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Brain Injury Books

Brain injury books for adults, veterans, teens, and children

Brain injury books on effects and consequences of traumatic and acquired brain injury, blast injury, concussion, and PTSD. These books discuss the special needs, treatment and recovery of adults, teens, children and veterans with head injury. Books can be used in rehabilitation and clinical settings, community programs, schools, libraries and at home.

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After Brain Injury: Telling Your Story, A Journaling Workbook

This workbook guides survivors of brain injury and blast injury through the powerful healing experience of telling their own stories with simple journaling techniques. By writing short journal entries, survivors explore the challenges, losses, changes, emotions, adjustments, stresses, and milestones as they rebuild their lives. Journaling after brain injury helps written and verbal communication skills and provides cognitive retraining for following instruction. It helps promote self awareness as well as recognition of strengths and difficulties after brain injury. It is a tool for planning for the future and discussions with family members. Journaling can be done individually, in a group or with assistance from caregivers or family.

This workbook is included in the Survivor Tool Kit for Adults with Brain Injury.

Item: JOUR
Price: $30.00
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After Brain Injury: Tools for Living: A Step-By-Step Guide for Caregivers and Survivors

The comprehensive how-to guide for psychological wellness after traumatic brain injury or stroke covers understanding the self, recovering emotionally, thinking in new ways, and changing behavior. Written in plain language and formatted for easy reading and use by caregivers, families and survivors, it is filled with practical worksheets and exercises. This is an essential tool for families and survivors on coping with the effects and consequences of brain injury. It addresses the daily stresses and challenges faced daily as well as the long term challenges for the future.

Item: TOOL
Price: $45.00
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Brain Injury Work Book: A guide for living and working productively

After a brain injury, people often don’t know whether they will be able to work or what else they can do. This practical guide can help people sort through the options of going back to the same job, finding a new job, or not going back to work. The book will help you find and successfully keep a job. The book also provides suggestions for volunteer work designed to help you be productive and, if you like, transition to a job that meshes with your interests and abilities.

This illustrated down-to-earth book contains checklists, worksheets, and many ideas offered by people who have learned to live and work productively after brain injury. Sample “ideas” in this book include:

  • How to decide whether to keep your old job.
  • Deciding whether you can afford to work.
  • If you can't work, figuring out what you can do.
  • What kinds of services are out there.
  • What you should tell people who ask you about going back to work.
Item: 25WB
Price: $36.00
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Clinician's Guide to PTSD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach

Based on the latest clinical and neurobiological research on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this textbook is a guide on clinical treatment. Combining research with practical advice for planning and implementing cognitive-behavioral treatment, it covers theoretical models of PTSD, psychopharmacology and treatment, and approaches for addressing frequently encountered comorbid conditions. Illustrated with helpful cases and examples, there are over a dozen reproducible handouts and forms.

Item: CGPT
Price: $25.00
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Getting Better and Better after Brain Injury: A guide for families, friends and caregivers for living smarter and happier

Life after brain injury can be challenging, not just for the survivor, but also for those who know and love the individual. This illustrated, down-to-earth guide is packed with practical ideas to help those who want to help — family members, friends, and others — but are not sure how. The guide includes practical advice, suggestions and tools to help families and friends:

  • Recognize the effects of injury on the survivor and family
  • Identify sources of distress and learn how to effectively manage stress
  • Reduce frustration and master the art of patience
  • Learn when and how to ask for help
  • Learn how to listen and communicate effectively
Item: 25FA
Price: $36.00
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Getting Better and Better after Brain Injury: A guide for survivors for living smarter and happier

Life after brain injury is, more often than not, a tremendous adjustment. This practical, easy-to-read guide addresses day-to-day issues faced by many people with brain injury.

This down-to-earth, illustrated book is backed by years of clinical experience, research findings and most of all, the personal lessons learned and advice given from many individuals living with traumatic brain injury. It is filled with worksheets, checklists, and many practical ideas offered by and for survivors. Recognizing that emotional and physical recovery are two different things, this guide tackles the difficult question of, “How can I live like this?” Topics are organized by 25 Great Ideas and feature frank discussions of the many ways that brain injury changes one’s life and the personal struggles and challenges that survivors face as they follow their journey of personal growth and recovery.

Item: 25SU
Price: $25.00
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Pocket Guide for After Brain Injury: Tools for Living

This small bound reference guide contains all the concepts in the larger book, After Brain Injury: Tools for Living. It serves as a reminder system for survivors. Clear pictures and descriptions of key concepts in growth and healing are in the Pocket Guide for reminders of information and strategies. Its 3.5 by 5.5 inch size fits easily into a pocket or purse for easy carrying and regular use.

Item: POCK
Price: $15.00
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Sports Concussion: From the playing field to the classroom

Tip card on concussions in sports helps coaches, athletic trainers, parents and school personnel recognize and monitor early and late concussion symptoms in student-athletes. The effects of a sports injury can extend beyond the playing field or practice session to the classroom and activities at home. Tips for athletic staff, parents and educators describe academic supports for the classroom and at home as the student recovers from a concussion.
Item: SPCO
Price: $2.50
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Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Adults with Brain Injury

Providing families with information about brain injury is a major step toward helping them understand the physical, cognitive, behavioral and emotional changes as they rebuild their lives.

Designed especially for families when an adult member has a brain injury, this Tool Kit contains books, manuals, a DVD and tip cards on traumatic brain injury. Case managers, life care planners and attorneys can use this tool kit to…

  • Educate families about the consequences of brain injury
  • Help prepare families to coordinate and manage care and services,/li>
  • Use compensatory strategies and therapeutic activities at home
  • Explore the impact of the brain injury on employment

Case managers and life care planners will find this Tool Kit valuable for…

  • Guiding families and survivors through the complexities of care and services
  • Partnering with families and clients in the management and coordination of care
  • Increasing the knowledge and skills of families
Item: LCPA
Price: $155.00
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Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Children with Brain Injury

When a child has a brain injury, families face the challenge of understanding the complexities of medical treatment and care along with negotiating educational services and supports in school.

This Tool Kit gives families essential information and resources to understand the impact of a trauma upon a child’s developing brain. Manuals and tip cards help families understand the cognitive and behavioral challenges that may result from a brain injury. Since parents become the primary contact with educators, this Tool Kit gives strategies for communicating effectively with educators, negotiating special education services, and becoming effective advocates for their child.

Case managers and life care planners will find this Tool Kit valuable for…

  • Guiding families through medical and rehabilitation care after brain injury
  • Helping parents prepare and coordinate for their child’s entry or return to school
  • Increasing the knowledge and skills to be effective advocates for their child
Item: LCPC
Price: $100.00
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