The Annual Stephen Hawking MND Lecture 2024

Event Notes:

The Annual Stephen Hawking MND Lecture aims to bring current research and thinking to members of the multidisciplinary team and demonstrate how this might feed into their practice.

Objectives:

• to examine the need for psychological support in people living with MND
• to provide a brief overview of psychological therapies for people living with MND
• to introduce and explore the relevant recommendations relating to psychological support within NICE Guideline NG42
• to outline the results of the groundbreaking COMMEND research study into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a form of psychological therapy, for people living with MND
• to examine what ACT is
• to explore how ACT principles might be applied in AHP practice.

By the end of the lecture attendees will have:

• a better understanding of the importance of psychological support for people living with MND
• been introduced to the principles of ACT and its particular relevance to people living with MND
• an increased awareness of how ACT principles can be applied to their own practice.