A brain injury has special challenges for adolescents who are already in critical stages of brain maturation and development. The transition from childhood to adulthood is complex and often difficult. An acquired brain injury makes this even more challenging.
This Tool Kit provides families with…
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.
This book is 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.
This book is included in the Troops and Veterans Tool Kit on Blast Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion and PTSD.
Filled with practical information on difficult questions of...What happens next? How will we go on as a family? What does this mean? How can I help? A great resource for rehabilitation programs, brain injury associations and community agencies…something for everyone in the family. Includes 6 books.
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.
This book is included in the Family and Adult Tool Kit on Traumatic Brain Injury.
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.
This guide is included in the Troops and Veterans Tool Kit on Blast Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion and PTSD.
This guide is included in the Chaplain and Counselor Tool Kit on Helping Families after Brain Injury.
Book on marital stress and adjustment for families when a spouse has a brain injury. Discusses emotional trauma for family, grieving, mourning, parenting, and caregiving after severe head trauma.
This book is included in the Family and Adult Tool Kit on Traumatic 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.
Workbook for parents of children and youth with acquired brain injury shows how to work more effectively as partners with educators by applying 6 essential skills used by professional case managers. Included with the manual is a CD with over 60 pages of printable worksheets.
This workbook is included in both the teen and children's version of Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Adults with Brain Injury.