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NSW Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program

"Providing a comprehensive Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services to the population of NSW"

Mission Statement of the Brain Injury Program

  • To provide assessment, rehabilitation and a community support service for the present and future needs of adults with traumatic brain injuries and their families.

  • To establish and develop specific rehabilitation programs to enable maximum social and vocational reintegration of people with traumatic brain injury into the community.

  • To provide a goal directed individual management system for the client and to minimise dependency and maximise function.

  • To advocate for, initiate and support the development of appropriate policies and services in the government and community sectors to meet the long-term needs of people with traumatic brain injury and their families.

  • To assist people with traumatic brain injury and their families through advice, information, discussion and counselling during medical, rehabilitation and community support phases.

  • To increase community awareness of the particular problems faced by the person with traumatic brain injury and his or her family.

  • To undertake research and education about traumatic brain injury.

  • To provide consultation and support to other service providers in the area of traumatic brain injury management.

This web page is managed and authorised by Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce. Last updated: 30 March, 2009

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