Family Support Worker Vacancy at Matrix

"Too often children and young people with ABI are discharged from hospital without specialist brain support that they and their families need to overcome lifelong challenges"

"Rehabilitation interventions can lead to positive outcomes for children and their families if delivered in the familiar home environment and applied to everyday situations"

"Positive and coordinated neuro-rehab interventions for children and young people is proven to bring health improvements; improve independence; reduces the need for sheltered living; decreases vulnerability; decreases drop-out rates in schools; decreases youth offending"

"We are medical practitioners. The real experts are the parents. Over the last 35 years they have taught me everything I know"

"Our 10 year study proves that family-led home-based neuro-rehab interventions deliver the best outcomes for children and young people"

"Taking brain injured children home causes high stress for families. Disjointed services exacerbate family stress levels."

"We would like to see earlier identification and support for children with brain injuries to help them succeed in school."

"Parent-supported interventions after paediatric ABI bring reductions to the cost to society"

"Children and young people have poor social competence post brain injury due to reduced cognition, executive functions, and emotional control. As a result they are twice as likely to have mental health issues in the future"