Brain injury case management involves the care and support of brain-injured individuals and their families in a range of areas, from personal injury litigation to the planning of treatment and therapy regimes. "Good Practice in Brain Injury Case Management" provides a guide to effective case management, outlining all the key issues that professionals working with brain-injured people will need to know, from understanding what brain injury actually is and how it feels to experience it to strategies for rehabilitation, assessing risk and implementing support plans. The contributors are drawn from a wide range of disciplines, including social work, neuropsychology, occupational therapy and legal practice, and offer information and advice in clear jargon-free. This is an essential handbook for case managers and all other professionals working with brain injured people.
Author(s): David J. Price, Jackie Parker
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 224
Good Practice in Brain......Page 3
Contents
......Page 5
Foreword......Page 9
Introduction......Page 12
1. What is Brain Injury Case Management?......Page 15
2. What is Brain Injury? key Facts About the Initial Stages of Recovery......Page 31
3. Goodbye to The Old, Hello to the New... What is Like to Survive a Brain Injury?......Page 48
4. Brain Injury in the Family......Page 61
5. The Role of the Case Manager in Personal Injury Litigation......Page 77
6. The Role of the Case Manager in Risk Assessment......Page 92
7. The Role of the Case Manager in Supporting the Brain Injured Person During Transition......Page 109
8. Rehabilitation, Case Management and Community Reintegration......Page 122
9. Recruitment of Brain Injury Support Workers......Page 138
10. Super Support Worker The Role of the Support Worker in Community Packages
......Page 155
11. Support Worker Training An Example Training Package - 'Supporting and Individual with an Acquired Brain Injury'......Page 172
12. 24-Hour Support Packages
......Page 186
13. Support Plans and Maintenaince Manuals......Page 202
Glossary
......Page 213
List of Contributors......Page 217
Subject Index
......Page 220
Author Index......Page 225
