A Relational Approach to Rehabilitation

This book is one of very few books on the topic of family adaptation and relationships after brain injury. It is an important topic because of the unique impact that such a trauma can have on families. This book will be of value to all health and social care practitioners working in the field of brain injury and chronic illness.

Ceri Bowen

Foreword , About the Authors , Introduction-the story so far... , Principles of relational neuro-rehabilitation , Towards a relational neuropsychology , Connections, closeness, and intimacy in couples relationships , Connections, closeness, and intimacy in couples relationships , Negotiating contesting dynamics , Building a family-therapist alliance , Case descriptions , Working with family systems , Integrating 'doing' and 'meaning' in rehabilitation , Neglected subsystems , Relational rehabilitation research , Conclusion