Family Support Programs and Rehabilitation: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury / Edition 1

by Louise Margaret Smith, Hamish P. D. Godfrey

Overview

The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not limited to the person who suffers the injury. People who care for the individual, particularly family members, suffer in various ways. Family members are often confused as to the behavioral and neuropsychological changes that they see in a brain-injured rela­ tive. They can become frustrated and angry when the individual does not return to premorbid levels of functioning. They can become tired and worn down from repeated problems in trying to manage the individual's difficulties while having only fragmented information regarding them. Drs. Smith and Godfrey have provided a useful service for family members by summarizing important neuropsychological changes associated with TBI and providing practical guidelines for coping with these problems. While the neuropsychological problems they describe are not completely understood, the authors provide a useful description of many of the neuro­ behavioral problems seen following TBI in young adults. They attempt to provide guidelines for family members that have practical utility in understanding and managing these patients. Theirs is a cognitive-behavioral approach that can have utility for this group of individuals. I applaud their efforts to provide something systematic and practical for family members.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306449321
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	06/30/1995
Series:	Critical Issues in Neuropsychology
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Smith, Louise Margaret (Univ of Otago, New Zealand); Godfrey, Hamish P.D. (Univ of Otago, New Zealand)

Table of Contents

Psychosocial Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury. Approaches to Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Compensating for Cognitive Impairment. Enhancing Emotional Adjustment. Improving Social Competency. Fostering Family Adaptation. Evaluation of Outcome Effects. Summary and Conclusions Appendixes. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Mary F. Schmidt, PhD (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
Description: This book presents an organized overview, description, and evaluation of a brain injury rehabilitation program designed to address the psychosocial needs of people with brain injury within their family contexts.
Purpose: The book aims to encourage the development of holistic brain injury rehabilitation programs by describing one such program and strives to provide families of persons with brain injury with direction and guidance in the long-term process of coping with brain injury. It provides a basic introduction to the complex topic of brain injury and describes components of a comprehensive, cognitive-behavioral approach to brain injury rehabilitation.
Audience: Targeted to those persons interested in brain injury rehabilitation, especially clinicians and family members of individuals who have sustained brain injury, the book provides a succinct general overview of the topic and offers preliminary directions for program development. The senior author builds on his previous expertise in the field of neuropsychology.
Features: The book provides useful procedure summaries in which intervention strategies are described. Numerous case descriptions illustrate the application of the intervention techniques. The references cover a breadth of topics related to brain injury rehabilitation. One of the appendixes provides a detailed description of the family education curriculum used in the program.
Assessment: The book provides a synopsis of a successful brain injury rehabilitation program that addresses the psychosocial needs of persons with brain injury within the family context. It is a useful introductory book to the complex topic of brain injury rehabilitation. This book can be helpful in assisting persons with brain injury and their family members cope with the long-term effects of their injuries.

Doody's Review Service

‘[The authors'] book is a welcome addition to our body of knowledge that we can pass on to family members in an effort to assist them in coping with a loved one who has suffered traumatic injury to the brain.'
from the Foreword by George Prigatano, Barrows Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Mary F. Schmidt, PhD(Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
Description: This book presents an organized overview, description, and evaluation of a brain injury rehabilitation program designed to address the psychosocial needs of people with brain injury within their family contexts.
Purpose: The book aims to encourage the development of holistic brain injury rehabilitation programs by describing one such program and strives to provide families of persons with brain injury with direction and guidance in the long-term process of coping with brain injury. It provides a basic introduction to the complex topic of brain injury and describes components of a comprehensive, cognitive-behavioral approach to brain injury rehabilitation.
Audience: Targeted to those persons interested in brain injury rehabilitation, especially clinicians and family members of individuals who have sustained brain injury, the book provides a succinct general overview of the topic and offers preliminary directions for program development. The senior author builds on his previous expertise in the field of neuropsychology.
Features: The book provides useful procedure summaries in which intervention strategies are described. Numerous case descriptions illustrate the application of the intervention techniques. The references cover a breadth of topics related to brain injury rehabilitation. One of the appendixes provides a detailed description of the family education curriculum used in the program.
Assessment: The book provides a synopsis of a successful brain injury rehabilitation program that addresses the psychosocial needs of persons with brain injury within the family context. It is a useful introductory book to the complex topic of brain injury rehabilitation. This book can be helpful in assisting persons with brain injury and their family members cope with the long-term effects of their injuries.

This book presents an organized overview, description, and evaluation of a brain injury rehabilitation program designed to address the psychosocial needs of people with brain injury within their family contexts. The book aims to encourage the development of holistic brain injury rehabilitation programs by describing one such program and strives to provide families of persons with brain injury with direction and guidance in the long-term process of coping with brain injury. It provides a basic introduction to the complex topic of brain injury and describes components of a comprehensive, cognitive-behavioral approach to brain injury rehabilitation. Targeted to those persons interested in brain injury rehabilitation, especially clinicians and family members of individuals who have sustained brain injury, the book provides a succinct general overview of the topic and offers preliminary directions for program development. The senior author builds on his previous expertise in the field of neuropsychology. The book provides useful procedure summaries in which intervention strategies are described. Numerous case descriptions illustrate the application of the intervention techniques. The references cover a breadth of topics related to brain injury rehabilitation. One of the appendixes provides a detailed description of the family education curriculum used in the program. The book provides a synopsis of a successful brain injury rehabilitation program that addresses the psychosocial needs of persons with brain injury within the family context. It is a useful introductory book to the complex topic of brain injury rehabilitation. This book can be helpful in assisting persons with brain injury andtheir family members cope with the long-term effects of their injuries.

Mary F. Schmidt

Encourages practitioners to address the major psychosocial problems faced by patients with traumatic brain injury, and to do so within the context of the family, which most often shoulders the responsibility for long-term care after the initial hospital stay. Describes intervention strategies in detailed steps, and includes numerous examples to illustrate their application. Family members who are familiar with cognitive concepts, or willing to learn, could also benefit from the book. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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