Brain Injury and Family Issues

Translated into Spanish, this popular manual for families explains the consequences of traumatic brain injury and gives strategies for coping with changes in the survivor's physical abilities as well as cognitive and behavioral changes. It helps families understand various types of brain injury, the rehabilitation process, and helps prepare them for future issues. This manual is a great tool to educate and support families as they learn about and live with the consequences of acquired brain injury.

Traducido al español, este popular manual para familias explica las consecuencias de la lesión cerebral traumática y da las estrategias para hacer frente a los cambios en la capacidad física de supervivencia, así como cambios cognitivos y conductuales, y ayuda a las familias a comprender diversos tipos de lesiones cerebrales, el proceso de rehabilitación, y ayuda a preparar a los jóvenes para problemas en el futuro. este manual es una herramienta muy útil para educar y apoyar a las familias conocer y vivir con las consecuencias del daño cerebral adquirido.

A pocket guide for caregivers gives suggestions and strategies for coping with the stress, responsibilities and demands of caregiving. Section I covers Taking Care of the Caregiver and Section II has tips for helping with cognitive, emotional and behavioral changes. Wives and other women caring for wounded service members and veterans will find this especially helpful.

Special set of 5 tip cards has information for family and caregivers of a person with brain injury. These tip cards have information with strategies on caregiving, finding a new normal, managing stress, becoming resilient, coordinating care, and avoiding compassion fatigue and burn-out.

Brain Injury Coping Skills was developed to advance evidence-based practice to help families and survivors cope with the effects of brain injury. This intervention includes supportive psychotherapy, psychoeducation, stress management and problem-solving skills via use of cognitive behavioral therapy approaches. This unique approach to helping adults with brain injury and their caregivers in the community uses a 16 week cognitive behavioral treatment intervention. The manual documents content for 20 sessions with detailed instructions for facilitators, session activities, homework assignments, and a CD for handouts and worksheets. Winner of 2009 McDowell Award by American Society for Neurorehabilitation