Optimizing a Wellbeing Program for Care-partners of Those With SCI

ICBT: Participants will receive the 10-week tailored ICBT Wellbeing program consists of 1) education about how taking on the role of care-partner can impact emotional and cognitive wellbeing through introduction to the CBT model; 2) structured problem solving; 3) cognitive therapy and thought challenging to manage one's wellbeing and impact of caregiving; 4) building communication and intimacy; 5) physical symptoms of depression (i.e., hypo-arousal), anxiety/anger (i.e., hyper-arousal); practicing behavioural activation and controlled relaxation; 6) overdoing-underdoing cycle of activity levels and issues around the fear avoidance of social, physical, and cognitive activities; practicing activity pacing and gradually tackling avoidance; 7) occurrence of setbacks in thought, physical, behavioural, and cognitive symptoms; signs of setbacks and creating setback plans.