Mental Health Thematic Group Lunchtime Sessions: Working with Brain Injury - what every social worker needs to know
to 1:30pm
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About this event
In this webinar, the Brain Injury Social Work Group (BISWG) will present work carried out by the Heads Together research team, which includes people with lived experience, sharing findings and key messages into social work career-long education.
The term ‘acquired brain injury’ (ABI) refers to any injury to the brain that occurs after birth and can have a lifelong impact on mental health, employment, relationships and capacity. It also affects carers and communities with the effects being both individual to the person as well as lifelong. No two people are the same.
Brain Injuries can result from a physical blow (for example, an accident, an assault or sport injury), or a medical event (such as a stroke or a brain haemorrhage). (for more information see www.ukabif.org.uk)
This webinar will provide an opportunity to explore the role of social work in supporting people who have an acquired brain injury, and to introduce the open access Brain Injury Social Work Platform, which contains accessible tools and resources to support social work education, practice and commissioning in this area.