Good Practice in Brain Injury Case ManagementJessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 - 224 páginas 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. |
Contenido
Foreword | 9 |
Introduction | 12 |
1 What is Brain Injury Case Management? | 15 |
2 What is Brain Injury? key Facts About the Initial Stages of Recovery | 31 |
3 Goodbye to The Old Hello to the New What is Like to Survive a Brain Injury? | 48 |
4 Brain Injury in the Family | 61 |
5 The Role of the Case Manager in Personal Injury Litigation | 77 |
6 The Role of the Case Manager in Risk Assessment | 92 |
9 Recruitment of Brain Injury Support Workers | 138 |
10 Super Support Worker The Role of the Support Worker in Community Packages
| 155 |
11 Support Worker Training An Example Training Package Supporting and Individual with an Acquired Brain Injury | 172 |
12 24Hour Support Packages
| 186 |
13 Support Plans and Maintenaince Manuals | 202 |
Glossary
| 213 |
List of Contributors | 217 |
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7 The Role of the Case Manager in Supporting the Brain Injured Person During Transition | 109 |
8 Rehabilitation Case Management and Community Reintegration | 122 |