Good Practice in Brain Injury Case ManagementJessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 M05 15 - 224 pages 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. |
Contents
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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
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11 Support Worker Training An Example Training Package Supporting and Individual with an Acquired Brain Injury | 172 |
12 24Hour Support Packages
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13 Support Plans and Maintenaince Manuals | 202 |
Glossary
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List of Contributors | 217 |
Subject Index
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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 |
Author Index | 225 |
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Page 48 - Merciful heaven! What, man! ne'er pull your hat upon your brows; Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Page 216 - Traumatic brain injury" means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resultIng in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment...
Page 101 - A vulnerable adult is a person: "who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who is or may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation".
Page 213 - Act, a person lacks capacity in relation to a matter if at the material time he is unable to make a decision for himself in relation to the matter because of an impairment of, or a disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or brain.
Page 216 - ... child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech.
Page 85 - Broadly these state that personal data must be: 1 . fairly and lawfully processed; 2. processed for limited purposes; 3. adequate, relevant and not excessive; 4. accurate; 5. not kept longer than necessary; 6. processed in accordance with the data subject's rights; 7. secure; 8. not transferred to countries without adequate protection. Useful definitions from the 1984 Act 'PERSONAL DATA' information about living, identifiable individuals.
Page 101 - An assessment of risk is nothing more than a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more . . .'. We are told there is no need to make assessments complicated.
Page 15 - Case management is a collaborative process which assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the options and services required to meet an individual's health needs, using communication and available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes.
Page 102 - Act 1974 • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999...