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Traumatic brain injury: a social worker primer with implications for practice
- Authors:
- BAKER Kimberly A., TANDY Cynthia C., DIXON Danny R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(4), 2002, pp.25-43.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a devastating medical condition that can happen to anyone at anytime, despite precautions. This paper provides details regarding etiology, symptoms, prognosis, and treatment of TBI. Patients and families usually require assistance and direction from several healthcare professionals, including social workers, both during and after the initial period of hospitalization and rehabilitation. After a brief discussion of interventions at several levels, the paper concludes with a focus on both the individual and the family, and how social workers in the hospital or rehabilitation clinic can intervene to assist the patient and family members in learning and using more effective methods of coping. Implications for social work practice are included. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Ability or disability? Strengths-based practice in the area of traumatic brain injury
- Author:
- ROWLANDS Allison
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 82(3), May 2001, pp.273-286.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Strengths-based approaches to working with individuals with traumatic brain injury are rare. Perhaps this is partly because of severe cognitive impairment, but medicalised approaches that highlight deficits are also influential. The article describes circles of support, a community-based intervention that works from a position of strength. This article argues that Circles of Support fall clearly into strengths-based approaches, as supported by reference to the work of Saleebey, de Shazer, and McKnight, as well as literature on empowerment approaches to disability. Selected findings of a 3-year evaluation study illustrate the included conceptual arguments.