Education & Prevention events for students

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Brí and the Paediatric team in the National Rehabilitation Hospital came first place in the "Community Education" category for our Education and Prevention events to transition year students across the country.

Brí, working closely with members of the National Rehabilitation Hospital Paediatric staff decided to initiate a series of education events specifically aimed at Transition Year students –our target market (sadly). The events, which included ‘hard hitting’ messages about responsible driving and socialising from the Gardaí, explained the adolescent brain and it’s fragility, and also gave the students a hands on view of what it would be like to have a brain injury, with workshops from the physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the NRH.

The purpose
Due to medical advances, more and more people are surviving each year with traumatic brain injuries, in particular. Brain injury is a hidden epidemic about which very few people outside of the medical community are aware. By hosting these events Brí and the NRH aims:

To inform/educate pupils on what an Acquired Brain Injury is and its causes – Road traffic accidents, sports injuries, assaults and falls.
To give an insight into how the Paediatric team facilitates the rehabilitation of children/adolescents with an ABI. This will include input from occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, psychologist and speech and language therapist, music therapist and hospital school staff.
An Garda Siochana to make a presentation regarding the abuse of alcohol and drugs and road safety awareness.
To give pupils an opportunity to be involved and participate in interactive sessions with therapists, to better understand the consequences on an ABI.
To give TY co-ordinators the opportunity to meet with social workers and neuro-psychologists regarding the re-entry of ABI children back to school.

When are these events held?
If you are interested in attending one of our Education and Prevention events contact us