Comments on:

THE COGNITIVE REHABILITATION WORKSHOP FOR CARERS

• Life changing! the course has helped me understand so much of the behaviour I get at home - it has given me huge insight into my son. I can now discuss it with him and work out where we can go now. Hugely supportive to have the tools you have given us to help me

• During the course I had a profound moment when you demonstrated the 10 second lag for information processing - it was the longest 10 seconds of my life and I realised tht I need to allow more time in my interactions

• The ice rink and furrow analogy was very useful to help me understand my husbands problems. I have learned some things to help me deal with this

• The course has reinforced what I had instinctively picked up, but it has caused me to review the way I am reacting adversely at times. It has also given me the confidence to keep going and find other things I can do

• I now realise that I need to ask what the person with brain injury is experiencing - to involve them

• All relatives should have this course at an early stage, with ongoing top ups and help as needed

• As a result of the course I intend to hold an educational session for the team I work with

• The course has given me some structure on where to start working with our client. We were floundering and now we have a starting point

• I will now pay much more attention to attention!

• In surveys 95% of respondents said that every section of the course was either 'useful' or 'extremely useful'

• In surveys 91% of respondents said that the course increased their knowledge about brain injury

• In surveys 97% of respondents stated that the course gave them a better knowledge about cognitive rehabilitation

• In surveys 90% of respondents stated that during the course they met other people who were in the same situation as themselves and shared ideas and experiences with them

• In surveys 64% of respondents said they had learned new strategies to cope with their current situation

• In surveys 77% of respondents said they had learned new strategies to improve their current situation

• Thank you for your time, help, care and listening

• This course really helped me to understand the pressures that carers are under (from a social worker who attended)

• A great workshop, very well presented in a friendly manner. Well done and thanks!

• This course has given me confidence in myself. I intend to change how I handle difficult situations now

• I have learned how to explain to my children what is wrong with Daddy

• Two days well spent, and very topical

• Totally relevant and explicitly explained by both trainers

• Very well put together. We all learned lots of things that many of us were doing right and some things that we were doing wrong

• Very simple clear illustrations were used throughout to explain the concepts

• A very useful course. Thankyou for all the information supplied

• Well structured course. Not too much - not too little. Clearly explained

• The cognitive simulation exercises were very useful in helping me to understand how things probably appear to my son

• The course taught me to ensure the tasks we give and do are appropriate to the brain injured persons cognitive needs. I am now more understanding of the need for this as I am better informed

• It gave me greater understanding of the more limited cognitive functions that people have after brain injury and how to go about approaching the development of these functions

• The course has enabled me to take a step back and reevaluate what I am doing

• It was a revelation to me how these things could be affecting my relationship

• The course reinforced my hope

• It was great to hear that recovery can go on for a long time

• I was given practical treatment activities that I intend to use with my husband

• I will now try to make time for myself - looking after myself

• I loved to hear that brain injured people are heroes

• I have gained a better understanding and awareness of the problems faced by my son

• I have realised how important it is to not overload my wife. I can see how at times it has been me who has made the problem worse! I now understand what I should be doing to avoid this

• The course taught me how important routine is to ensure better cognitive function

• The course enabled me to 'get into my husbands world' so that I have a much better appreciation of what things are probably like for him

• Good to meet others with parallel problems/solutions

• A better understanding to take skills back

• Well presented and very applicable

• Enjoyed the day, learnt things that I can use. Very informative

• Well presented, giving greater understanding, empowering me to take information and use it

• Extremely enlightening

• Very helpful and interesting

• Just knowing to give my son more time to think and respond has made a huge difference to our lives. No body had told me about this before this course

• After having been on the course I gained in confidence about the services I needed to ask for. In addition I found that professionals treated me with new respect and talked to me as part of the team

• Learning about the bad effects of overload has been life changing for us all in the family

• I gained in confidence and for me it particularly showed me that I was on the right track

• The course made me realise that I was not alone in trying to cope with the problems in my family. This was so comforting

• I gained in understanding and empathy for what my husband is going through

• I discussed the course with my husband and we both feel that we have reached a better understanding. We feel like we are pulling together now rather than pulling in different directions

• This course has opened new doors for me, I feel I have new hope

• The course has given me a much better insight and understanding

• Fantastic in all areas

• Would recommend to brain injured clients, relatives and those who work with acquired brain injury

• Wish I had had all this information 11 years ago

• Information is valuable for all professionals, as well as carers, it will inform my future practice

• Excellent

• I could not fault this course. It has been a privilege to be able to attend. As a professional, extremely informative. Will inform my future practice

• I feel more equipped to assess and deal with educational considerations

• The course has allowed me to examine other reasons for my sons' impairment and hope for improvement

• It has allowed me to see things from the carers perspective (written by a professional who attended this course)

• I have increased my theoretical knowledge which helps to explain certain aspects of my situation

• I need to allow some time to let the information sink in and then try out the techniques outlined on this course

• I have gained the realisation that gains can still be made in my situation

• I have more insight into what brain injury feels like, so this will give me better understanding of the situation faced by my son

• I very much enjoyed the course, it was very informative

• An excellent course, thank you

• Excellent two days