Helpful Resources for Professional Staff

Here are some resources that you may find helpful in your journey when working with a TBI population.

This is a service that a person with TBI can access at different stages of their injury: Trauma Service at Royal Perth Hospital

This is an acute service which provides inpatient care for acute injuries: State Neurosurgery Service

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, together with Royal Perth Hospital and Perth Children’s Hospital provide treatment of neurosurgical disorders: State Rehabilitation Service

This is a statewide service inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation service provided to people suffering from traumatic brain injuries.

Click here to find out more about their services: State Rehabilitation Service, Patient information, (health.wa.gov.au)

Rehabilitation after hospital: State Head Injury Unit

Statewide service and specialist case coordination to provide rehabilitation and community reintegration for people with traumatic brain injury.

Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Brightwater

Brightwater provides rehabilitation in various methods, through residential rehabilitation at Oats Street, NDIS service providers, transitional accommodation and supported independent living.

1. Access to pastoral care and community access

Access to pastoral care should be available at all hospitals and rehabilitation service providers. Please do refer your clients to the appropriate sources of information when required.

Community access:

NDIS Services – Synapse

2. Understanding funding

Please speak to the social worker in your team to understand the implications of lack of income after a TBI, and how superannuation, TPD and disability service pensions work.

For support with understanding NDIS, you can check this website out: NDIS Services – Synapse

Guide to Low Cost Rehab – Synapse

3. Psychosocial support

Navigating life after TBI can be a tricky time for the client and their families. Please refer your clients to the following websites to gain further information/support.

Here are some inspirational stories of people with lived experience of TBI:

4. Social connection

Meeting new people or maintaining relationships can be tricky after brain injury.

Here are some sites that allow for your clients:

5. Fun activities to engage with (Hobbies)

Here are new activities to engage with, inspirational music and videos to suggest to your clients:

6. Advocacy

You can direct your clients to the following websites: