Date: 12 Nov 2024
The Annual Stephen Hawking MND Lecture 2024
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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.