Managing fatigue after brain injury
An online group
Managing Fatigue after Brain Injury
This group is for adults experiencing fatigue after brain injury. The group consists of 5 weekly sessions and one additional follow-up session after a month.
Facilitated by our occupational therapist, Alison Hipkiss, we will discuss what fatigue is, how to recognise fatigue and triggers, and explore ways to help you manage it. Weekly tasks are set to help you apply the information from the sessions to your own life.
Key details
- 60-minute sessions
- 9:30 to 10:30 am every Wednesday starting 9th March
- 6 week course (one session a week)
- Takes place on Zoom
- Led by experienced neuro occupational therapist Alison Hipkiss
Sessions will cover
- The reasons people experience fatigue after brain injury
- Recognising fatigue and triggers
- Managing influencing factors such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, and low mood
- Fatigue management strategies
What are online groups and who are they for?
Cognivate’s online groups are another part of our approach to unlocking lives after brain injury – using video calls to bring neurorehab into your front room. Each of our groups has been carefully designed to focus on particular topics or activities which may be important to someone whose life has been affected by brain injury.
All the groups are small, with no more than 8 people so that everyone can see each other on their screen and has an opportunity to chat, ask questions, and get to know each other. Some groups are for everyone – for example our ‘Understanding Brain Injury’ group. Others focus on specific issues which may have arisen for some people but not others. Attendance is free.
Why join an online group?
Group discussions and activities are a great way of exploring issues, sharing solutions to problems, and practising techniques. Online groups enable our therapists to bring people facing similar challenges together, wherever they live.
Our groups aim to help those who have been affected by brain injury to:
- make sense of what has happened to them
- talk about their experiences and compare notes
- access expert advice from qualified therapists
- try out exercises and strategies
- and most of all, support each other.
How to sign up
If you’re interested in signing up for one of our online groups, or referring someone then please use this form.
Once we’ve received your form, one of our therapists will arrange a short call to assess your needs and determine whether one of our upcoming groups is right for you.
Before a group starts we will send all participants the start date, joining instructions, and any other relevant information.
