Biggest congratulations to Dr Caroline Bald on passing her viva today! 🙌🏼

Research indicates many homeless people have hidden disabilities that affect their executive function. But social workers can help # Source: Community Care search.app/WEtwHPUUfPLfrP…

Kate is our newest trustee and board member. As well as being a social worker by profession Kate also suffered from a brain injury. You can hear Kate in the radio later on today Seahaven FM 95.6 & 96.3 Headway Sussex

The NIHR School for Social Care Research funded Heads Together Research is coming to a close. Research in Practice are running an online event on 9th September to show the Brain Injury Social Work Platform. this a 90 minute webinar and is free to attend. You can book your place here: researchinpractice.org.uk/adults/events-…

So important that #SocialWork is prioritised as an area for support in this Government and that the #ABIStrategy is progressed and implemented

Mental Capacity & Homelessness - National Practitioner Survey 2024 Are you a health/social care or homelessness practitioner working with people experiencing #homelessness & disadvantage like mental illness/substance use? Pls take part! ⏰ 10 mins ➡️ bit.ly/4cAe64j

Great opportunity for social work students BASW Joint Universities Social Work Association JUSWA

Around 50% of homeless people have suffered from a brain injury. The more marginal the group the more prevalent the injuries, yet little is done. How many service users have you spoken to about a possible brain injury? Join the discussion ➡️eventbrite.co.uk/e/861324202877… BASW

Neuropsychs and mental health practitioners working with ABI, Please complete the below survey 👇

Brain injury and homelessness event in Sheffield. Individuals can suffer lack of access to needed support services. This is FREE to social workers, and low cost to others, please publicise amongst social work colleagues BASW Social Work England eventbrite.co.uk/e/brain-injury…

EVENT: 1.5hrs CPD online 9th Sept from 12. ⁦Heads Together⁩ #Braininjury and #socialwork With EbE members, the team share findings &key messages from research into social work and people who have an acquired brain injury ⁦⁦National Institute for Health and Care Research⁩ researchinpractice.org.uk/adults/events-…

Great to see BISWG's new Chair Caroline J Bald presenting at Livability Icanho to discuss the work of Heads Together and BISWG #BrainInjuryandSocialWork

Read the full story on our Chair's visit to Livability Icanho Caroline J Bald #BrainInjury #SocialWork #SocialCare biswg.co.uk/2024/08/acquir…

There’s still time to register for this upcoming in person joint day conference on #braininjury and #homelessness by HIHRG & BISWG at Sheffield Hallam University Free places for social workers. BASW I’ll be sharing the work of Heads Together eventbrite.co.uk/e/brain-injury…

You can now sign up to join BISWG at this event run by BASW BASW England MH Group. It runs over lunch time on 10th October and provides the perfect over view of #braininjury and #SocialWork Sign up via the link below ⬇️

Cuckooing is surprisingly common - especially when people are vulnerable. It happens when a property is taken over to provide a base from which drugs are sold. You can find out more from this excellent new resource youtube.com/watch?v=SmMlcl… #BrainInjury

Research shows that around 50% of homeless people have suffered brain injury. Still time to book 'Brain injury & homelessness – learning from survivors, carers, research and practice' Sheffield Hallam on 11/9 kindly sponsored by Irwin Mitchell. ➡️ bit.ly/3Zh1jjz