PBS+PLUS is an evidence-based approach to helping adults build a meaningful life & self-regulate #behaviour after #AcquiredBrainInjury @MERRC_Research

Monash University, Australia
Joined April 2022
So proud of @nadineholgate - one of our fabulously skilled PBS+PLUS practitioners and trainers, winning a 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women's Acceleration Grant! Nadine will use her funds to advance rural access to rehab services for clinicians and people with #BrainInjury 馃憦 馃憦
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Drs Lisa Johnston & Kate Gould @THINKFULLY_ talk about the potential of #PBSplus for @Epworth #Neurorehabilitation as part of the research month. Link to the webinar now available!猬囷笍 vimeo.com/764773920 @MERRC_Research @TI_BrainRehab #ChallengingBehaviour #BrainInjury #PBS
A rare delight to have so many @PBSPlusProject #Neuropsych trainees together! So good to celebrate the year's successes at the @MonashUni Psych Doctoral Dinner. Lauren Rossetti, @ElliotBrooker98 @THINKFULLY_ @JaoCarminati Tracey Chau @Jai_Carmichael_
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This quote from philosopher Will Durant really resonates with our approach to PBS+PLUS "Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art; it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement"
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Tim Giving a shout out to PBSplus clinicians @THINKFULLY_ and @nadineholgate. They do great work. But we also work with everyday people so when the clinicians leave, they can keep up the work!
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.@TimFeeney46 summing up his brilliant keynote address at #braininjuryconference22 with the big deals. As said by @BrainInjuryAus "clarifying brilliance"
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Identity is formed from THEIR view of their old me. Drawing from the @dr_f_gracey and @jonathanjevans discussion of the y-shaped model. we create opportunities for people to have enhanced social capital in their lives.
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We're collaborative consultants in constructing a meaningful life: paint me a picture first, then, we'll get to the goals. Towards creating a self-directed identity. You direct the symphony of supports, through ongoing choices and actions.
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It's about establishing a respectful relationship, not about rapport. "I'm a guest in your house". We show that we're wrong, open to opposition, & more effective as a result.
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It's all about humour- that connects us with our humanity, and people like to work with us when when we have a sense of a humour. Our job is not to make you happy, but help you move towards the life you want.
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We're in the risk taking business. There's dignity in taking risks. Every good thing we do stands on the razor's edge of disaster. Hope & optimism are more critical than any intervention. Hope is action. We believe something will work. Our @RelentlessOpt podcast explores this!
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