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Head First has developed a specialist team of case managers and support staff, working with brain-injured clients and their families. The team all have specialist skills, whether these are in the professional field, for instance, neuropsychology, occupational therapy, nursing, social work, or in their personal spheres of work, for instance, co-ordination of the team, counselling, payroll and finances, or research.
In all aspects of its business Head First supports the right of individuals with acquired brain injuries to lead as normal and fulfilling a life as possible within the limitations of their injuries. Head First therefore advocates and encourages opportunities for clients to do as much as they can independently, yet recognises and recommends appropriate assistance when it is needed.
Head First enables people with acquired brain injuries to progress towards their rehabilitation goals, and supports them and their families in adjusting to their altered circumstances, while also acknowledging that this is a dynamic process and that the needs of each individual will change over time. It is also understood that many of Head First's clients will have long-term or permanent needs as a consequence of their brain injury.
Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
This Service was mapped by ABI London. See HERE for more information
Patient description
Medically stable, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Domiciliary or day hospital
Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary co-ordinated management therapy aimed at community re-integration/inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Includes treatment of patients in their own homes, or with live-in carers.
Patient description
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
Patient description
Medically stable. Able to live in the community alone or with others.
Sites
Client's home/the community
Description of rehabilitation input
Enablement, support and care to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, sorting out benefits, day supervision & respite care. Specific attention paid to Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment and structuring activity towards achieving goals. Includes support that may be purchased with a personal budget.
Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, Specific attention paid to: Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment Structured daytime activity within the individual's competency framework. Includes Day activities, Day Centres, clubs and activity that may be purchased with a personal budget.
Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to develop skills through voluntary work and activity.
Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Services that assist people with disabilities to travel in their local community or further afield.
Patient description
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Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Providing practical/ technological solutions to challenges and limitations imposed by cognitive, behavioural and physical disability.
Patient description
Carer support from initial injury, patient support when able to communicate
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Assessment, guidance, management of care and support and rehabilitation needs; involving close liaison/working with the family.
No Data for NMDS
Head First
Location and Contact detailsHead First, Grove Mills Cranbrook Road, Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4AS Telephone: 01580 752275 Email: reception@head-first.org http://head-first.org |
Type of organisation
Descripton of organisation
miles (straight line)miles (approximate road distance) Entry last updatedDec 12, 2012 |
Further Details
Head First is an independent company specialising in providing Assessments and Case Management services for brain injured adults. Head First works with over 70 brain injured clients, their families and support workers and prepares Expert Witness Reports for the Courts on Care, Rehabilitation, Case Management and Equipment Needs.Head First has developed a specialist team of case managers and support staff, working with brain-injured clients and their families. The team all have specialist skills, whether these are in the professional field, for instance, neuropsychology, occupational therapy, nursing, social work, or in their personal spheres of work, for instance, co-ordination of the team, counselling, payroll and finances, or research.
In all aspects of its business Head First supports the right of individuals with acquired brain injuries to lead as normal and fulfilling a life as possible within the limitations of their injuries. Head First therefore advocates and encourages opportunities for clients to do as much as they can independently, yet recognises and recommends appropriate assistance when it is needed.
Head First enables people with acquired brain injuries to progress towards their rehabilitation goals, and supports them and their families in adjusting to their altered circumstances, while also acknowledging that this is a dynamic process and that the needs of each individual will change over time. It is also understood that many of Head First's clients will have long-term or permanent needs as a consequence of their brain injury.
Services available
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National = country wide, Regional = offering a
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This service adheres to the following Regulatory Frameworks / is affiliated to the following bodies:
All Case Managers at Head First have professional backgrounds and are bound by their own professional codes of conduct and ethics. They are all Advanced or Practitioner members of the British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers (BABICM)Referrals can be made by
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Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
Typical duration that a service is offered
The frequency and duration will depend on needThis Service was mapped by ABI London. See HERE for more information
Services available are defined by the following EHIG Rehabilitation Codes
For an explanation of the codings please click hereREHAB AT HOME
[Code 70]Patient description
Medically stable, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Domiciliary or day hospital
Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary co-ordinated management therapy aimed at community re-integration/inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Includes treatment of patients in their own homes, or with live-in carers.
SOMEONE TO TALK TO
[Code 110]Patient description
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy
SUPPORT AT HOME
[Code 115]Patient description
Medically stable. Able to live in the community alone or with others.
Sites
Client's home/the community
Description of rehabilitation input
Enablement, support and care to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, sorting out benefits, day supervision & respite care. Specific attention paid to Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment and structuring activity towards achieving goals. Includes support that may be purchased with a personal budget.
SOMETHING TO DO
[Code 120]Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, Specific attention paid to: Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment Structured daytime activity within the individual's competency framework. Includes Day activities, Day Centres, clubs and activity that may be purchased with a personal budget.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
[Code 125]Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to develop skills through voluntary work and activity.
TRANSPORT
[Code 130]Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Services that assist people with disabilities to travel in their local community or further afield.
EQUIPMENT
[Code 135]Patient description
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Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Providing practical/ technological solutions to challenges and limitations imposed by cognitive, behavioural and physical disability.
CASE MANAGEMENT
[Code 140]Patient description
Carer support from initial injury, patient support when able to communicate
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Assessment, guidance, management of care and support and rehabilitation needs; involving close liaison/working with the family.
This service is defined by the NMDS (National Minimum Data Set) codes as:
For an explanation of the NMDS, please click hereNo Data for NMDS
