Just One: Building Cognitive and Emotional Bandwidth after Brain Injury

This session explores how cognitive overload and emotional fatigue can limit effective communication, follow-through, and self-regulation after brain injury — both for survivors and for care partners. Drawing from principles of executive function, cognitive rehabilitation, and behavioral science, we’ll explore the “Just One” method as a micro-strategy for initiating action, managing overwhelm, and supporting adaptive change.

Learning Outcomes:

• List at least three common contributors to cognitive or emotional overload that impact executive functioning and participation for survivors and care partners after brain injury.
• Describe the steps involved in applying the “Just One” strategy to increase task initiation and reduce overwhelm in daily routines.
• Identify at least two ways that acceptance- and values-based principles (drawn from ACT) can be integrated within the SLP scope of practice to support communication, flexibility, and follow-through after brain injury.

Presenter:

Audra Yetter, M.S., CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, ADHD-CCSP, is a speech-language pathologist and executive function coach in southwest Montana. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Montana State University and a master’s degree in medical speech pathology from the University of Washington in Seattle. She is board-certified by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS). She has clinically served adults with neurogenic communication disorders for 17 years. Audra is currently in private practice; she previously worked in hospital outpatient and acute care settings.

This webinar aired live on 5/20/2026.