Toolkits provide workers with practical tools and tips for working with people with TBIs including:

• Worksheets for people with TBI
• Worksheets for workers
• Background information that can be printed for people with TIBI
• Tips and strategies that can be printed and given to people with TBI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toolkit A - The Next Step
is a resource for workers working with young people with TBI
transitioning from children’s services to adult services.

It has been designed to be used with young people.

A core idea in the kit is The Transition Wheel.
The Transition Wheel is a tool for helping a young person
to identify areas of their life where they could gain further independence.

The Transition Wheel allows the young person,
with the assistance of their case manager,
to concentrate on the areas of their life that are currently
the most important to them. It initiates realistic goal setting
and forms part of the young person’s rehabilitation plan.

Transition involves the young person, the family, service providers
and case manager - the kit provides information on their roles in transition.

The kit also includes resources that highlight the issues that young people
need to think about before they leave school and as they proceed through early adulthood.

A worker helping a young person transition from children’s services to adult services could:

Introduce the young person to the Transition Wheel. The Kit includes:
A PDF of the Transition Wheel - for printing

Work with them on identifying areas of their life where they could gain further independence. The Kit includes:
Questions the worker could use to explore the Transition Wheel with the young person

Provide additional information that they believe is relevant to the young person. The kit includes:
Additional information on topics such as accommodation, driving, relationships,
PDFs of the information sheets - for printing

Note 1: keep in mind that what information in the kit may not be relevant to a young person now may be relevant to them in the coming years
Note 2: the worker needs to add details about local services that can assist the young person, e.g. local information about recreational and social activities and employment, training and tertiary education - adding local telephone contact details to the information sheets would be useful.

Toolkit B - Promoting Independence
is a resource for workers working with people with TBI.

The resources in the kit have been designed to be used by people with TBI.

The Kit contains practical information and tools the worker can use to assist an individual with a brain injury to:

• Identify issues and set priorities
• Set goals
• Develop strategies to achieve the goals
• Monitor progress.

The Kit includes tools and tips for practical strategies on everything from working with memory problems to doing the laundry. All the tools, tips and worksheets can be printed to give to the person with the TBI.

The Kit has been designed to be relevant throughout the lifespan and the changes experienced in different life stages.

This Kit aims to increase the independence, control, decision making and responsibility taken by individuals who have a brain injury, in day to day activities.

Individuals who have a brain injury and who have trialed sections of the Kit stated:

"It helped me to work out the little differences and do something about them"
"I realised how I can now help myself and not rely on others"
"I now know where all my money is going"
"I wish I had this years ago- it helps with the little things. Like remembering where I put things, how to use my diary and calendar- everything!
"I only had to use the sections I needed to- getting out in the community and looking at getting back to work" .