Maximizing your school/ college work through neuropsychology
How COVID-19 will cause disruption to school/ college work A school/ college provides a structured learning environment, which promotes motivation in the following ways: It provides a timetable and routine There are clear rules and regulations Behavioural contingencies are in place, i.e. sanctions are present to promote rules and rewards are [...]
Maximizing your school/ college work through neuropsychology
How COVID-19 will cause disruption to school/ college work
A school/ college provides a structured learning environment, which promotes motivation in the following [...]
Brain injury rehabilitation in the context of COVID-19
How the COVID-19 climate can affect clients with brain injuries
COVID-19 will result in significant changes to life including reduced activity, changes in structure, [...]
Surviving Self-Distancing
Get your foundations right
Eating well – healthy foods including lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Stay hydrated – drink plenty of fluids.
Take gentle [...]
Websites for brain injury memory aids
General memory aids:
www.bindependent.com - sells a range of alarm watches and other electronic reminders.
http://www.enablingdevices.com - supplies various aids, [...]
COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES FOR BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS
COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES
Often clients with brain injury have problems communicating with others due to a range of problems including cognitive difficulties (i.e. [...]
Strategies for re-orientation in brain injury
NEUROMINDWORKS STRATEGIES FOR ORIENTATION
Verbal orientation
Clients may sometimes need orientating if they are presenting as confused (e.g. asking to leave the hospital/ [...]
Edale Charity Walk
Saturday 17th of October 2015 saw the Edale Charity Walk, hosted by Irwin Mitchell in aid of the Child Brain Injury trust. Workers from all around healthcare sector arrived to [...]
Useful Websites for Clients with Brain Injury
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR CLIENTS WITH BRAIN INJURY
Adapted from the book “Living Beyond Brain Injury” (Hall, 2014)
Websites for brain injury charity [...]
Useful Mobile Phone Apps for Clients with Brain Injury
Useful mobile-phone apps (adapted from the book ‘Living Beyond Brain Injury’; Hall, 2014)
Mobile-phone apps are constantly being developed and updated. The best way to [...]
Mindfulness interventions for clients with brain injury
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is all about becoming aware of your internal states (e.g. thoughts, emotions and physical sensations) and your environment (e.g. what you can [...]