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Head Injury Assessment and Treatment Services
Head Injury Assessment and Treatment Services takes a multidisciplinary team approach to assessing and treating injured workers who have a suspected or diagnosed brain injury. The services focus on neuropsychological, medical, and functional assessment and treatment, as well as return-to-work education for workers, their families, and attending physicians.
Description of services
The following assessment and treatment services are available:
Assessment
- Comprehensive Neuropsychological Assessment: Detailed assessment by a neuropsychologist to determine the extent of brain injury and effect on the worker's function (cognitive, emotional, psychosocial, personality)
- Neuro-occupational Therapy Assessment (two day): Focuses on the worker's functional, behavioural, physical, cognitive, and perceptual skills as they relate to a successful return to work
- Interdisciplinary Diagnostic Assessment: Medical exam, neuropsychological assessment, and a three-day neuro-occupational therapy assessment
- Medical Examination: Clarifies the diagnosis of brain injury, its associated clinical conditions, and other associated injuries
- Functional Screening Assessment: Evaluation of the worker's physical abilities and limitations to ensure readiness to participate in functional assessments
- Facilitated Work Services: Includes job site visits, graduated return-to-work planning, implementation, monitoring and support, on-site job coaching, and community reintegration
- Psychological Services: Includes individual counselling by way of in-office or emergency sessions
- Speech Language Pathology Services: Includes assessment and treatment of communication disorders, including language, speech, voice, fluency and/or swallowing
- Vestibular Rehabilitation Services: Vestibular rehabilitation for injured worker's who have dizziness, vertigo and/or balance issues
- Occupational Therapy Services: Includes assessment and treatment to offset functional limitations for injured workers as a result of a compensable head injury
- Physical Therapy Services: Includes physical rehabilitation for injured workers who require them as a result of a compensable head injury
- Head Injury Assessment and Treatment Services (HIATS): A 10 business-day comprehensive individualized evaluation of an injured worker's cognitive, physical, interpersonal, and vocational functioning by an interdisciplinary team; this service includes appropriate individual treatment throughout the 10 days
Treatment
- Interdisciplinary Treatment for Head Injury (ITHI): Includes two treatment programs:
- ITHI 1: A maximum 30 business-day structured, goal-oriented, individualized day program at the clinic; provides an enhanced occupational rehabilitation program utilizing the expertise of the head injury team for workers who have sustained a mild head injury
- ITHI 2: A maximum 50 business-day structured, goal-oriented, individualized day program at the clinic and/or worksite provided by an interdisciplinary team, with focus on reintegration to the worksite and community
Admission criteria
These services are designed for workers who have a suspected or diagnosed brain injury.
Length of service
Length of the assessments varies depending on the service requested.Service locations
Head Injury Assessment and Treatment Services are offered at WorkSafeBC approved clinics through:
- Back In Motion, Richmond
- Columbia Health Centre, Vancouver
Referral process
Workers are referred for Head Injury Assessment and Treatment Services by a WorkSafeBC officer. Attending physicians can refer clients for a head injury assessment by communicating this verbally to the WorkSafeBC officer or a Form 11.
Inquiries
For program inquiries please call Health Care Services at 604 232-7787, toll-free 1 866 244-6404. Or visit Head Injury Assessment and Treatment Services Contact Details for more information.