This course was archived in March 2025 as it was over five years old, and we could no longer ensure it remained current or aligned with evidence-based practice. If you have any questions, please contact the Learning Hub learninghub@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au 

Learning objectives

Upon successful completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define social participation and describe social participation changes reported by people with acquired brain injury (ABI).
• Describe social participation outcomes following a right hemisphere stroke based on the presence or absence of a cognitive-communication disorder (CCD)
• Consider the influence of particular impairments of communication and cognition, associated with CCD post right hemisphere stroke, on relationship and role maintenance.
• Identify tools to analyse social participation and social network change post ABI.
• Discuss potential intervention options to support relationship maintenance and social participation in people with CCD.

Dr Ronelle Hewetson

Dr Ronelle Hewetson is a lecturer in the Master of Speech Pathology Program at Griffith University. Ronelle’s primary research interest is in improving rehabilitation access and social participation outcomes for people with a cognitive-communication disorder post acquired brain injury. Another area of research interest relates to clinical education. Education focused projects have considered how we can address service provision through the implementation of student supported services, how best to prepare students for service provision to older adults and clinical educator professional development. Her clinical experience has been in both adult and paediatric caseloads in health, aged care and education contexts. Prior to moving to Australia, Ronelle worked as a lecturer and clinical education coordinator at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. In her academic career, she has taught cognitive-communication disorders (RHD, TBI and dementia), voice and resonance disorders, palliative care, and motor speech disorders (apraxia of speech, dysarthria).

This resource was funded through the Queensland Legacy Fund and is free to access for speech pathologists who currently reside or work in Queensland.

• Training Hours: 1.30