Over the years I have had the privilege of working with people with disabilities.

This is not an area that I was interested in getting into when I became a social worker, but it is the area that I have enjoyed the most. I was assigned to work on a medical assistance waiver program called community alternatives for disabled individuals.

The group of people that I was asked to specialize in was those that had traumatic brain injuries. I was sent to training to learn more about traumatic brain injuries and how individuals are affected.

The brain is a fascinating thing. Each person with an injury to the brain is affected differently based on which area of the brain is injured. The right side of the brain affects the functions of the left side of the body and the left side of the brain controls the right side.
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