Group-Based Interventions for Coping with Brain Injury for Families

This combined manual and workbook allows clinicians to develop and run an 'Understanding Brain Injury' group-based intervention for the families of patients who have suffered moderate to severe brain injury. It will be invaluable to a range of health and social care professionals and trainees working with those with brain injury.

Rebekah Jamieson-Craig is a senior clinical psychologist specialising in neuropsychology, with 15 years of experience in working with adults who have acquired brain injuries, in both inpatient post-acute settings and slow-stream rehabilitation units. She has developed and run the 'Understanding Brain Injury' group extensively over this period.

Chapter 1: Why Create this Manual? Chapter 2: Introducing the Group Chapter 3: Session 1 - What Is the Understanding Brain Injury Group? Chapter 4: Session 2 - Physical Changes After Brain Injury Chapter 5: Session 3 - Mental Process Changes After Brain Injury Chapter 6: Session 4 - Lifestyle Changes After Brain Injury Appendix 1 - Areas of the Brain Appendix 2 - Physical Changes Appendix 3 - Example Spider Diagram of Physical Changes Appendix 4 - Mental Process Changes Appendix 5 - Example Spider Diagram of Mental Process Changes Appendix 6 - Lifestyle Changes Appendix 7 - Example Spider Diagram of Lifestyle Changes Understanding Brain Injury Family Group Workbook