Some guidelines for family therapists working with the traumatically brain injured and their families.
A summary is presented of the major sequelae of traumatic brain injury and of the effects of these on the individual and the family. A series of guidelines is offered for use by family therapists when working with this population. The therapists must be directive, informed and informing. At times the therapist is an advocate, a model, a monitor and an agent of generalization.
Solomon
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Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Scherzer
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012803:Sick Role