This one-day course would be suitable for anyone involved in treating neurological patients such as stroke, spinal injury or brain injury and also patients with poly trauma.
A detailed assessment tool to explore how the patient’s mental health might help or hinder the rehabilitation alliance will be offered. By the close of the day, attendees will have a clear ability to assess possible harm or suicide risk.
Biography
Maria Conyers has worked for over 30 years as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in the NHS and private sector, specialising in loss adjustment and bereavement including terminal care. She has lectured internationally and within the UK to a cross section of medical/psychological staff. Maria is a member of the British Psychoanalytic Council and the BPF, she is also a senior accredited practitioner for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and during the pandemic she worked to support ITU staff at all levels. In her private practice she continues to work with a wide variety of presentations including anxiety, depression and personality disorder with particular emphasis on working with patients grappling with life altering medical conditions, whilst also owning and managing a thriving physiotherapy practice in Essex.
Maria is a published author and researcher. Her first novel ‘Sugar upon my Lemons’ has been a huge success and is now being adapted as a screenplay with the help of a BBC producer. Maria is currently working on her next novel due to be completed by Winter 2025.
Cost £140
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