association”). The Association makes no warranty or representation in relation to the content, currency or accuracy of any of the materials comprised in this recording. The Association expressly disclaims any and all liability (including liability for negligence) in respect of use of these materials and the information contained within them. The Association recommends you seek independent professional advice prior to making any decision involving matters outlined in this recording including in any of the materials referred to or otherwise incorporated into this recording. Except as otherwise stated, copyright and all other intellectual property rights comprised in the presentation and these materials, remain the exclusive property of the Association. Except with the Association’s prior written approval you must not, in whole or part, reproduce, modify, adapt, distribute, publish or electronically communicate (including by online means) this recording or any of these materials.