Contemporary Perspectives on Social Work in Acquired Brain Injury

Grahame K. Simpson is an Associate Professor at the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia, where he leads the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group. He has over 30 years practice and research experience in brain injury rehabilitation and is founding co-convenor of the International Network of Social Workers in Acquired Brain Injury. Francis Yuen is a Social Work Professor at California State University, Sacramento, USA. He has published widely and served as the editor for the Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation since 2003. He has been a principal investigator, evaluator, and trainer for national and local service organizations.

Introduction: Contemporary Perspectives on Social Work in Acquired Brain Injury 1. Family Forward: Promoting Family Adaptation Following Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury 2. Self-Advocacy for Independent Life: A Program for Personal Self Advocacy after Brain Injury 3. Describing an Early Social Work Intervention Program for Families after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury 4. Acquired Brain Injury, Parenting, Social Work, and Rehabilitation: Supporting Parents to Support Their Children 5. Mindful Connections: The Role of a Peer Support Group on the Psychosocial Adjustment for Adults Recovering From Brain Injury 6. Holding Resilience in Trust: Working Systemically With Families Following an Acquired Brain Injury 7. Brain Injury as the Result of Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review 8. A Clarion Call for Social Work Attention: Brothers and Sisters of Persons With Acquired Brain Injury in the United States 9. Support Persons’ Perceptions of Giving Vocational Rehabilitation Support to Clients With Acquired Brain Injury in Sweden 10. Social Workers’ Perceived Role Clarity as Members of an Interdisciplinary Team in Brain Injury Settings