Brain Injury Books on Adults
Adult Brain Injury Books
Books have information on concussion, mild brain injury, blast injury, and PTSD in adults, veterans and service members. Workbooks, textbooks and manuals have information on symptoms and treatment of mild, moderate and severe brain injury and post traumatic stress disorders. They are ideal for clinicians, families, and therapists in hospitals, rehabilitation programs, polytrauma centers, veteran hospitals and community programs.
Traumatic brain injury information in the United States
At least 1.4 million people sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury each year. Of these, about 50,000 die, 235,000 are hospitalized, and 1.1 million are treated and released from an emergency department.
(CDC)
Products
Choosing, Finding and Keeping a Job after Brain Injury: A workbook and training program
A vocational training program for adults with traumatic and other types of acquired brain injuries living in the community includes 20 structured sessions with a workbook and CD with worksheets. Part One of the vocational curriculum helps survivors of brain injuries and blast injuries explore their interests, concerns and readiness for finding a job or returning to work. Part Two covers steps of looking for a job with attention to disclosure of a disability, on the job accommodations, resume preparation and interviewing. Part Three covers strategies for keeping a job and avoiding problems on the job.
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JOBS
Price: $60.00
Market price: $70.00
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The Get Well Soon...Balloon!
Story book helps children understand their emotions and reactions when a parent has a brain injury. Describes coma, rehabilitation, coming home, and therapy from a child's perspective. Recommended for families of injured veterans and service members.
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BALL
Price: $15.00
Brain Injury It is a Journey
This brain injury book for families explains consequences of traumatic brain injury and gives strategies for coping with changes in the survivor's physical abilities, memory, attention, thinking and emotions.
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BIFJ
Price: $25.00
A Change of Mind: One Family’s Journey Through Brain Injury
Book on marital stress and adjustment by a family when a spouse has a brain injury. Discusses emotional trauma for family, grieving, mourning, parenting, and caregiving after severe head trauma.
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ACHM
Price: $10.00
Market price: $20.00
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Ketchup on the Baseboard: Rebuilding life after brain injury
Book chronicles her son's brain injury over 20 years from coma care to rehabilitation and living in the community. Excellent resource with articles on special topics for families on traumatic brain injury advovcay, information and support.
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KOTB
Price: $24.00
Series on Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Save 10% when you order the full series of 4 manuals on inclusion of people with disabilities in communities by Al Condeluci.
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ALCON
Price: $85.00
Market price: $94.00
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The Essence of Interdependence: Building community for everyone
By exploring the roles, expectations, behavior and stereotypes of people with and without disabilities, Condeluci shows how to support the development, growth and independence of people with disabilities in their communities.
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ESIN
Price: $25.00
Together is Better: Creating a community where each belongs
Book explores people with disabilities in society, including challenges and rewards of tolerating differences and developing a community where there is a place for young and old, children and adults, people with and without disabilities.
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TISB
Price: $20.00
Understanding the Effects of Concussion, Blast and Brain Injuries
Blast injury, PTSD and brain injury guide for families and caregivers on the consequences of concussion in veterans. Used by many VA Hospitals and Army Medical Facilities.
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VETG
Price: $35.00
Down Range To Iraq and Back
Book for returning veterans and families describes effects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), concussion and stress among service members coming home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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IRAQ
Price: $17.00