Case study: Turning Tragedy into Triumph with Vocational Rehabilitation

Case study: Turning Tragedy into Triumph

Tristram was involved in a road traffic collision May 2014.

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and has a history of seizures.
  • Multiple injuries including fractures.
  • Tracheostomy and PEG (both since removed) and developed post traumatic hydrocephalus, shunt insertion.
  • Litigation case settled, continues to receive Case Management Support.
  • Non-driving.
  • Reliant upon 24-hour carer support.
  • Wheelchair user for longer distances.
  • Lives within a farmhouse with outbuildings in a rural village.

Vocational Case Management :

  • Antiques as a hobby which is better managed.
  • OR to start a profitable self-employed business.
  • OR to identify any alternate occupation/interest.

·         Key issues

·         Extensive antiques stock.

·         Constantly want to purchase items, making few sales.

·         Stock was causing falls and safety risk to him and the support team.

·         Added costs with purchasing stock.

·         Aim of SMART VR was to give him a sense of purpose and income but reduce falls and financial risk.

·         Other previous Vocational Case Management had been tried without success.

·         Pre-Injury Employment:

·         Worked as a professional drummer within a rock band.

·         No CV.

·         Used to buy and sell antiques within antique markets and fairs.

·         His business was profitable pre- incident

Vocational Rehabilitation

  • VR sessions in his home, garden or workshop.
  • Helping him understand the benefits of online sales and changing antiques unit location.
  • Reduce auction/antiques buying.
  • No one ever thought he would work.
  • 11 years post accident and ABI.
  • Self employed –part time 12 hours a week.
  • Local magazine article with more articles and radio interviews currently being arranged.
  • Online sales and a unit in Alleyways plus customers can collect heavier items from workshop.
  • Just had a bumper sales month of over £1200

Find him on Facebook -Latimer-Sayer-Antiques - Facebook

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Posted on May 6th 2025

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