Oh, I love my job and working with this population, as well. I actually found my job on craigslist, and never knew this type of program existed either. Basically, I work for a NY State Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program. Depending on the severity of the client's injury, determines what services our program provides. Some of my clients have what is kind of like a home attendant anywhere from a few hours a day, to 24/hour supervision. I help coordinate all of their basic services and see that their needs are being met. We provide all kinds of different levels of support. I love doing what I do because my clients and their families really appreciate what little support I can provide. Plus, working with the TBI population, I have learned how quickly your life can change in an instant. Some of my clients got their injury in a car accident, others a stroke. I think you can find out if your state offers this kind of program by contacting the local Medicaid office, or doing a search online. A good website to start with is
www.biausa.org. We also help our clients untangle the maze of benefits issues, since most of them have to deal with so much to get their entitlements straightened out. What I love about this job is that there is not a ton of bureacracy and fighting going on amongst all of the services. That is the major reason I left my last job. It was making me sick to be there!