Living with Brain Injury
Books on adults and veterans living with brain injury in the community
Traumatic brain injury, PTSD, concussion or blast injury can have many effects. Physical, cognitive, social, emotional or behavioral changes can create challenges among family members, friends, coworkers and comrades.
These books on rebuilding life after a traumatic injury to the brain give information and insight into how families and survivors resume their lives. Rebuilding a marriage, going to college, finding a job, or returning to work are just some of the topics that are explored in these books.
Products
The Helping Exchange: P.E.A.R.L.
Brain injury behavior rehabilitation manual for families, rehabilitation programs and community programs for adults with behavioral, emotional and cognitive disorders and brain injuries. By Marty McMorrow.
Item:
PEARL
Price: $20.00
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. By Barbara Stahura and Susan Schuster.
Item:
JOUR
Price: $25.00
Market price: $30.00
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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.
Item:
JOBS
Price: $60.00
Market price: $70.00
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Explaining Brain Injury, Blast Injury and PTSD to Children and Teens
When a parent is injured, sons and daughters often feel confused, scared, anxious and angry. This guide helps parents explain the physical, cognitive, behavioral, social and communicative changes that can follow a brain injury, blast injury or PTSD. Using examples from children of all ages, it helps them understand their emotional reactions to a parent’s injury or PTSD. Each chapter has an exercise for children and practical tips for children, parents and professionals.
Item:
EBIB
Price: $20.00
Market price: $25.00
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Survival Kit, A Planner and Organizer for Survivors of Brain Injury
TBI workbook and organizer for persons with brain injuries and cognitive disorders affecting memory, planning and organization. For use in rehabilitation, community programs or home.
Item:
SKIT
Price: $30.00
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.
Item:
TISB
Price: $20.00
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.
Item:
ESIN
Price: $25.00
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.
Item:
ALCON
Price: $85.00
Market price: $94.00
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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.
Item:
ACHM
Price: $10.00
Market price: $20.00
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Going to College, Expanding Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Practical book for families, educators and counselors on going to college, teaching strategies and accommodations for students with brain injury, learning disabilities and special needs.
Item:
GOCO
Price: $35.00