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Support families who are affected by Acquired Brain Injury
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘A wet sponge was no good for a fractured skull!’, an article by Headway
'Rehabilitation after brain injury’, an article by Headway
'Caring for someone with a brain injury’, an article by Headway
'Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - Five Stages of Grief: Kubler-Ross model for death and bereavement counselling, personal change and trauma’, an article published on Businessballs
‘Family Life after Brain Injury and Rehabilitation’, a leaflet by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT).
'Brain injury library’ from BIRT.
'Facts about the vegetative and minimally conscious states after severe brain injury’ from the Brainline website.
'Consequences for the family’ from the Acquired Brain Injury website.
'Brain injury news’ from the Brain Injury Group.
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Click the icon to access an article by Headway titled ‘Supporting people to make decisions’ which has a large section on the effect on family and carers.
Click the icon to download a PDF leaflet titled ‘Difficulties with decision making after brain injury’ which was produced by Headway.
Click the icon to read a mini tutorial produced by LEARNet titled ‘What are positive communication alternatives to negative behaviour?’ which looks at behavioural difficulties after ABI.
This issue of ‘Brain Injury News’ looks at supporting families after brain injury. There are a number of articles you may find relevant.
Think And Challenge
