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Psychological Aspects of Adjustment to Injury - Paul Kassapidis
What is this webinar about?
Key learnings:
- Psychological responses that occur following an injury, using examples
- Importance of accurate diagnosis in management of the injury and how do patients identify with the diagnosis
- Importance of accurate language used to communicate injury details and prognosis to patients
- Why some primary psychological injuries don’t recover in time
- The role of psychological component with respect to physical injuries that don’t recover in time
- The message for Rehabilitation Counsellors in managing patients who are not adjusting well to the injury
Psychological Aspects of Adjustment to Injury - Implications for Rehabilitation & Return to Work, will be presented by Dr Paul Kassapidis, an experienced Psychologist and owner of Paul Kassapidis & Associates.
The Speaker
Paul is a Psychologist in full time private practice and visiting Clinical Tutor to the School of Medicine, Flinders University. He is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the Institute of Private Practicing Psychologists (IPPP) SA Branch. He is also a qualified Social Worker and NAATI Qualified, Level 2 Interpreter in Modern Greek. He began his career in the Department of Correctional Services where he established the Community Service Order scheme in Adelaide and Murray Bridge in 1984. He then became a Probation and Parole Officer before moving into hospital Social Work where he established the Critical Incident Debrief program for the Emergency Services Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Paul became a registered psychologist in 1992 and worked at the University of Adelaide’s Counselling Centre where he established a number of programs that included the first Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse program within a tertiary setting; the Tertiary Counsellors Professional Development Forum, a Dyslexia support Group for Undergraduates and the University of Adelaide’s Critical Incident Debriefing program. He commenced full time private practice in 1996 and has extensive experience across health, welfare, education and management sectors specialising in trauma psychology, work injury management, and migrant mental health. His qualifications are: BA (Hons)., B.Soc.Admin., Grad. Dip. Comm.Langs
Physical Aspects of Adjustment to Injury - Dr Kar Ng
What is this webinar about?
The webinar was presented by Dr Kar Loong Ng, an Occupational Physican and Principal of Next Generation Occupational Medicine and Rose Park Consulting.
Key learnings:
- Immediate physical and biomechanical responses that occur following an injury, using examples
- Importance of accurate diagnosis in management of the injury and how do patients identify with the diagnosis
- Importance of accurate language used to communicate injury to patients
- Why some physical injuries don’t recover in time
- The message for Rehabilitation Counsellors in managing patients who are not adjusting well to the injury
The Speaker
Dr Kar Loong Ng obtained his medical degree from the University of Adelaide in 2000. In 2009, he obtained a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management, followed by Specialist qualifications as an Occupational and Environmental Physician.
Dr Ng was awarded the Deane Southgate Award for the Highest National Score in the Fellowship examinations. In that same year, his average cost per workers compensation claim, compared to the SA average, was 22% for allied health costs, 27% for income maintenance, 46% for chemist costs and 67% for medical services cost. He had no lost time injuries during that year.
Dr Ng has work experience in the field of Emergency, Psychiatry, Drug and Alcohol,Prison Health and Disability Medicine (Disability SA / Strathmont).
Dr Ng has special interest in early workplace intervention, injury prevention, worksite assessment, medico-legal assessment and complex chronic injury management. Dr Ng is an accredited permanent impairment assessor for Return to Work SA, Comcare, Military Personnel, Motor Accident Injury Assessment Scheme and Northern Territory.