a big thank you!


Thank you to everyone who attended the Social Return Conference 2023 and to everyone working behind the scenes who made this truly immersive and engaging conference happen..

From this page you can request videos of all the conference presentations, simply register below and we will provide you with a link to view them. 

You will also find below a gallery of photographs taken on the day, do scroll through to find yourself and your colleagues and feel free to download and use the photos on social media or to illustrate blogs or just send to a friend!

You can play Evernova's original song Peculiarly Human by clicking the link below and we have also collated a range of interesting and useful supplementary material, information and resources we found as we planned the event, which you will find as you scroll to the bottom of this page.
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Look out for the colouring book of Graham Ogilvie's drawings from the day, which will be publicised soon when it becomes available to purchase via our website, with funds raised going to our charity of the year One Punch.
We hope you enjoy these resources and that we will see you at next year's conference!.
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Vicki Gilman
Case Manager & Managing Director
Social Return Case Management Ltd.

 Free Access to Conference Videos

Free access to all videos of the conference presentations are available to all. Simply click the button below and fill in the short form and we will provide you with a link to access the content.

Conference programme

​You can download the conference programme here. Within the programme you will find:

  • General Information about the day and the programme running order.
  • Danyelle Clarke's article: 'Never underestimate the impact of the therapeutic relationship'
  • Presenter biographies
  • Information about our musical performers 'Evernova', the lyrics to their song 'Peculiarly Human' and a link to download the song on Spotify.
  • Information about the Institute of Registered Case Managers (IRCM)
  • 'The Role of Visual Art Today and in Redrawing Identity'.
  • Information about our 'Charity of the Year': One Punch.
  • Information about 'Healthtalk TV' 
  • Information about Social Return Case Management
  • Information about our headline sponsor Perspective Financial Group and our other supporters and sponsors...and much more!

Conference Gallery

Photography by Will Bowles

Resources


​Below are a number of links and downloads, providing useful information relating to the themes of the conference.
References and Acedemic Papers
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MAin Reference List
These references have been collated as we worked together with the conference team of planners and presenters to bring you the Re-Drawing Identity conference for April 27th 2023. This is not an exhaustive list of references on this topic but we thought they could be usefully shared and may inform further learning and practice.
 
  • Baker, F. A., MacDonald, R. (2017) Re-Authoring the Self: Therapeutic Songwriting in Identity Work in MacDonald, R. et al (Eds) Handbook of Musical Identities Oxford University Press, 436–452

  • Banerjee, M., Hegde, S., Thippeswamy, H., Kulkarni, G.B., & Rao, N.  (2021).  In search of the 'self': Holistic rehabilitation in restoring cognition and recovering the 'self' following traumatic brain injury: A case report. Neuro Rehabilitation, Vol 48

  • Beadle E.J., Ownsworth, T., Fleming, J., & Shum, D.  (2016). The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Self-Identity: A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Self-Concept Changes. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Vol 31.

  • Beadle, E.J. (2018). Who am I if my Brain Has Changed?": Changes to Self-Identity after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and the Relationship to Neurocognitive, Psychological and Social/Occupational Factors. Thesis (PhD Doctorate) Griffith University, Queensland Australia.

  • Beadle, E.J., Ownsworth, T., Fleming, J., & Shum, D.H.K. (2018) . Relationship Between Neurocognitive Function and Self-Discrepancy After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Vol 33.

  • Cao, P., Harnett, A., McIntyre, A., Mehta, S., Schmidt, J., Upper, R., & Teasell, R. (2022). Identity Negotiation and Reconstruction Following a Spinal Cord Injury: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence.  The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 103, Issue 12.

  • Clarke, D., (2023) Never Underestimate the Impact of the Therapeutic Relationship. NR Times, Issue 25, 26-27.

  • Cloute, K., Mitchell, A., & Yates, P. (2008). Traumatic brain injury and the construction of identity: a discursive approach. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol 18.

  • Douglas, J.M. (2013). Conceptualizing self and maintaining social connection following severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, Vol 27.

  • Duff, J., & Angell, B. (2021) Regaining A Sense of Me: a single case study of SCI adjustment, applying the appraisal model and coping effectiveness training. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, Vol 11.

  • Freeman, A., Adams, M., & Ashworth, F. (2015). An exploration of the experience of self in the social world for men following traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol 25.

  • Gifre, M., Del Valle, A., Gil, A., & Monreal, P. (2014). The experience of identity transformation process for people living with tetraplegia and paraplegia. Universitat de Barcelona:  Anuario de Psicologia/The UB Journal of Psychology, Vol 44, No. 3.

  • Glintborg, C., & Krogh, L. (2015). The Psychological Challenges of Identity Reconstruction Following an Acquired Brain Injury. Narrative Works, 5(2).

  • Gracey, F., Palmer, S., Rous, B., Psaila, K., Shaw, K., O'Dell, J., Cope, J., & Mohamed, S. (2008) "Feeling part of things": personal construction of self after brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol 18.

  • Gracey, F., & Ownsworth, T. (2012). The experience of self in the world: The personal and social contexts of identity change after brain injury. The Social Cure:  Identity, Health and Well-Being. London:  Psychology Press.

  • Keegan, L. C., & Müller, N. (2022). The influence of context on identity construction after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 13(2), 171–195.

  • Knox, L., Douglas, J.M., & Bigby, C. (2017).  "I've never been a yes person": Decision-making participation and self-conceptualization after severe traumatic brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol 39.

  • Levack, W.M., Boland P., Taylor, W.J., Siegert, R.J., Kayes, N.M., Fadyl, J.K., & McPherson, K.M. (2014). Establishing a person-centred framework of self-identity after traumatic brain injury: a grounded theory study to inform measure development. The British Medical Journal, Vol 15.

  • Lorenz, L.S. (2010). Discovering a new identity after brain injury.  Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness, Vol 23, No 6. Blackwell Publishing Limited.

  • MacQueen, R., Fisher, P., & Williams, D. (2020).  A qualitative investigation of masculine identity after traumatic brain injury.  Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol 30.

  • Martin, R., Levack, W.M., & Sinnott, K.A. (2015). Life goals and social identity in people with severe acquired brain injury: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation.

  • Meyerson, D.E & Zuckerman, D. (2019) Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke" offers insights on reclaiming identity after brain injury. Andrews McPeel Publishing.

  • Myles, S.M. (2004).  Understanding and Treating Loss of Sense of Self Following Brain Injury:  A Behavior Analytic Approach.  International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, Vol 4, No 3.

  • Ownsworth, T. (2014). Self-identity after brain injury. Psychology Press:  American Psychological Association.

  • Ownsworth, T., & Haslam, C. (2016). Impact of rehabilitation on self-concept following traumatic brain injury: An exploratory systematic review of intervention methodology and efficacy. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol 26.

  • Rangos, V.  (2022). Injury to the Brain, Assault on the Self: Identity Re-Construction in the Aftermath of Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury. University of Chicago.

  • Reddy, A., Ownsworth, T., King, J., & Shields, C. (2017).  A biopsychosocial investigation of changes in self-concept on the Head Injury Semantic Differential Scale. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol 27.

  • Sabat, A., Moodley, L., & Kathard, H. (2006). Identity construction following traumatic brain injury: a case study. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, Vol 53.

  • Sparkes, A.C., & Smith, B. (2005).  When narratives matter: men, sport, and spinal cord injury. Medical Humanities, Vol 31.

  • Thomas, E.J., Levack, W.M.M., & Taylor, W,J. ((2014) Self-Reflective Meaning Making in Troubled Times: Change in Self-Identity After Traumatic Brain Injury. Qualitative Health Research 24(8):1033-: 1047.

  • Villa, D., Causer, H., & Riley, G.A.  (2020). Experiences that challenge self-identity following traumatic brain injury: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.  Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol 43.

  • Walsh, R.S., Muldoon, O.T., Fortune D.G., and Gallagher, S (2017). A Longitudinal Study of Relationships between Identity Continuity and Anxiety Following Brain Injury. Front. Psychol. 8:648.

  • Wolfenstein, C. (2017). (Re)Constructions of identity following traumatic brain injury: A discourse analysis. (Portfolio for DPsych), City University London.

  • Ylvisaker, M. & Feeney, T. (2000) Reconstruction of Identity After Brain Injury. Brain Impairment: Cambridge University Press, 1(1), pp. 12–28.

  • Ylvisaker, M., McPherson, K., Kayes, N., & Pellett, E. (2008). Metaphoric identity mapping: facilitating goal setting and engagement in rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol 18.

  • A New Me:  Experiences of Life After Brain Injury – A Study to explore how brain injury survivors feel their lives and sense of identity change following their injury.  (2017). Headway – The Brain Injury Association.
 
 

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A 'Perculiarly Human' Performance

During the conference 'Evernova' performed their song 'Peculiarly Human'. For more information about the genesis of the song and to add it on Spotify, please download the 'Conference Programme' above.
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​The Redrawing Identity Colouring book!


We will shortly be releasing the 'Redrawing Identity Colouring Book' which will be available to purchase here. All proceeds will go to our 'Charity of the Year' One Punch.

Stay tuned for news of the release date!
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