The Carers’ Way Ahead: An Online Randomised Control Trial for Families Managing Challenging Behaviour following Brain Injury

The Carer’s Way Ahead: An Online Randomised Control Trial for Families Managing Challenging Behaviour Following Brain Injury

The research study aims to determine whether family carers of people with traumatic brain injury find an on-line program about how to manage challenging behaviour useful.

This research is being funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council in collaboration with iCare, NSW. iCare is an insurance provider that provides treatment and care to more than 1300 people who have been severely injured on NSW roads. They provide treatment, services and support to these individuals to improve their quality of life and facilitate to return to work.

To be eligible for this study, all participants must meet the following inclusion criteria:

• Adults aged 18 years or over,
• Family member of an individual who has experienced a traumatic brain injury
• Identify as caring for that person
• Have access to a computer and printer
• Fluent in English.
• Living in Australia.

Participants who meet the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

• Do not have access to a computer or the internet.
• Living outside of Australia.
• Insufficient fluency in English to read materials.

If you are interested, please contact either

Dr Travis Wearne on 02 9385 3310 or t.wearne@unsw.edu.au or

Professor Skye McDonald on 02 9385 3029 or s.mcdonald@unsw.edu.au