Social Care and Neurodisability: Volume 3 Issue 3

Have I got it wrong or is it them? Difficulties in access to specialist brain injury social work services

Judy Wurr

This paper aims to highlight the challenges that case managers face in accessing appropriate statutory services and funding for young brain injured adults.

Recruiting, retaining and making the best use of social workers in adult social care

Bill McKitterick

This paper seeks to identify the most effective ways both to recruit and retain social workers. It aims to explore the roles and skills that social workers bring to the provision…

Motivational interviewing and acquired brain injury

Mark Holloway

Brain injury rehabilitation is often complicated or confounded by difficulties with engaging the injured party with the services and input required. Lack of awareness of cognitive…

Journey in trying to achieve eligibility level 1 rehabilitation service

Rob Poppleton, Lynne Turner‐Stokes, Rohit Dhillon, Katie Schoewenaars

This article aims to cover the experience of working with the new framework/criteria for specialist neuro‐rehabilitation services to meet the needs of patients with rare or…

Legal obligations owed towards children with brain injuries

Ian Wise, Kate Whittaker

This paper aims to outline the duties placed upon public bodies towards children with acquired brain injuries.

Forum

Dr Keith G. Jenkins

Editorial

Declan Mc Nicholl