Innovative Rehabilitation After Head Injury: Examining the Use of a Creative Intervention

While undertaking research to complete the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Education, I discovered that involvement in creative activities provides opportunities similar to those found in social work. When undertaken in a workshop setting, creative involvement makes it possible for individuals to practice and rehabilitate their sense of self, their self‐esteem, and their social skills. For survivors of an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), participation in creative activities can positively contribute to lives that have been traumatically disrupted. Here, I explain why I am convinced of the value of creative involvement when individuals have sustained a head injury. I first tell my own story, and then I surround the theory that supports my beliefs with the stories of two of the study's participants.