Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping, Adjusting (After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories)
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Brain Injury not only affects its victim, but those around them. In many cases, relatives are often overlooked despite facing many obstacles accepting and adjusting to a new way of life. Family Experience of Brain Injury showcases a unique collaboration between relatives of brain injured individuals and professionals from the field of neurorehabilitation. Family members from all different viewpoints tell their story and how the brain injury of a loved one has affected them.
This book provides a space for those hidden and marginalised voices, the people who are in for the long haul, often dismissed by services and left to cope in isolation. By combining expert commentary with real life experiences, this book points towards sources of support, normalises the experience and provides a context for understanding the grief and losses of family members. Not only will the hard-earnt knowledge and wisdom evident in this book help educate health and social care staff, it highlights how love, commitment, hope and perseverance, against a seemingly unbearable grief, can remain.
It is essential reading for individuals and families touched by brain injury and will give multi-disciplinary professionals, such as medics, nurses, psychologists, therapists, social workers, rehabilitation practitioners and clinical supervisors, a greater understanding of their role in helping the affected family.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (1 Oct. 2019), Routledge |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 188 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1138896691 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1138896697 |
| Dimensions | 13.79 x 1.09 x 21.59 cm |
by James S
I had a mild brain injury several years ago, and wish that my family and I had this book to help us then. Even now I constantly refer to it for more ‘ah ha’ moments about dealing with and recovering from a brain injury. Would recommend along with others in the Routledge ‘After Brain Injury’ series.
Copy purchased directly from the author.
by David Close
I have a brain injury due to RTA. It was nice to read other people’s stories.
by andrea hope
Brilliant reading! I’m a Brain Injury support worker and the insight this book gave me from a families perspective, was worth it’s weight in gold. To hear first hand of the struggles, physically, emotionally and financially that families go through was very powerful. The effect of a brain injury, not only affects the brain injured patient but all those surrounding that person. This book was so well researched and written. The next best thing to practical experience.