Disability Awareness Training Day One
The first day of a two-day course designed to give an overview of acquired brain injury for anyone working with people with acquired brain injuries.
This participative workshop has been designed for professionals who need a better understanding and awareness of the problems and needs of adults with acquired brain injuries. Acquired brain injury can occur as the result of a head injury, stroke, tumour, brain haemorrhage, anoxic or toxic damage or acute neurological diseases, and affects many people.
This day provides a basic understanding of acquired brain injury (ABI) and how it affects the individual and their family. It will provide an essential overview of ABI and its consequences, with specially prepared experiential workstations designed to give a first-hand idea of various deficits and difficulties that can be faced by people with ABI. The aim of the day is to enable people to identify and deal more appropriately with people with ABI and recognise the problems they face.
This day is aimed at anyone who may come into contact with people who have acquired brain injury, such as:
GP receptionists; help desk staff; ward staff; council staff; as well as care managers; nurses; GPs; reablement staff; residential care staff; police officers; solicitors and legal professionals, and is designed to raise awareness of this hidden disability.
Anyone who has regular contact with the public in a professional context will benefit from an increased understanding of the particular problems faced by those with ABI.
At the end of this day learners will:
- Have a basic knowledge of brain injury and its causes and the problems arising from brain injury
- Have an understanding of, and be able to recognise, some of the problems faced by people with acquired brain injury
- Have an increased knowledge of the potential problems arising from relatively minor injury such as whiplash
- Understand the longer term implications, potential problems and personal costs following these injuries
