Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service is made up of a 16 bed inpatient unit as well as the Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Team (BICRT). The aim of these specific programs within the Brain Injury Rehab Service is to restore as much function and independence as possible, while at the same time facilitating adjustment to disability, promoting self determination and enhancing quality of life. All activities/therapies are conducted in as close to home-like environment as possible.

A supportive environment exists for ongoing education and the promotion of research based practice within the unit.

Brain Injury Unit

The inpatient brain injury unit offers a state-wide service to clients who have sustained a traumatic brain injury. It is a 16-bed Unit, which offers individually tailored multi-disciplinary inpatient rehabilitation programs.

Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Team (BICRT)

BICRT provides rehabilitation services to people living in the community who have sustained a traumatic brain injury. The staff of the team work together to help clients return to a fulfilling lifestyle and maximise their level of emotional, social, physical and intellectual functioning while encouraging independence. The team provides assistance in respect to relationships, health, learning, finances, work and leisure activities.

Services and Programs

Our specialists work as a team to provide the following services:

Extensive assessment of physical, intellectual, behavioural, emotional and spiritual functioning
Medical and nursing assessment, treatment and planning
Rehabilitation in individualised programs
Retraining of specific impairment
Teaching of community living skills
Advice regarding home modification
Advice and assistance with legal and financial issues
Counselling and therapy in adapting to life changes
Outpatient follow up regarding vocational issues
Community Case Management

Clients aged between 16-65 years with rehabilitation goals are accepted into the service. Clients with a brain injury can have psychological, physical, medical, cognitive, communication, behavioural, functional and vocational problems. Examples of some common conditions are memory deficits, hemiplegia, dysphagia, post traumatic amnesia and emotional liability. Every client has individual conditions related to type of injury and the sites of the brain affected. Programs are designed to address clients' individual issues and goals.

More Information

ARNA the Australian Rehabilitation Nurses Association (ARNA); www.arna.com.au
The International Brain Injury Association; www.internationalbrain.org

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