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What is Brain Crew?
Brain Crew is an educational programme developed by the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service (ABIOS) for children who have an adult relative who has an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Brain Crew aims to help children to understand a little more about how the Brain works and also understand how an injury to the brain may affect how the brain works. Brain Crew also aims to help children to develop strategies of how to cope with living with a relative who has an ABI and to develop a peer support network of children who have had similar experiences.
Brain Crew is run locally by ABIOS (in the region of South East Queensland) over a number of sessions usually during public school holidays. Groups are deliberately kept small in size to ensure that all involved children get the opportunity to participate fully in all the activities. The programme is run on demand when there are enough children registered to run a group in a particular area. Brain Crew sessions are flexible and can be adapted to run across a number of different time frames. The sessions aim to be fun with opportunities for interactive, practical, "hands on" experiences. The sessions are suitable for all school aged children aged from 6 to 16.
The programme can also now be used with individual children who are unable to participate in a group programme.
Who facilitates Brain Crew?
Locally, the facilitators of Brain Crew are health professionals (Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Speech Pathologists) from the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service (ABIOS).
Outside of South East Queensland, Brain Crew can be run by local services who have purchased the full programme package on CD.
Programme Contents
Chapter One: The Brain
An introduction to how the Brain Works and "What is Brain Injury?"
Chapter Two: Physical Changes and Effects
Children have a 'hands on' experience of physical changes that can be caused by Brain injury.
Chapter Three: Cognitive Changes and Effects
Children have a 'hands on' experience of the changes in thinking skills that can be caused by Brain Injury.
Chapter Four: Behavioural Changes and Effects
Children will have a 'hands on' experience with possible changes in the way someone may act following a Brain Injury.
Chapter Five: Problem Solving and Coping Strategies
Children will talk about the ways they cope and share possible problem solving strategies through interactive activities.
Chapter Six: Review
Children will review what they have learnt and celebrate the hard work they have put in to the group.
How Can My Child Be Part of ?
Locally (South East Queensland)
Contact your ABIOS Rehabilitation Coordinator or the ABIOS office by phone, fax or email to find out more about the programme. Complete a referral form and registration form and email or fax this to the ABIOS office to register for the next Brain Crew session. Registrants will be contacted with details of the next session available in your area.
Remote, Interstate or International
Copies of the complete Brain Crew group or individual programme are available for sale by completing Brain Crew CD package Order Form and contacting the ABIOS office via email abios@health.qld.gov.au or by phone (07) 3406 2311. The programme contains a facilitator's manual, child's work book, parent's information booklet, and support persons manual plus copies of all artwork used in posters and activities throughout the sessions.
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