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Heads Together @HeadsTogether

Heads Together is a NIHR funded research collaboration across universities in the UK exploring brain injury social work education & CPD

Joined March 2023
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Yesterday @SheffieldHallam, a room full of social workers focussed on #BrainInjury & #Homelessness. We heard some devastating stories - people lose their whole world when they are not 'service shaped.' But there is hope and ideas. Our research will contribute to better outcomes
Dr Caroline J Bald@CarolineJBald
11 Sep 2024
It was an absolute pleasure to co-host & share @HeadsTogether first brain injury social work curriculum at this year’s @BISWG #HIHRG homelessness & brain injury conference at @sheffhallamuni Thank you to all the presenters and exhibitors. @Prof_A_Bateman @Uni_of_Essex
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Thank you @CanterburyCCUni for their article on our work featuring @KateMellorSW and @Akudochinuru The aim of the project is to address the knowledge and skills in social work education to improve practice and outcomes for patients. canterbury.ac.uk/news/suppor…

Supporting people with brain injuries through research and training

Referred to as a ‘silent epidemic’ and a ‘global world problem’, every 90 seconds someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with a brain injury.

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We are incredibly proud of @CarolineJBald who passed her PhD yesterday! Caroline has worked incredibly hard to complete her thesis alongside Lecturing @Uni_of_Essex whilst playing a key role in our research! Congratulations - time to celebrate!! #SocialWork #Research
Dr Caroline J Bald@CarolineJBald
1 Jul 2024
Let’s Talk About #SWEd Admissions: passed my viva with corrections 🎈😎 thank you to my supervisors @vasilios_ & @EwenSpeed8197 and examiners @cathholmstrom & @AidanWorsley plus all the amazing people who’ve helped along the way 🙏🏻 it takes a village 🎉 #phdchat
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Our final online training event of this grant via @researchIP Heads Together: Brain injury and social work on 9th September 2024, sign up today! researchinpractice.org.uk/ad…

Heads Together: Brain injury and social work

In this webinar we will hear from the Heads Together research team and explore the role of social work in supporting people who have an acquired brain injury.

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Really pleased to share this article about the Heads Together projcect! The blog gives insights, updates and reflections from the Chief Social Worker for Adults and others working in the field. @CarolineJBald @Intipton socialworkwithadults.blog.go… #braininjury #socialwork

Heads Together for enhanced brain injury support

People living with traumatic brain injuries can have many long-term needs and adult social work has an essential role in supporting them to achieve their goals. A new online resource for social...

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This #ABIWeek we are excited to announce our involvement in a conference on #BrainInjury and #homelessness organised by @BISWG and #HIHRG ➡️ Wednesday 11th September 2024 ➡️ Sheffield Hallam University ➡ bit.ly/3QQjHKU ➡️ Free places for #SocialWorkers
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anchorpoint@anchorpoint_abi
20 May 2024
This week is Action for Brain Injury Week with the theme ‘A life Rewritten’. It isn’t just individuals with brain injuries whose lives are rewritten, it is family members too: youtu.be/lDvgNegXE0I @CJWhiffin @tracynorrisevan @Mark_HollowayHF @dralysonnorman @draudreydaisley
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So much incredible information shared this morning at our event - Heads Together - brain injury resources & training for social workers. Relationships formed for the future - get in touch if you missed it! #WSWD2024 #BISWPledge @BISWG @NIHRSSCR #BrainInjury #SocialWorkWeek2024
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Fantastic engagement this morning at our event for Social Work Week. We are recording this event and it will be available alongside our resources and online toolkit biswg.co.uk/headstogether/ #WSWD2024 #BISWPledge @BISWG, @NIHRSSCR #BrainInjury #SocialWork

Heads Together | The Brain Injury Social Work Group

Explore more about Heads Together. A collaboration to develop resources and improve outcomes for adults living with brain injury

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Looking forward to welcoming over 300 people who have signed up for Heads Together - brain injury resources & training for social workers our event for Social Work Week! #WSWD2024 and #BISWPledge @BISWG @NIHRSSCR #BrainInjury #SocialWork
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Happy Social Work Week! Our colleague @Akudochinuru has written a blog on our work and the play Making Headway. It is posted on the 'Expert Column' of @CanterburyCCUni. We invite you to have a read! blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/exper… #BrainInjury #SocialWork #SocialWorkWeek2024

Making Headway on World Social Work Week | Expert comment

.This World Social Work Week, Akudo Amadiegwu discusses a local play Making Headway, part of the Heads Together research project, to improve practice and outcomes for people who have experienced...

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🌟 Happy World Social Work Day! 🌟 Sharing details of our event on #BrainInjury ➡️eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-brain… this Friday This online workshop will help participants explore their knowledge and understanding of brain injury.
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As part of the consolidation event our team are drawing together plans for future projects. Strategic input from our group of experts by experience is a crucial part of this process. Here is our team on the ground making plans for next steps #braininjury #socialwork
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First day of @HeadsTogether consolidation event at @WivenhoeHouse @Uni_of_Essex. Our Experts by Experience governance group reflecting on two years’ work to develop Brain Injury Social Work resources. #braininjury #socialwork #research @shephard_sam @dralysonnorman @KateMellorSW
Dr Caroline J Bald@CarolineJBald
6 Mar 2024
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@HeadsTogether EbE governance group meeting to begin our three day consolidation event @WivenhoeHouse @Uni_of_Essex @SocialWork_UofE @dralysonnorman @Prof_A_Bateman
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PlymSocialWork@PlymSocialWork
29 Feb 2024
Incredible IPL event yesterday @PlymUni @PlymUniHealth on Understanding Brain Injury with Social Work & @PlymouthPsy inspiring group of experts by experience, local & national organisations @BISWG @HeadsTogether researchers, experts in the field @dralysonnorman @Mark_HollowayHF
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A lot of fantastic information being shared at our event at @PlymUni from #SocialWork & #Psychology but most importantly Annie, Steph and @KateMellorSW who shared their own experiences. Students are learning about #braininjury & the complexities of providing professional support
BISWG@BISWG
28 Feb 2024
Delighted to be part of an afternoon for #socialwork and #psychology students at @PlymUni all about #braininjury. Great to hear from psychology and social work angles but also those with lived experience. A great event for @HeadsTogether with @dralysonnorman @Mark_HollowayHF
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We ran an online event about the research project In January and you can catch up here lnkd.in/ez7iq8na Fundamentally important to this project is the Experts by Experience Group. Here they explain what the group is about and why they joined lnkd.in/eSn5Fakx

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anchorpoint@anchorpoint_abi
5 Feb 2024
We would like to invite family members of people with traumatic #braininjury to take part in a study. If you would like to try something new and are living in the East or West Midlands please scan the QR code to find out more @dr_f_gracey @dralysonnorman @cellishill
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The team at Heads Together are excited to be one of 40 independently hosted events taking place during #SocialWorkWeek in March. Find out more and register through the Social Work England website (link below). socialworkengland.org.uk/soc…
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200 people are joining 'Heads Together - Social Workers & Brain Injury' today to hear about our @NIHRSSCR funded project - proud of what we have achieved @LynRomeo_CSW @BASW_UK @Mark_HollowayHF @CarolineJBald @dralysonnorman @Prof_A_Bateman @Akudochinuru biswg.co.uk/headstogether/

Heads Together | The Brain Injury Social Work Group

Explore more about Heads Together. A collaboration to develop resources and improve outcomes for adults living with brain injury

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