South West ABI Forum Meeting
Updates, research and professional collaboration
Wednesday 1 July 2026
11:00 – 13:00
Clarke Willmott Solicitors
Blackbrook, Gate 1
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton, TA1 2PG
The next meeting of UKABIF’s South West Acquired Brain Injury Forum will take place at the offices of Clarke Willmott Solicitors in Taunton.
The meeting will feature three talks, followed by refreshments and an opportunity to network with colleagues from across the acquired brain injury sector.
This event is free to attend.
We strongly encourage attendees to be current members of UKABIF.
Agenda
Update on the Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan
Chloë Hayward, UKABIF
This session will outline the latest progress, priorities and developments relating to the Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan.
Flashpoints Between Property and Affairs Deputies and Case Managers
Anne Minihane, Partner, Clarke Willmott
This session will examine the professional and structural differences that can create tension between property and affairs deputies and case managers.
Topics will include:
- Different professional frameworks
- Different accountability structures
- Different approaches to risk
- Different interpretations of “best interests”
- Structural differences that can create tension
- Common flashpoints in acquired brain injury cases
- Why acquired brain injury can intensify these conflicts
- Practical strategies to reduce conflict and improve collaboration
Tailored Online Problem-Solving (TOPS-UK) for Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury
A pilot implementation study
Professor Anna Adlam, PhD, DClinPsy
Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology and HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist
Director for Research and Evaluation for Cedar and CREATE; Research Lead for the Child and Adolescent Neuropsychology Group; and Co-Lead for the Child and Young People’s Wellbeing Exeter Research Network.
Refreshments and Networking
The presentations will be followed by refreshments and an opportunity to meet and network with other professionals working across the region.
Our thanks to Clarke Willmott for kindly hosting this meeting.
Save the Date
The following South West ABI Forum meeting will take place in Exeter on Monday 21 September 2026.
Places are free, but advance registration is required.
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