Behavioural Rehabilitation Service
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Overview
The Behavioural Rehabilitation Service (BRS) helps people with brain injuries manage challenging behaviours and regain independence.
Focusing especially in the areas of employment, education, daily activities and personal relationships.
We offer personalized care in both inpatient and community (outreach) settings, using a neurobehavioural approach that focuses on each person’s strengths.
Our team works closely with patients, families and caregivers to support recovery and improve quality of life.
Programs and services
We offer two types of programs:
For individuals who need a structured environment. The average stay is six months. The unit has four to six beds and is located on the second floor of TOHRC (Ward C).
For individuals who can manage their behaviours in their own home or community setting.
Our services include:
- Initial assessment and ongoing support by a physiatrist (doctor who specializes in rehabilitation).
- Discipline-specific assessment and therapies, including clinical nutrition, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech-language therapy, social work and/or therapeutic recreation.
- Neurocognitive rehabilitation.
- Behavioural assessment and intervention.
- Communicative skills development.
- Training and support with daily-living activities.
- Recreational/leisure skills development.
- Psychosocial counselling.
- Counselling and education about acquired brain injury for clients, families and caregivers.
- Consultation, education and training support for community service providers.
- Community-based rehabilitation provided by a rehabilitation therapist, under the direction of a regulated health professional.
- Opportunities for the client to regain and maintain an optimal level of physical, cognitive and psychosocial independence based on patient- and family-focused rehabilitation goals.
We encourage family and close friends to take part in the patient’s recovery. Our team provides information and support to help them along the way, and we welcome their feedback about our services.
Team
Our team works closely with patients, families and caregivers to support recovery and improve quality of life.
The expertise of our dedicated team includes:
- Clinical nutrition.
- Clinical pharmacy.
- Nursing.
- Occupational therapy.
- Physiatry.
- Physiotherapy.
- Psychology.
- Rehabilitation therapy.
- Social work.
- Speech-language pathology.
- Therapeutic recreation.
Referrals and assessment
We accept referrals from hospitals, physicians, health-care providers, family members, community services and insurance companies. We also accept self-referrals.
We accept referrals from the counties of:
- Renfrew.
- Lanark.
- Leeds and Grenville.
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
- Prescott and Russell.
- Ottawa-Carleton.
- Western Quebec (inpatient treatment only).
While community-based services are limited to the counties listed, people from other areas will be considered for outpatient consultation and admission to inpatient services.
Once a referral is received
Review
The ABI admissions coordinator reviews the referral.
Assessment
The care stream physiatrist (doctor who specializes in rehabilitation) refers the patient to the most appropriate service or discipline(s).
Waiting list
Patients are placed on a waiting list for admission.
Triage
Patients are triaged for admission based on their referral timeline, level of urgency, readiness and services required.
Contact us
Admissions Coordinator for the Outreach Program
613 726-1558 ext. 31
613 726-1764
Acquired Brain Injury Care Stream
The Robin Easey Centre
125 Scrivens Street, Ottawa, ON K2B 6H3
Admissions Triage Nurse for the Inpatient Program
613 737-7350 ext. 75685
613 733-8336
Acquired Brain Injury Care Stream
The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre
505 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M2