Heads Together
@HeadsTogether
Heads Together is a NIHR funded research collaboration across universities in the UK exploring brain injury social work education & CPD
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01-03-2023 20:01:15
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'Social workers and acquired brain injury: A systematic review of the current evidence base'
Useful for #ForensicSocialWork
Just published on PLOS ONE! 'Social workers and acquired brain injury: A systematic review of the current evidence-base' carried out under the supervision of Mark Linden of Queen's University Belfast 🎓. See biswg.co.uk/headstogether/ for details!
journals.plos.org/plosone/articl……
At Anchor Point we want to improving support for #FamiliesAfterABI . Part of that process is to ask experts in the field for support in driving best practice. Please see the link to our latest 'Talking Heads' video with Claire Clarke and Hannah Williamson. youtu.be/_3wtY_iB5Dg
We are building an acquired brain injury training package for #socialwork ers focussing on:
1. basic pre-qualification training
2. intermediate training as part of career development
3. in-depth training for those working in specialist areas. #braininjury #socialwork #training
Today is Mental Health Awareness week and we want everyone to be aware of the impact that brain injury can have on the mental health of family members. Here's a link to a blog by Alyson Norman: medium.com/@dralysonnorma…
Tracy Norris-Evans Charlie Mark Holloway Fergus Gracey
Exciting news! The UKABIF Summit has gained CPD Accreditation from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Attendees can now earn valuable continuing professional development credits.
#braininjuryresearch #UKABIFSummit ukabif.org.uk/page/Summit2023
Frontal lobe paradox - seems completely normal in short one-to-one conversations but has great difficulty with everyday tasks and no insight into their condition.
Social workers & care managers need special assessment skills - read more in this 2018 paper
researchgate.net/publication/32…
After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories is a series of 20 books from Routledge Books which includes 'Life and Suicide Following Brain Injury: A Personal and Professional Account' by Alyson Norman. Much-needed personal insights are useful for #socialworkers
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Earlier this year I won an Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award, including £50K towards developing a data dashboard for Goal Manager® , a central hub for key rehabilitation data, to inform clinical decision making and research into rehabilitation outcomes.
Did you know?
1)Bursary rates have been frozen for a decade
2)Not all students gets one
3)Students contribute over 30hrs/pw to social work as part of their learning (in addition to their academic studies)
*Increase bursaries for social work students* petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6350…