Introduction:
In this video, we speak to Joanna Ho, a Clinical Neuropsychologist at Concord Hospital,
who recently sponsored a workplace training session, attended by 20 enthusiastic
Allied Health professionals.
Getting Funding for Workplace Training:
Joanna was successful in applying for a HETI Allied Health Workplace Training grant
through the Sydney Local Health District. This initiative comes up once a year, and she
was able to apply and receive funding to run training on memory rehabilitation.
Where will you be using MEMORehab?
Joanna works in a public hospital mental health unit, where she plans to run
MEMORehab with older mental health consumers. She notes that within her clinical
organisation there are neuropsychologists based in the mental health rehabilitation unit
and in community mental health, who plan to run MEMORehab. Many members of the
team (e.g., Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and Psychologists) will
support its use in various ways.
Benefits of an online platform?
The MEMORehab program provides a unique approach to memory rehabilitation, with
the added benefit of being available online. It takes the burden off clinicians as the
structure of the program allows for co-facilitation or remote facilitation. The flexibility
of the program with the ability to move to online training will make it easier to
continue the program with patients who have been discharged from the hospital.
What happened in the Workplace Training Session?
Joanna’s Workplace Training session on MEMORehab was presented by Ilana Hepner
and Kyle Cortesi. The session provided an overview of the program and its features.
Attendees were able to learn about the program's background, the importance of
memory rehabilitation, and were given hands-on experience of the program's
exercises and materials.
Feedback from the Workplace Training Session:
Joanna asked participants a few questions before and after the training session to
evaluate its effectiveness. After the session, attendees felt more confident in their
knowledge of memory rehabilitation as well as in providing group-based therapies and
telehealth interventions.
We thank Joanna for sharing her experience and we look forward to hearing more
success stories about her team’s use of MEMORehab in the future.
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