1st Edition

Group-Based Interventions for Coping with Brain Injury for Families A Manual and Workbook for Practitioners and Family Caregivers

By Rebekah Jamieson-Craig Copyright 2026
80 Pages 84 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

80 Pages 84 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

80 Pages 84 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

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. This is a specific group-based course useful for family groups with patients who are in hospital or early discharge. Taking an approach based on psycho-education and cognitive behaviour... Read more

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 Processing Changes after Brain Injury                            

Chapter 6: Session 4 – Lifestyle Changes after Brain Injury                                          

Appendices:                                        

Appendix 1 – Areas of the Brain                                                                       

Appendix 2 – List of Physical Changes                                                             

Appendix 3 – Example Spider Diagram of Physical Changes                              

Appendix 4 – List of Mental Process Changes                                                   

Appendix 5 – Example Spider Diagram of Mental Process Changes                    

Appendix 6 – List of Lifestyle Changes                                                             

Appendix 7 – Example Spider Diagram of Lifestyle Changes     

Family Group Workbook

Biography

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.