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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784178603321

Titolo

Good practice in brain injury case management [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jackie Parker ; foreword by David J. Price

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006

ISBN

1-280-73831-6

9786610738311

1-84642-508-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Good practice in health, social care and criminal justice ; ; 11

Altri autori (Persone)

ParkerJackie

Disciplina

616.8043

Soggetti

Brain damage - Patients - Rehabilitation

Brain damage - Patients - Services for

Brain damage - Treatment - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Good Practice in Brain; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. What is Brain Injury Case Management?; 2. What is Brain Injury? key Facts About the Initial Stages of Recovery; 3. Goodbye to The Old, Hello to the New... What is Like to Survive a Brain Injury?; 4. Brain Injury in the Family; 5. The Role of the Case Manager in Personal Injury Litigation; 6. The Role of the Case Manager in Risk Assessment; 7. The Role of the Case Manager in Supporting the Brain Injured Person During Transition; 8. Rehabilitation, Case Management and Community Reintegration

9. Recruitment of Brain Injury Support Workers10. Super Support Worker  The Role of the Support Worker in Community Packages; 11. Support Worker Training An Example Training Package - 'Supporting and Individual with an Acquired Brain Injury'; 12. 24-Hour Support Packages; 13. Support Plans and Maintenaince Manuals; Glossary; List of Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book 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.