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Based on the latest clinical and neurobiological research on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this textbook is a guide on clinical treatment. Combining research with practical advice for planning and implementing cognitive-behavioral treatment, it covers theoretical models of PTSD, psychopharmacology and treatment, and approaches for addressing frequently encountered comorbid conditions. Illustrated with helpful cases and examples, there are over a dozen reproducible handouts and forms.

The comprehensive how-to guide for psychological wellness after traumatic brain injury or stroke covers understanding the self, recovering emotionally, thinking in new ways, and changing behavior. Written in plain language and formatted for easy reading and use by caregivers, families and survivors, it is filled with practical worksheets and exercises. This is an essential tool for families and survivors on coping with the effects and consequences of brain injury. It addresses the daily stresses and challenges faced daily as well as the long term challenges for the future.

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.

A portable treatment tool for therapists, this therapy guide has hundreds of worksheets with cognitive communication activities ranging from simple to complex levels. There are exercises and activities for comprehension, speech and language, writing, number skills, speech production, gestures plus word communication charts. The large print is helpful for persons with visual difficulties and/or cognitive challenges. This manual is suitable for a wide age range including adolescents, adults, veterans and elderly persons with neurological injuries or impairments due to head trauma, brain tumor, brain infection, or stroke.

This workbook is for adolescents, adults, veterans, and elderly persons with milder neurological impairments due to brain trauma, tumor, stroke or disease. It is an ideal companion to Volume 1 as it has additional activities. A speech and language pathologist can use these exercises for additional inter-modality and abstract language stimulation at a higher level.

With an extensive supply of large print worksheets using real-life activities and interests, it provides functional rehabilitation exercises relevant to a wide age range. Many activities can be used for brain game activities.

This innovative workbook features a collection of large print puzzles and word games designed to sharpen and stimulate the reasoning and verbal skills in a patient with mild to moderate neurological impairment. It is an excellent resource for a patient with visual field neglect, attention/concentration problems, or word finding difficulties. Many of the exercises provide a resource for brain game activities in senior communities.

Adolescents, adults and veterans with mild-to-moderate cognitive-based language deficits due to brain trauma, blast injury, stroke, aphasia will find this workbook useful. Exercises are designed to address problem solving, inductive and deductive reasoning and conceptualization – skills that are essential for cognitive rehabilitation. While the material is designed as fun activities, they stimulate the individual’s problem solving and reasoning abilities.

These stories are both practical and informative, and relate to everyday experiences or are factual with high interest. They are more advanced than the stories in Volume 1 and provide relevant and motivating exercises for adolescents, adults, and veterans with neurological impairments due to acquired brain injuries due to trauma, blasts, tumors, disease, or stroke.

Using a hierarchy of easy to complex exercises, they are designed for individuals with impaired attention, concentration difficulties, trouble recalling new information, or visual field neglect. Individuals who have the workbook can practice regularly between therapy sessions. This enables the person to readily see progress with advancement to lengthier and more complex stories.