Profile

While working within my clinic, "Barry Brown MSW, Family Mediation Inc.," for more than 30 years as an assessor and counsellor, I have assisted hundred of families dealing with challenges resulting from personal injury, including: brain injury, chronic pain, and death. With a highly skilled clinical and managerial team, Optimal Family Services was founded to provide focused support services to families facing difficult transitions. Optimal Family Services recognizes that the complexities of caring for an injured family member can cause profound emotional upheaval and stress for the entire family, especially during the early months following the accident. Optimal Family Services Inc. provides assessment, counselling, and support services to the victim and family while a legal action is underway and post settlement. Optimal Family Services Inc. conducts a detailed needs assessment with the family, confirming the circumstances associated with the accident, the injuries sustained, and the challenges that the family is addressing, in order to determine family support requirements. Upon completion of our detailed intake process, Optimal Family Services can provide individual, marital, and family counselling support, working with benefit providers as well as private finance to ensure that the client’s needs are met in a timely manner. In addition, our skilled support team can provide respite services to families requiring additional in-home assistance; our support workers work alongside other professionals on the rehabilitation team. All counselling sessions are logged and clear clinical notes prepared, and are available, at the lawyer's request, to support FLA claims. Should a detailed FLA assessment be required, noting pre-and post-accident familial functioning—that report will be provided, as contracted by the referring lawyer. Optimal Family Services Inc. is committed to supporting families attempting to process and address the challenges associated with personal injury.

Credentials

Regulated Health Care professional in good standing.

Has been practicing since Before 1985

Language(s)

English

Treatments

Region(s) of service

Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Halton and Brant, South Eastern Ontario, Southwest Ontario, York, Durham and Hills of Headwaters

I have worked with the following lawyers: