Our community support workers collaborate with survivors to help them live life the way they want to. Together they identify needs, explore goals and come up with a personal support plan.
Community support workers can help to:
Our community support workers also take great care to collaborate across a survivor’s community, with their family, friends, carers, case managers and other support professionals.
For some people, partnering up with a community support worker starts by filling out a Referral Form and having an assessment with one of our team. Others are referred to us by their caseworkers or professionals. Many are also members of our Day Service. With the referral criteria and funding in place, we can work alongside survivors in their own homes and local communities, collaborating with family, friends, carers and others involved in their support.
If you wish to refer someone to any of the Headway East London services, please contact us or download a referral form below.
T: 020 7749 7790
E: info@headwayeastlondon.org
Download Referral Form (PDF)
Download Referral Form (Word)
Please send completed forms to:
Headway East London
Timber Wharf
238-240 Kingsland Road
London E2 8AX
Ensure you enclose all supporting documentation.
Please note that Headway Services must be funded for a person to attend and or receive the service. See the Referral Form for service costs.
Available 52 weeks of the year (Monday to Friday), our members know they will be matched with a support worker who shares their interests and is experienced and trained in brain injury issues. Many have been volunteers in Headway’s Day Service. All have access to our team of highly skilled staff, therapists and caseworkers. Building up from a minimum block of 4 hours in one day per week, we can provide and review the amount of support that a survivor needs.
Learn more from our Community Support Service factsheet
Want to find out more? Read our factsheet. Want to refer someone or be referred? Download and fill out our Referral Form.
For more feedback from our members, read our 2019 Community Support Service survey
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