Understanding Energy Management: Neuropsychological strategies for the real world
Wednesday, 27 August 2025 at 7:30 pm
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Learn about the nature of fatigue in neurological disorders, and discuss neuropsychological strategies that can be personalised to help you in real-world situations.
Details: Understanding the impact of brain disorders on fatigue and energy management - strategies for the real world
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of all brain disorders. In the context of outdoor adventures, managing neurological fatigue can be particularly challenging. Optimal management of fatigue is often a trial-and-error process and is a task that can be fatigue-inducing in and of itself. This session draws on neuropsychology and psychology to make this process easier.
In this session, Dr Christine Canty will introduce metaphors to help understand the nature of fatigue in neurological disorders and discuss strategies related to these that can be implemented in real-world situations. She will present us with options for personalising these strategies, using both neuropsychological and psychological aspects unique to you.
Click on the link below to access the Zoom Session: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81904026471
Meeting ID: 819 0402 6471
What you will learn
During this Zoom session, you will learn:
The basis of fatigue in brain disorders
Simple metaphors for understanding fatigue in brain disorders
Strategies for understanding the specific cause of your own fatigue
Key neuropsychological understandings for personalising your own fatigue management strategies in an outdoor context
Your presenter: Dr Christine Canty
Dr Christine Canty is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with a background in brain injury rehabilitation. Christine completed a combined PhD/Masters in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Melbourne and has worked in a range of rehabilitation roles over 20 years, including across inpatient, acute, subacute, community, psychiatric and forensic settings. She has lived and worked in Dunedin, New Zealand for the past five years. Christine has a passion for empowering individuals and their whānau to truly understand the nature of their brain disorder, in order to effectively apply this knowledge to their daily lives.