Head Injury Information on Community Inclusion

Information on risks and consequences of aging after brain injury helps families and caregivers assess needs for help, provide support, and assist with memory, planning and organization at home. The Aging Tool Kit includes 3 books and 40 tip cards with therapeutic activities for adults with traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, or dementia.

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.

This special collection of books and tip cards on brain injury, blast injury and PTSD is designed for chaplains and counselors helping families cope with the emotional impact of a traumatic injury. Two books help counselors and chaplains understand the effects of concussion, blast injury and brain injury by providing information on common symptoms, treatment and recovery. A supply of tip cards (pamphlets) with practical information and coping strategies on grief and loss, marital relationships, depression and caregiving are included for counselors and chaplains to distribute to families, veterans and survivors.

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.

This workbook is included in the Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Adults with 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 advocacy, information and support.

This book is also included in both the teen and children's version of Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Adults with Brain Injury.

This book is included in the Family and Adult Tool Kit on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Families become the real “case managers” for services in the community over time, whether is it a son, daughter, parent, sibling, or spouse who has a brain injury. This workbook teaches families how to communicate effectively, set goals and plan for the future, locate and coordinate services, make referrals that get results, advocate for services and funding, and evaluate what’s important.

Every family can use information in this workbook to cut through barriers, find resources, locate services, pull together care plans and build a future.

This workbook is included in the Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Adults with Brain Injury.

This workbook is included in the Family and Adult Tool Kit on Traumatic Brain Injury.

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.

Information for adult survivors of traumatic brain injury provides books, DVD and tip cards on brain injury recovery. Gives tools and strategies for coping with cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social, and physical changes after acquired brain injury due to stroke, trauma or blast. The Survivor Tool Kit includes practical tools filled with compensatory strategies, checklists for memory, planning and organization, and tips for adjustment and acceptance. Recommended for adult civilians and veterans affected by TBI. Includes 2 books, 1 DVD, and 15 tip cards.