Support for Families of Children with TBI
Books with support for families of children with TBI
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understand their emotions and reacations
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identify and find resources for help and support
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communicate with family members, friends and relatives
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prepare for changes at home
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anticipate the future
Products
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.
This guide is included in the Family and Adult Tool Kit on Traumatic Brain Injury.
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 PTSD Tool Kit for Veterans and Families.
This guide is included in the Chaplain and Counselor Tool Kit on Helping Families after Brain Injury.
Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Children with Brain Injury
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
The Get Well Soon...Balloon!
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.
Brain Injury It is a Journey
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.
Parents and Educators as Partners: A workbook on helping your child after 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.
