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CBIT Teachers pack
This pack is advertised on the Children s Brain Injury Trust web site www.cbituk.org
It is the work of the Leeds Neuro-rehabilitation Team and reproduced with their kind permission, contains information of common problems that may arise in an educational environment and strategies which can be successful employed to deal with them.
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Educating Children With Acquired Brain Injury
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Must Try Harder – Booklet and DVD
This resource explains how teaching staff might help pupils with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), so as to meet a child’s educational needs. It examines why educational difficulties can arise and useful strategies. The pack is available from the Encephalitis Society at no charge to parents of a child with encephalitis (a donation of £1 to cover post and package) and £7 to professionals.
Advice for Teachers
A factsheet produced by the Encephalitis Society. Read it . . .
Every Child Matters: New Role for Sencos
By Rita Cheminais
A handbook designed to give SENCos (and other interested parties) all the information they need on the latest National legislation and developments in education.
ISBN: 1843124068 www.fultonpublishers.co.uk
Don’t Judge a book by its Cover
One day training workshops for education staff supporting a child with ABI at school. For further information contact CBIT www.cbituk.org.
CBit Training Directory 2008
The directory lists scheduled Workshops for 2008, In-Service Training and details of how to enrol.
CBIT Teachers pack
This pack, the work of the Leeds Neuro-rehabilitation Team and reproduced with their kind permission, contains information of common problems that may arise in an educational environment and strategies which can be successful employed to deal with them.Contact CBIT www.cbituk.org.
Anger Management
An Anger Management Training Package for individuals with disabilities.
By Hrepsime Gulbenkoglu and Nick Hagiliassis
This 169 page training book is designed as a training aid for teachers, carers and social workers. Presented in a modular format comprising of 12 sessions each of which have photocopiable resources.
The book recognises the shortfall in group based anger management programmes for people who have cognitive impairments and or complex communication difficulties. Line drawings are frequently used throughout the book as an assistive aid to communication barriers.
Flexibility is a key factor to training book and the information can be tweaked to make it appropriate for the individuals being trained. As with all training aids of this type careful planning will be required to ensure its appropriateness in terms of both acceptance and ease of use.
The underpinning factor delivered by this publication is the intention of getting individuals to identify with their anger and establish the possible trigger factors involved.
In terms of supporting people with acquired brain injuries the structured learning regime would for most people work well. Additionally the clearly scripted self management resources may well prove useful in delivering clear and precise coping strategies.
Jon Ainley
Special Stories for Disability Awareness
Stories and Activities for Teachers, Parents and Professionals
Written by Mal Leicester, Illustrated by Taryn Shrigley- Wightman
Designed to support key stages 1 and 2 of the National Curriculum (England and Wales); this 155 page book is a superb resource for anyone wishing to raise disability awareness among children.
Using the medium of storytelling the lives and adventures of eight children with disabilities are individually told. Care has been taken to cover various types of disability, for example sensory impairment, learning difficulties /difference, mobility and emotional and behavioural difficulties. Cultural diversity is also strongly supported with some of the children coming from ethnic minority groups.
Refreshingly unlike many children’s stories the heroes of these stories are based on children who have a disability, with a core aim of promoting a positive approach to disability and breaking away from the potential stereotyping that can so easily develop within the everyday lives of children.
Supported by walk through instructions on how the book should be used it highlights the key aims and objectives to each story. The building of vocabulary through activity sessions is particularly useful given the complexity of the subject.
Clearly illustrated the book is very much a flexible learning resource and can be used independently or within other subjects.
In conclusion this book is a must have for anyone tasked with teaching or supporting a Child’s education.
ISBN 1-84310-390-7
Online Training
This site provides online training to those working with children and young people with special educational needs. www.onlineinset.net/
The Acquirer
The Acquirer is an independent magazine which aims to serve the interests of the community of people involved in the education of cgildren young people and adults who have an Acquired Brain Injury. 43/45 Stanley Road, Warmley, Bristol BS15 4NX
Email sian@whitefieldhouse.freeserve.co.uk
Last modified: 17 June 2008
