Nick Sathananthan
@Nicksath
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Clinical Neuropsychology graduate and PhD candidate at La Trobe University | Passionate about brain injury rehabilitation | He/Him
Melbourne, Australia
Joined April 2021
Very proud of our pilot RCT evaluating the VaLiANT (Valued Living After Neurological Trauma) program - it was feasible & acceptable, with promising signals of efficacy, & useful pointers to improvements we can make prior to definitive trial. @Nicksath
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There is a need for accessible rehabilitation that promotes meaningful participation, wellbeing, and adjustment to life with acquired brain injury (ABI). VaLiANT (Valued Living After Neurological T...
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Out now - paper led by Michaela Grech characterising young #stroke presentations, pathways of care, and support for ‘invisible’ difficulties in a retrospective clinical audit study - showing cognitive and psychological needs were overlooked
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So proud of @Nicksath for this latest paper from his PhD showing how addressing cognitive and emotional barriers to valued action in the VaLiANT group intervention can help rebuild identity after acquired brain injury @morriseric @davidgillander
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Effective interventions that facilitate adjustment following acquired brain injury (ABI) are needed to improve long-term outcomes and meaningful reengagement in life. VaLiANT is an 8-week group int...
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Now out (yay!) - paper on our new accessible measure of valued living, the VLQ-CS. Hope it's useful for evaluating valued living post-ABI & measuring outcomes of valued living interventions #ACT @dr_epower @KarenBorschmann @david_lawson_ @Nicksath
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Valued living (acting in accordance with personal values) is associated with better outcomes after acquired brain injury (ABI), but its measurement using the Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) may n...
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Out now open access - our new meta-analysis, led by Alex Davies for her Masters research, showing that combined #cognitive and #psychological interventions result in meaningful benefits for people with #ABI
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Neuropsychology Review - Interventions addressing cognitive and emotional difficulties after acquired brain injury (ABI) often focus on specific impairments in cognition or mood. These...
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#NRSIG2023 @neurodana @Nicksath The same things are important to people regardless of whether or not they have had an #BrainInjury (i.e. relationships with close others), but ppl with ABI experience more difficulty living in line with those values & that leads to lower mood.
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And now @neurodana presenting her great work investigating ACT and cognitive rehab based intervention for people with acquired brain injury @Wccbt2023 @Nicksath
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Check out our published protocol outlining the rationale and design for the Phase II randomised controlled trial of VaLiANT (valued living after neurological trauma) @neurodana @morriseric @BleydyDimech @davidgillander
https://t.co/9k0fy6mERf
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Are you interested in learning about how to support people in navigating relationships, sex & intimacy following brain injury? Join us for @ASSBI1 Melbourne Student webinar & panel w/ @dr_epower, Claire Lynch, @elinor_fraser1 & @Jill_HA_Hwang More details below!
ASSBI Melbourne Students invite you to a fantastic online event 11th Nov on “Relationships, Sex, and Intimacy following brain injury”. Check out the details in the pics and register here: https://t.co/7UunYnFQHt
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Look, I'm not saying that shaming the Prime Minister on the world's most prominent billboard about his lack of climate action made him announce just now that he's going to COP26 — but I'm also not, not saying that. #JokeKeeper
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It’s the most vulnerable kids who most often get suspended and expelled from school. Those who have disability, are Indigenous or live in out of home care. Sometimes a mix of those 3 https://t.co/NUUhMcMHjp
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Analysis shows most suspensions in SA in 2019 were given to Indigenous students with a disability, followed by children with a disability living in care. These children need support, not dismissal.
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So thrilled to have this paper out in the world - our initial evaluation of the VaLiANT (valued living after neurological trauma) group with fab neuropsych student @Nicksath at the helm & dream team @morriseric @BleydyDimech @davidgillander et al https://t.co/n60EfIgjwG
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Adjustment to life with acquired brain injury (ABI) requires self-identity and behaviour to be updated, incorporating injury-related changes. Identifying and enabling new values-consistent behaviou...
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We have extended the end date for our survey about living through a pandemic and lockdowns with an #ABI until end of August. We’d love to hear as many perspectives as possible! Please share @BrainInjuryAus @SummerFoundtn @genyusnetwork @synapse_aus @strokefdn
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