Professionals – Training

The Encephalitis Society is able to offer tailor-made training packages to health and social care professionals. These packages cover various aspects of encephalitis and can include modules such as:

What is encephalitis?
Diagnosis, Treatment and After Effects
Recovery and Rehabilitation
The Work of the Society

The priority for the Society is raising awareness and improving outcomes for people affected, therefore at the moment we do not charge for these training sessions. However if the organisation is able to cover expenses we would be most grateful and some organisations kindly offer a donation towards the work of the Society.

Training can be anything from 2 hours to a full day and we do not hjave restrictions on the number of participants. Some organisations and health trusts arrange 2 or 3 days interspersed throughout the year so they can accommodate all the necessary staff.

Dear Ava
I am writing to thank you for the excellent training you provided for us. I have had so much positive feedback form various mambers of staff, from Rehabilitation Support Workers to Psychologists. All have been unanimous in their praise for the way the training was prepared, and the manner in which it was presented, which made it understandable to everyone.
I was wondering if you would be interested in holding future sessions for us, we still have a large number of staff who would benefit greatly form increasing their knowledge of this disease and it's effects. . . .
York House Ventures Ltd

CBIT, Child Brain Injury Trust, offer training packages to professionals and this is an example

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”

Supporting a child with an acquired brain injury at school

It is likely that every person working in education will, at some point in their career, know of or work with a child who has acquired a brain injury… just because you haven’t, doesn’t mean you never will.
Be informed and make a difference.

AIM
A unique one-day workshop which will give staff in education an insight into working and supporting a child with an acquired brain injury

OBJECTIVES
1) Encourage staff in education to identify and understand the issues surrounding acquired brain injury, through case study, activity and discussion
2) Suggest ways to provide support in the initial stages
3) Provide opportunities to simulate some of the experiences that children with an acquired brain injury face
4) Offer strategies which can be put to immediate use within the classroom
5) Provide a comprehensive reference resource

Children with an acquired brain injury often return to the same school, looking perhaps, much like they did before. Most teaching staff will know about what happened, but not know enough about the effects of brain injury and how to go about supporting a child who has been through this experience. It is so easy to think that if you can’t see a disability then there isn’t one, and it is a common misconception to think that a child’s brain will successfully mend over time.

The issues faced by a child with an acquired brain injury are likely to become most apparent at school, where expectations are high. A child with a brain injury will often discover that learning, coping with the demands of school life and socialising are much more difficult for them now. If teachers and teaching assistants don’t know enough about acquired brain injury, then the child can easily be perceived as lazy, rude, disruptive and anti-social. Changes in behaviour will invariably have an impact on peer relationships as well.

The Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) has developed a workshop for professionals in education to address the above. This one-day workshop will be interactive and informative.

9.00	Registration and refreshments
9.15	Introduction to the day
9.35	Acquired brain injury and CBIT What does it mean and what is CBIT?
10.00	Acquired brain injury in the spotlight Dispelling the myths
10.30	“Must Try Harder” A short video which gives an understanding of why educational difficulties can arise
10.40	MORNING BREAK
11.00	Impact on the entire family The ‘ripple effect’ caused by acquired brain injury
11.50	Support from school staff Ways to provide support in the early stages
12.20	LUNCH
1.00	“Mind Boggle” Simulate some experiences faced by a child with a brain injury
1.50	Strategies for teachers Practical applications for the classroom
2.30	AFTERNOON BREAK
2.45	“Who am I” A short film by young people with an acquired brain injury
2.55	How much do I know now?
3.10	What will I do differently now?
3.30	Finish

For more information, please contact:
Stephanie Flower
Training and Information Officer
Child Brain Injury Trust
01865 552751 or stephanie@cbituk.org

Last modified: 14/11/05