Life before the injury - Life after the injury
People with an ABI have: Life before the injury. An Injury. Life after the injury.
The injury impacts their life.
To understand the person's recovery and rehabilitation pathway it is important to understand:
- Their life before the injury AND
- The injury and the impairments it causes AND
- The recovery and rehabilitation pathway to address the impairments and impacts
The goal is for the person to be independent as they possibly can.
The goal is for the person to return to their previous abilities, activities and way of life as much as they possibly can. It means enabling the person to live with their remaining abilities and develop strategies to enable them to compensate and overcome new difficulties.