Head 2 Work

Head 2 Work (H2W) is a service of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit of Liverpool Hospital. H2W is a pre-vocational rehabilitation service which aims to provide vocational assessment and retraining of work skills and behaviours by providing an environment in which the clients are actually working in fields or activities of interest which would occur in open employment. H2W is Work Cover accredited so we are able assist clients who have Workers Compensation claims to return to employment.

H2W is located in an industrial complex and is fitted with a mechanics/ panel beaters workshop, a wood work shop, a manual handling/stores area and a clerical office. H2W also runs a café programme and a gardening programme. These programs are run at H2W or at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit.

The Woodwork Area

People with a brain injury are assessed for their ability to return to a pre-existing or possible future job. The client is then placed on a minimum 4 week work based program aimed at retraining or increasing work skills, and then, they are either:

• Facilitated back to pre-injury work, or
• Referred to Break Thru Personnel to assist with job seeking, further retraining and long term support. Break Thru Personnel are located on the same site as the H2W.

Services Provided

H2W can provide the following services:

• Functional Capabilities Evaluation (this is a physical, cognitive, and work simulation evaluation)
• Work Site Assessment
• Pre-Vocational Training
• Work Hardening/Conditioning
• Return to Work Programmes
• Education for Employers
• Referral to other agencies

H2W Staff

H2W has the following staff:

• Occupational Therapist – Full time Grade 2
• Trades Instructor – Full time
• Technical Assistant – Full time