Therapists' Guide to Overcoming Grief and Loss After Brain Injury [Paperback]

Therapists' Guide to Overcoming Grief and Loss after Brain Injuryis written as a neurobehavioral and cognitive intervention manual for clinicians who counsel persons with brain injury. TheTherapist's Guideprovides step-by-step protocols, using the content of the patient workbookOvercomingGrief and Loss after Brain Injury. Each of the 9 Lessons can be used as a basis for therapy appointments with consumers. Most mental health clinicians do not fully understand the special learning needs of this client population or how to modify the usual psychotherapy or counseling process to accommodate their unique impairments and allow them to benefit. TheTherapists' Guideprovides the structure, grounded in the current brain injury literature that allows the clinician to teach and guide the client effectively.

Introduction

Lesson 1 Brain Injury Facts, Realities, and Inspirations

Lesson 2 A New Sense of Self: Lost and Found

Lesson 3 The Rehabilitation Hospital System: Staying Focused/Positive

Lesson 4 Emotional Responses to Brain Injury: Reclaiming Grief

Lesson 5 Anger, Guilt, Denial, and Behavior

Lesson 6 The Rehabilitation Hospital System: Staying Focused/Positive

Lesson 7 Thoughts for People in the Life of Persons with Brain Injury

Lesson 8 Getting Support

Lesson 9 How to Keep on Recovering Well

References

Index

Janet Niemeier is Director of Inpatient Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.

Robert Karol is President of Karol Neuropsychological Services & Consulting, in Minneapolis, MN.