Trust-ed conference to examine growing up with acquired brain damage
TRUST-ED CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE GROWING UP WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES
Leading international practitioners in the field of acquired brain injuries (ABI) in young people will once again come together at a unique annual conference.
Entitled A New Sense of Self, and being presented by the charity Trust-Ed, the conference will examine how people cope with social and behavioural changes following ABI in childhood and adolescence.
The chairman for the conference, taking place at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, on Monday, November 10th, between 9am and 5pm, will be barrister Dr Jonathan Punt, of Number 5 Chambers, who was previously a consultant and lecturer in paediatric neurosurgery at the University of Nottingham.
Also on the programme is Dr Ron Savage, Executive Vice President of the North American Brain Injury Society and editor-in-chief of Brain Injury Professional; and Dr Harvey Jacobs, clinical psychologist and behaviour analyst from Richmond, U.S.
Beth Wicks, chair of Trust-Ed, commented: “This is an exceptional line-up of the leading figures in this area. The unique conference is an ideal forum where interested parties, including lawyers, educationalists, healthcare professionals and insurers can meet and discuss the issues of ABI in young people.”
Also speaking at the conference, now in its second year, will be Marilyn Lash, partner at Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc, North Carolina and Professor Greg O’Brien, Professor of Developmental Psychiatry, Northumberland.
Dr Grahame Simpson, Health Professional Research Fellow, affiliated to the Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Sydney, Australia will also make a presentation, as will Anne O’Loughlin, principal social worker at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, County Dublin.
The programme will also include contributions from young people, their family members and professionals working with them to describe their personal experiences.
Jane Goulding, Partner and a personal injury specialist at solicitors Freeth Cartwright, which is organising the event, commented: “Children with acquired brain injuries have unique special needs that need to be addressed on an ongoing basis as they grow up.
“With the right rehabilitation and support from professionals and families, young people with acquired brain injuries can fulfill their potential. This unique conference will examine some of the issues these young people face and look at some of the solutions.”
Trust-ed aims to promote understanding and awareness of the long-term education needs of children and young people with ABI, to disseminate information, to promote expertise in addressing these needs; and to provide specialist short and long-term education and assessment for students with ABI.
Trust-Ed is a charity that has support from a number of organisations, including The Encephalitis Society, The Child Brain Injury Trust, Headway - the brain injury association and the Brain & Spine Foundation.
All profits received from this conference will be used to further these aims.
For more information about the conference, or to book a place, contact Julie Scheller by e-mail at Julie.scheller@freethcartwright.co.uk, or call her on +44 (0) 115 935 1879.
ends - 3 September 2008