Improving staff awareness of the experiences of people with acquired brain injury and their families through co-produced training
Project Background
Our Facilitator project with Brain Injury Matters NI (BIM) will enhance the understanding and awareness of the importance of hope and how recovery is a long-term journey that continues well beyond the initial rehabilitation people with acquired brain injury receive.
The project will work with people who use BIM services and their family members to identify the key messages of what helps in their recovery and everyday lives; and coproduce training material to convey these messages for health and social care staff who may work with them. By fostering co-production and collaboration, the project aims to create a cultural shift, ensuring services are more inclusive, respectful, and responsive. BIM seeks to build long-term partnerships with health and social care trusts, embedding continuous improvement and real-world insights into training. This project is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
IMPACT Factfile
- Year: 2025 – 2026
- Delivery Model: Facilitator
- Four Nations: Northern Ireland
Meet Our Facilitator: Catherine Arnold
Bekkah Bernheim
I am an IMPACT Facilitator working with the charity Brain Injury Matters in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The project aims to co-produce a training for health and social care staff to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of hope in recovery for adults with acquired brain injuries and their families. I previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Exeter evaluating health and social care programmes.