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Understanding brain injury course

Led by a member of the specialist Reablement Team, the six sessions delivered once weekly, cover different aspects of daily life impacted by a brain injury.

Delivered using Zoom

Understanding brain injury course

Led by a member of the specialist Reablement Team, the six sessions delivered once weekly, cover different aspects of daily life impacted by a brain injury

delivery online via Zoom | £100

Register

Our next 6-week Understanding Brain Injury course starts on 18 January 2027.

The course is designed to help people better understand brain injury, its effects and practical ways to manage some of the challenges that can follow.

Six sessions – 1.5 hours once a week

Explanatory educational slides accompany each session, highlighting examples and providing solutions to problems that you may encounter, helping you to think about your own situation and how best to deal with challenges.

Delivered in a small peer group, you will have opportunity to share your experience and hear from others how they have navigated life after injury.

Course content

Understanding the brain
  • Anatomy
  • Causes of acquired brain injury
  • Impacts
  • Neuroplasticity
Understanding cognition
  • How the thinking process works
  • How brain injury interrupts this process
  • How simple everyday tasks require complex skills
  • Why things seem to take so much longer than before
Understanding fatigue
  • The different types of fatigue
  • Why Fatigue isn’t like being ‘just tired’
  • How it impacts everyone involved
  • Why rest is crucial but difficult
Emotional and behavioural changes
  • How emotions are managed by the brain
  • How brain injury impacts this process
  • Why emotional adjustment takes time
  • The significance of insight
Communication
  • How impairments after brain injury affect a person’s relationships and social skills
  • The importance of assertive behaviour
Recap and moving forward
  • What has been learned
  • What strategies will you take away
  • What are the next steps on your journey

For more information, including course dates and how to join, please email: enquiries@headwaysurrey.org