Happy New Year from Headway Devon
We’d like to start 2012 by wishing all of our friends and supporters a very happy new year. 2012 looks set to be an important year for Headway Devon, and we’ve got big plans to improve the support available to local people with brain injuries. Our main aim for 2012 is to raise awareness about [...]
Headway children’s centre appeals for help after shock flood
A shock flood in the building that plays host to Headway Devon’s children’s centre has left the charity badly in need of resources, games and activities. Headway Devon’s children’s centre is open every Saturday, and supports 5-11 year olds in the mornings and 12-16 year olds in the afternoons. The purpose of the centre is [...]
Wide range of speakers is highly praised by delegates at Devon conference
Headway Devon held its popular annual conference and exhibition, The Cost of Brain Injury, on 14th October with the kind support of Irwin Mitchell. Over 60 Brain injury professionals and charity workers from across the South West attended the day at Exeter’s Sandy Park Conference Centre. As always, the conference offered a stage for speakers [...]
2011 Regional Conference: The Cost of Brain Injury
Our 2011 conference takes place at Sandy Park on the 14th October. For more details, click here.
Disability Awareness Programme Day One – Understanding Brain Injury
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 [...]
Disability Awareness Programme Day Two – Living With Brain Injury
The second 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 day looks in more detail at the consequences of acquired brain injury and the challenges they present to people’s social, family and working lives, building on topics discussed during [...]
Support for families and carers
At Headway Devon we recognise the vital role that carers perform and we are committed to ensuring that carers feel well-equipped to perform their role. Our staff team are available on the phone to offer support, information and advice when needed. All of our services offer valuable respite opportunities for carers. Our long history of [...]
Professionals working with people with brain injuries
Headway Devon works with a wide range of professionals who come into contact with people with brain injuries, including personal injury solicitors, social workers, medical students and police officers. Learning opportunities If you would like to gain a better understanding of brain injury and its effects, as well as looking at the most effective ways [...]
About acquired brain injury
Causes Acquired brain injuries can come about as a result of many things, below we have listed some of the more common: Head injury, e.g. through road traffic accidents, falls and assaults Stroke Tumour Aneurysm Hypoxia or anoxia (too little oxygen) Toxic damage Virus or infection (e.g. meningitis and encephalitis) Neurological disease Effects The [...]
Work for us
Below are the details of current job vacancies within Headway Devon. Community Enablers and Personal Care Assistants Our current priority areas are Exeter, Torquay and Tavistock. These are sessional posts, enabling people with acquired brain injury to maximise independence within their community. Working arrangements are flexible but as we offer a 24 hour a [...]
