This section of My Technology Space provides information and resources to assist allied health professionals and assistive technology advisors to understand more about the person and their goals.
Prior to considering the types of support that may assist a person, it is important to get to know more about them and their goals.
This may include:
- key contacts in their life;
- their activities, interests and roles;
- the environments in which they do activities;
- their social networks;
- beginning to explore the goals the person would like to achieve in the future.
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Getting to know the person
This section of My Technology Space provides information and resources to assist allied health professionals and other assistive technology advisors to get to know the person with acquired brain injury.
When considering supports linked to a person’s activity goals, it is important to learn more about:
- where a person lives, and who they live with
- the people who are important to them
- the type and impact of disability they experience
- an overview of the person’s activity schedule or daily routines and
- the person’s goals, such as future aspirations.
Below are links to a checklist - Section A on this checklist may assist the allied health professional or assistive technology advisor to get to know the person and their goals.
Exploring everyday activity preferences
This section of My Technology Space provides information and resources to assist allied health professionals and other assistive technology advisors to explore the person's everyday activity preferences.
Understanding the person’s activity preferences is essential - this includes understanding ‘what’ activities are important to them and ‘why’ they choose to do them. In addition to interviewing the person, allied health professionals and assistive technology advisors can consider the use of published tools and customised measures to further explore the person’s activity preferences.
Below are links to a checklist - Section B on this checklist may help to explore a person’s activity preferences. There is also a link to the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised and Role Checklist, which can also assist to understand a person’s home, social and productivity tasks and other life roles.
Understanding the person’s interests
This section of My Technology Space provides information and resources to assist allied health professionals and other assistive technology advisors to explore the person's interests and gain an understanding of how the person spends their time, including their daily routines.
When getting to know the person, and exploring their activity preferences, it is helpful to broadly consider the person’s past, current and potential future interests, and activities which may align with these.
Below is information about a checklist which may be used to assist the allied health professional or assistive technology advisor to explore a person’s interests.
Considering environments and context
This section of My Technology Space provides information and resources to assist allied health professionals and other assistive technology advisors to understand the person's living environment, and other contextual factors relevant to their daily activities.
The environment the person completes their daily activities within is important to consider, as are systemic issues including access to funding for support required. Understanding the environmental and contextual barriers and enablers relevant to the person helps to think about what types of support are available, and thinking about future supports including assistive technology.
Aspects of the environment and context that are essential to understand include:
- Physical settings - including the location/s (home; community buildings); built environment and set up; the natural environment such as light, sound, temperature; and assistive technology already in place
- Attitudes and beliefs - such as workplace culture, belief systems, mindsets, personal culture, religious beliefs and preferences
- Financial environment - the person’s own or third party funding required to meet their needs
- Social context - people, including family, friends, support workers, health professionals or other key supports, as well as the presence of pets
- Institutional environment - such as systems and policies or funding.
Below are links to information about a scale and a checklist which may be used when considering the person’s physical environment and social context.
You may like to read about this story of John, and his activities and goals.
The next section of the website will assist you to understand more about the person's current support needs following their brain injury. Select here to go to ‘The person’s current supports’.