Articles

Workforce Governance in ABI Services: Oversight, Accountability and Assurance

Strong workforce governance underpins safe and effective acquired brain injury services. This article explains how providers can structure oversight, accountability and assurance to meet commissioner and inspection expectations.

Assuring Practice Quality in ABI Services: Observation, Audit and Feedback

Assuring day-to-day practice quality is critical in acquired brain injury services, where risk and complexity are high. This article explains how providers can use observation, audit and feedback to assure...

Staffing Models in ABI Support: Safe Deployment, Continuity and Consistency

Staffing models play a critical role in safety and outcomes for people with acquired brain injury. This article explores how ABI providers can design staffing models that support continuity, reduce...

Maintaining Workforce Competence Over Time in ABI Services

Competence in acquired brain injury support is not static. This article explains how ABI providers can maintain and develop workforce competence over time through supervision, review, assurance and learning from...

Recruiting for ABI Services: Identifying the Right Skills and Attributes

Recruitment decisions have a direct impact on safety, outcomes and stability in ABI services. This article explains how providers can recruit staff with the right skills, values and attributes to...

Managing Behaviour, Cognition and Risk: Workforce Competence in ABI Support

Supporting people with acquired brain injury requires staff to manage cognitive impairment, behavioural risk and fluctuating insight on a daily basis. This article explains the workforce competencies needed to manage...

Training for Acquired Brain Injury: Moving Beyond Awareness to Practice Competence

Basic awareness training is not enough in acquired brain injury services. This article explains how providers can design ABI training programmes that translate into competent practice, reduce risk and meet...

Supervision and Reflective Practice in ABI Services

Supervision is a critical mechanism for maintaining safe, consistent practice in ABI services. This article explains how reflective supervision supports workforce competence, risk management and quality assurance in ABI provision.

Building an ABI-Competent Workforce: Skills, Values and Experience That Matter

Supporting people with acquired brain injury requires more than generic care skills. This article explains what makes an ABI-competent workforce, the values and experience that matter most, and how providers...

Skill Mix in ABI Services: Balancing Specialist Knowledge and Generalist Support

Effective ABI services depend on the right balance of specialist knowledge and generalist support. This article explains how providers can design skill mix models that manage risk, support outcomes and...