Workshops for Healthcare and NHS professionals

Did you know a child acquires a brain injury every 30 minutes in the UK? That equates to approximately 20,000 children across the UK every year.  89% of children with an acquired brain injury may have no physical signs of disability at the point of discharge from hospital.

However, children with an acquired brain injury often have very subtle yet complex support needs that may change over time - often these immediate and future needs are overlooked.

For many children the quality of their ongoing support is imperative to their rehabilitation, and their special support needs can be overlooked after discharge from hospital.

CBIT's training on childhood acquired brain injury aims to fill this gap in knowledge and enable you to better work alongside other extended services professionals, by providing them with -

"Effective support before the wheels fall off"

Thus ensuring a holistic approach to the child's social, clinical and educational needs.

Who is this workshop suitable for?

This workshop is suitable for a wide range of paediatric healthcare professionals, Occupational Therapists, CAMHS teams, Physiotherapists, A&E, Family Health, Learning Disability, Neurology, Oncology, PICU, Rehabilitation, Speach and Language Therapy and Play Specialists.

In fact this workshop is suitable for anyone who provides support to children and young people affected by childhood acquired brain injury.

Workshops objectives

CBIT’s one day workshop provides an opportunity to understand how and why a childhood acquired brain injury can affect the way a child or young person thinks, feels and responds. The workshop provides strategies to help you support these children and young people and advise other professionals who are part of the shared services support team.

By the end of this workshop delegates will know and understand:

• What defines an acquired brain injury
• The impact of having a child with an ABI on the family as whole
• Why acquired brain injury is a hidden disability and the difficulties this often causes
• How this is likely to affect the support that a child requires
• Practical insight into the reality of the difficulties faced by a child with an ABI
• Practical strategies for supporting children and young people

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