Summary
This paper provides confirmation of previous work exploring how social media is addressed during rehabilitation and extends on our knowledge through surveying a larger cohort of international ABI rehabilitation professionals. Rehabilitation professionals report that inclusion in online communities is now central to many people’s social and occupational endeavours and recommend that social media use be routinely considered during rehabilitation after ABI. When incorporating the use of social media into rehabilitation, clinicians report positive outcomes despite the complexity and challenges faced in doing so.
Brunner, M. L., Rietdijk, R., Avramovic, P., Brassel, S., Southwell, K., & Togher, L. (2025). ‘Can be challenging but usually worth it!’: International survey of rehabilitation professionals’ experiences of social media use after acquired brain injury. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 60(2), e70011. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.70011