Health and healing after traumatic brain injury : understanding the power of family, friends, community, and other support systems

Muenchberger, Heidi, Kendall, Elizabeth, and Wright, John (Author). Muenchberger, Heidi. (Added Author). Kendall, Elizabeth, 1963- (Added Author). Wright, John, (Added Author).

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ISBN: 9781440828867 (hc.)
Physical Description: print
xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2013.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: Part. 1 SELF-DETERMINATION AND PERSONAL HEALING AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY / John Wright -- ch. 1 Advice from the Heart: Stories of Survival and Growth following Brain Injury / Lisa Guttentag Lederer -- ch. 2 Neuroplasticity and Mindfulness in Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Cause for Great Optimism / Glyn Blackett -- ch. 3 Subtlety of Brain Injury: Surviving and Thriving through Playfulness / Susan Wenberg -- Part. 2 PULLING TOGETHER RATHER THAN FALLING APART: BRAIN INJURY IN FAMILIES / Elizabeth Kendall -- In Theory / Erica Anderson -- ch. 4 Family Resilience and Traumatic Brain Injury / Elizabeth Kendall -- ch. 5 Someone to Care: Social Support after Brain Injury / Melissa Kendall -- ch. 6 Too Small for Your Boots! Understanding the Experience of Children When Family Members Acquire a Neurological Condition / Kenneth I. Pakenham -- ch. 7 Assisting Siblings When Their Brother or Sister Sustains Acquired Brain Injury / Samantha Bursnall -- Part. 3 SYSTEMS FOR HEALING: BUILDING A BETTER SERVICE SYSTEM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY / Heidi Muenchberger -- Sewing / Erica Anderson -- ch. 8 Understanding Mental Health Outcomes following Traumatic Brain Injury / Maria Hennessy -- ch. 9 Role of Psychotherapy in Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury / Rudi Coetzer -- ch. 10 Optimal Rehabilitation for Women Who Receive Traumatic Brain Injury following Intimate Partner Violence / Martha E. Banks -- ch. 11 Holistic Neuropsychological Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury: Two Case Studies / Jill Winegardner -- Part. 4 PLACES, COMMUNITIES, AND CULTURES: DRAWING ON THE STRENGTH OF MANY / Heidi Muenchberger -- Stand / Erica Anderson -- ch. 12 "There's No Place Like Home": The Experience of Home for Young People with Acquired Brain Injury in Residential Care Environments / Hayley Danielle Quinn -- ch. 13 International Community-based Rehabilitation Model: A Way of Assisting People with Brain Injuries, Their Families, and Communities / Russell Bowen -- ch. 14 Culture, Disability, and Caregiving for People with Traumatic Brain Injury / Paul Leung -- ch. 15 Community Leaders within a Brain Injury Self-management Program: A Valuable Resource / Elizabeth Kendall -- Last Word: Charting a Positive Course for the Future / Elizabeth Kendall.