Chapter 14: Biscayne Institutes of Health & Living Inc

Outcome studies reveal that many individuals affected by acquired brain injury (ABI) fail to integrate themselves back into the community (Willer & Corrigan, 1994 ). This occurs even though they have received standard rehabilitation. This very situation has paved the way for the development of community based programs—so much so that a 10-fold increase in such programs were noticed between 1981-1991 (Willer & Corrigan, 1994 ). However, the models that some of these programs used failed to differ from the standard rehabilitation model. As a result, Willer & Corrigan (1994)  proposed Whatever It Takes (WIT). This model outlines a service approach that will successfully integrate ABI survivors back into the community. WIT proposes the need for an individualized, holistic therapy plan; skill development, and the development of supports (Willer & Corrigan, 1994 ). Coincidentally, the services at Biscayne Institutes of Health and Living, Inc. (BIHL), located in Miami, Florida, have been implementing this approach since 1988.