The author reflects on their experiences working at Headway East London, a community centre for brain injury survivors. The organization valued the idea that individuals could be experts in their own conditions. However, challenges, particularly around the concept of 'disinhibition', complicate these interactions. Disinhibition leads some clients to behave unpredictably, challenging social norms. While the term could promote supportive strategies, it also served as a justification for exclusion, prompting the author to reconsider their use of this complex concept in both clinical and everyday language.
Disinhibition challenged both the staff and clients, as the term could either serve as an invitation for creative support or a justification for exclusion.
At Headway East London, embracing clients as experts in their own conditions fostered a supportive environment, though understanding disinhibition remained complex and nuanced.
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