Static and dynamic assessment practices after head injury

Many individuals suffer acquired brain injury (ABI) each year. This impacts on the need for rehabilitation supports and services that facilitate the achievement of personal goals. The role of assessment in the rehabilitation of people with ABI is examined. The extent to which assessment practices match (in any way) notions of achieving 'satisfying life' is canvassed, and functions of static and dynamic assessment conveyed. Evaluation of the functions of static and dynamic assessment in facilitating community re-entry is undertaken. The response of 18 subjects with ABI (XCA, 27.5 years, X period since trauma 6.0 years) to static and dynamic assessment processes are compared. The paper concludes by reasoning that community re-entry is the main goal of people with ABI, and that dynamic assessment processes contribute to the achievement of this.