Webinar on working with disability for psychological therapists (e.g., psychologists, provisional psychologists, counsellors).

Psychological strategies have demonstrated efficacy for treating mood disorders, anxiety, symptoms of psychosis and improving quality of life in individuals across the lifespan. The Medicare and National Disability Insurance Schemes have improved access to psychological therapies for people with disability at an unprecedented rate. There is good evidence that adapting psychological therapies for people with disability (e.g., ASD, Acquired Brain Injury, Developmental Disability) is effective at alleviating psychological symptoms and supporting people to build better lives.

For psychological interventions to be successful and ethical, those delivering them need to have a good understanding of disability, how it impacts on therapeutic outcomes and adapting therapy interventions for people with disability.

This webinar provides an overview of working with people with disability as a psychological therapist. Topics covered include:

• Features of high frequency disability (e.g., ASD, ABI, intellectual disability)
• How cognitive profile impacts on psychological treatment
• Adapting mainstream therapies (i.e., CBT, ACT and IPT) for people with disability (a brief overview)
• Stakeholder engagement
• Record keeping and working in the context of NDIS