Staying curious: professional curiosity and traumatic brain injury
Mantell, Andrew and Jennings, Marian (2016) Staying curious: professional curiosity and traumatic brain injury. In: Eighth International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, 19-23 Jun 2016, National University of Singapore, Singapore. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Objective
Professional curiosity (PC) can uncover risks for clients who may be reluctant to accept help or are coerced. It has become prominent in the UK in relation to safeguarding children. However, adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may also avoid essential help. Cognitive impairments can reduce insight and as a result they may misrepresent their abilities and minimise any risks. This study considers the potential significance of PC to social work practice in the field of TBI.
Method
A scoping review of the social work literature on PC was thematically analysed and applied to TBI.
Results
The literature on PC is in its infancy and mainly produced in relation to safeguarding children. Various factors that promote or distract from PC have application to TBI. For example, increasing the ‘critical assets’ at the practitioner’s disposal, including the understanding of TBI, improves the potential for PC. However, personal, interactional and environmental factors, coupled with employment constraints, for example high workloads, can inhibit PC.
Conclusions
PC is an essential social work trait for safeguarding clients. For people with TBI it also has significant potential for improving their quality of life.
Item Type: | Conference or Conference Paper (Paper) |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | professional curiosity, traumatic brain injury, social work |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Faculty / Department / Research Group: | Faculty of Education & Health Faculty of Education & Health > Department of Psychology, Social Work & Counselling |
Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2019 10:43 |
Selected for GREAT 2016: | None |
Selected for GREAT 2017: | None |
Selected for GREAT 2018: | None |
Selected for GREAT 2019: | None |
URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/22507 |
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