Traumatic Brain Injury Suggested Readings

Title Brain Injury: Causes and Consequences for Students
Author Sohlberg, M., Todis, B. & Glang, A. & Lash, M.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description This booklet details the causes of brain injuries and provides definitions of commonly used medical terms. The authors provide an overview of the physical, cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral changes that often occur following a brain injury and describe how these changes affect a student's abilities and needs in the classroom and his/her interactions with peers. The impact on the family is also addressed.

Title All About Me!
Author DePompei, R. & Clurtt, B.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description This hands-on, interactive booklet helps the child understand what it means to have a brain injury. By using checklists and answering the suggested questions, the child will become better equipped to explain the effects of a brain injury in simple terms.

Title Brain Injury Glossary, THE
Author Lehmkuhl, L.
PubDate 1993
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description This resource provides the basis for standardizing terms and definitions used in the brain injury rehabilitation field. The glossary also contains sections on terms relating to insurance, definitions relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Descriptions of commonly prescribed medications.

Title Brain Injury Source Magazine - Winter 1998, Vol. 2, Issue 1: Psychotherapy
Author Kraus, J. (Ed.)
Pubdate 1998
Publisher Brain Injury Association
Description Psychotherapy Issue

FEATURES:

  • Psychotherapy Throughout the Course of Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury
  • The Value of Group Psychotherapy After Brian Injury: A Clinical Perspective
  • Comparing Psychotherapy of Individuals with Brain Injury to Other Forms of Psychotherapy
  • More than Cure: existential Method in Psychotheraputically Promoted Healing after Brain Injury
  • An Interview with George P. Prigatano, Ph.D.

Title Brain Injury: Survivor and Caregiver Education Manual
Author Aspen Reference Group
PubDate 1999
Publisher Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Description This is a comprehensive manual that supplies information to address the various dimensions of brain injury rehabilitation. The manual includes patient information, family education and caregiving methods, assessment forms and professional tips for rehabilitation staff.

Title Atlas of the Human Brain and Spinal Cord
Author Fix, J.
PubDate 1987
Publisher Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Description This reference for brain and spinal cord anatomy contains 71 clear, life-sized photographs of the brain and brain stem and also features gross anatomy and blood supply. This is ideal for educational purposes and preparation for board exams and clinics.

Title Behavior Analysis Guidelines and Brain Injury Rehabilitation: People, Principles, and
Author Jacobs, H.
PubDate 1993
Publisher Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Description This book serves as a reference manual for those persons interested in the implementation of behavior analysis to the brain injury rehabilitation setting. In addition to covering the basic principles of behavior analysis, the book discusses more advanced concepts such as social skills training, complex skills building, and personal empowerment. Issues such as environments, systems, personal orientation and other topics that are critical in any type of rehabilitation program are also addressed.

Title Brainlash: Maximize Your Recovery From Mild Brain Injury (2nd ed.)
Author Denton, G.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Demos Medical Publishing
Description This book provides the tools and facts to make the brain injury recovery process more intelligible and helps support the range of people affected by brain injury. It also covers options and services, health and vocational issues, medicolegal topics, psychological and emotional implications, and more. Written from the perspective of a clinician who has suffered a mild brain injury, this book offers important tips to make recovery easier.

Title Building Friendships: When Students Have Special Needs
Author Voss, J., Cooley, E., Glang, A., Todis, B., & Lash, M.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description This manual and companion video introduces an innovative approach for building peer support, decreasing social isolation, and developing friendships. These ideas can be used by parents and school staff alike to address the loss of friends, which is common among students with brain injuries. The video provides step-by-step Descriptions explain how to recruit participants, involve families and 12 min. peers, run effective meetings, and troubleshoot potential problems.

Title Changes in Self Awareness Among Students with Brain Injuries
Author Sohlberg, M., Todis, B. & Glang, A.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description This manual describes the most common causes of changes in awareness and provides valuable suggestions for educators in effectively dealing with a student who may not be fully aware that his/her abilities and level of functioning have been altered. Includes four Awareness Exercises that can de duplicated.

Title Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Intervention
Author Bigler, E., Clark, E. & Farmer, J.
PubDate 1997
Publisher PRO-ED
Description This book is a compilation of articles published in the 1996 Journal of Learning Disabilities that deal with a variety of issues surrounding traumatic brain injury in children. These articles include an update on basic mechanisms of injury and the methods of assessment, a thorough discussion of and a clinical guide to managing resulting behavioral problems, implementing school and social programs and providing community support for children with TBI.

Title Children with Acquired Brain Injury: Educating and Supporting Families
Author Singer, G., Glang, A. & Williams, J.
PubDate 1996
Publisher Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Description This book offers families practical strategies and advice on the medical, educational, psychological, social and vocational issues that they face after a child has sustained a brain injury. Specific challenges such as behavioral changes, substance abuse, school re-entry issues, sibling needs, and service coordination are outlined and key supports for coping are detailed. This book is also designed to help professionals develop an understanding of the complex effects a brain injury can have on the family.

Title Child's Brain: Injury and Development, THE
Author Savage, R.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description A brief and comprehensive Description of how the brain works and what happens when it is injured is included in this booklet. Also included is an overview of brain development, which explains how the consequences of brain injury can continue to show up over time as the child matures. This booklet is a useful tool for understanding neuroanatomy and its implications for learning.

Title Choosing Home or Residential Care
Author Lash, M. & Kahn, P.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Crotched Mountain Foundation
Description This book describes the benefits and drawbacks of home care vs. residential care for children with severe physical disabilities. The authors help families identify options, sort through emotions and prepare for the future.

Title Collaborative Brain Injury Intervention: Positive Everyday Routines
Author Ylvisaker, M. & Feeney, T.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Singular Publishing Group, Inc.
Description In this book, Ylvisaker and Feeney present cognitive, behavioral, and communication interventions applied through everyday routines. Issues related specifically to prefrontal injuries are addressed.

Title Coming Home: A Discharge Manual for Families of Persons with a Brain Injury
Author DeBoskey, D.
PubDate 1996
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description This book takes a compassionate and frank look at the adjustment issues many families face when one member returns home after a brain injury. This manual provides examples of common behavioral challenges and offers practical ways to address them. The emotional issues experienced by other family members are also discussed.

Title Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Author McDonald, S., Togher, L. & Code, C. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher Psychology Press
Description This book brings together both comprehensive and contemporary chapters, presenting the best work done in the area of communication disorders following TBI. Topics include:
  • Examining social and functional linguistic behavior
  • Discourse
  • Pragmatics

Title Compensatory Systems For Students with Brain Injuries
Author Glang, A., Sohlberg, M. & Todis, B.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description After a brain injury, changes in memory and organizational skills make it difficult for a student to function in the complex environment of middle, junior high or high school. This manual will help educators select compensatory systems. Not only will educators be able to teach students how to use it, but also monitor how well it is working.

Title Continuing Therapeutic Education for the School-Age Child with Traumatic Brain Injury
Author McKerns, D. & Motchkavitz, L.
PubDate 1995
Publisher Therapy Skill Builders
Description The authors focus on a medically stable child who has moved through the stages of arousal, awareness and responding. They present a cognitive learning program that stimulates and establishes communication skills. Both goals and skills objectives are carefully coordinated with the cognitive curriculum presented in the mainstream elementary school classroom. The book also focuses on three major domains of educational programming, contains complete lesson plans of 180 age-appropriate activities to do and topics to communicate about, and seven kits of organized activities.

Title An Educational Challenge: Meeting the Needs of Students with Brain Injury
Author DeBoskey, D.
PubDate 1996
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description This comprehensive manual offers practical, hands-on information for those involved in the education of students with brain injury. An overview of brain injury, including methods of identification and diagnosis, is provided. Cognitive, academic and behavioral issues following brain injury are discussed and practical techniques for remediation within the educational setting are provided. Transition issues from school to adult life are also addressed.

Title Educational Dimensions of Acquired Brain Injury
Author Savage, R. & Wolcott, G. (Eds.)
PubDate 1994
Publisher PRO-ED
Description This 20-chapter textbook is a compilation of the working experiences of numerous professionals concerned about the educational dimensions of acquired brain injury. It serves as a resource for persons wishing to broaden their knowledge about all aspects of brain injury. Specific models and strategies to help teachers respond to students' educational and lifelong needs are provided.

Title An Educator's Manual: What Educators Need to Know about Students with Brain Injury
Author Savage, R. & Wolcott, G. (Eds.)
PubDate 1995
Publisher Brain Injury Association
Description The third edition of this book provides information useful in meeting the needs of students with brain injury, including creating a workable education program, educational assessment and developing a better understanding of the social/behavioral aspects associated with brain injury. The book also includes case studies, resource lists, and an extensive glossary.

Title Elvin the Elephant Who Forgets
Author Snyder, H.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description This is a child's book about a little elephant named Elvin who has a tree branch fall on his head. e can't count his figs anymore, gets mixed up at school and doesn't get along with his friends. A visit to the neuropsychologist helps him to understand that he has a brain injury.

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 1 - Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 1 - Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview HDI Professional Series on Traumatic Brain njury, THE

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 2 - Applied Behavior Analysis in Brain Injury Rehab
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 2 - Applied Behavior Analysis in Brain Injury Rehab

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 3 - Community Living Skills Development:
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No.3 - Community Living Skills Development: Teaching Methods

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Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 4 - Developing the TBI Rehab Plan
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 4 - Developing the TBI Rehab Plan

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 5 - Adaptive Driving After Brain Injury
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 5 - Adaptive Driving After Brain Injury

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 6 - Managing Anger and Aggression
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 6 - Managing Anger and Aggression

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 7 - Managing Attention Deficits
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 7 - Managing Attention Deficits

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 8 - Management of Memory Disorders
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 8 - Management of Memory Disorders

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 9 - Developing Social Skills
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 9 - Developing Social Skills.

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 10 - Sexuality After TBI
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 10 - Sexuality after TBI

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 11 - Developing Motivation
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 11 - Developing Motivation

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 12 - Brain Injury Rehab with Children and
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 12 - Brain Injury Rehab with Children and Adolescents

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 13 - Assessing Community Resources: Discharge
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 13 - Assessing Community Resources: Discharge Planning

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 14 - Developing Self Control
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 14 - Developing Self Control

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 15 - Increasing Self Awareness
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 15 - Increasing Self Awareness

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 16 - Teaching Job Seeking Skills
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 16 - Teaching Job Seeking Skills

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 17 - Developing Adaptive Work Behaviors
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 17 - Developing Adaptive Work Behaviors

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 18 - Supported Employment and TBI
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 18 - Supported Employment and TBI

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 19 - The Role of the Family in TBI Rehab
Author Burke, W., Blackerby, W. & Wesolowski, M. (Eds.)
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 19 - The Role of the Family in TBI Rehab

Title Brain Injury Rehabilitation (2nd ed.) No. 20 - Management of Communication and Language
Author Burke W. Blackerby W. & Wesolowski M. Eds.td,(),,,
PubDate 1999
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description No. 20 - Management of Communication and Language Deficits

Title Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology: A Casebook
Author Naugle, R., Cullum, C. & Bigler, E.
PubDate 1998
Publisher PRO-ED
Description This casebook presents an overview of several of the more common neurobehavioral syndromes. It is intended to familiarize psychologists with typical neuropsychological presentations of such disorders in addition to providing more general information about each of the conditions represented. Case examples that include neuropsychological test data and neuroimaging results are used to illustrate the clinical presentation of various neuropathologic states.

Title Liebman's Neuroanatomy Made Easy and Understandable (6th ed.)
Author Gertz, S.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Description This edition provides the foundation needed to feel confident and competent in a tough subject area. Not only is the book practical, concise and readable, it also provides a basic understanding of neuroanatomy. It contains updated coverage of the microscopic basis of neuroanatomy, the clinical presentation of cranial nerve lesions, the autonomic nervous system, neurocytology and the pathological conditions of the Central Nervous System (CNS).

Title Child Abuse
Author Bodel, M.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description This booklet helps families, educators and caregivers recognize signs of physical abuse, respond to situations of sexual abuse and develop positive parenting skills.

Title Making the IEP Process Work For Students With Brain Injuries
Author Todis, B., Sohlberg, M. & Glang, A.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description Practical suggestions for gathering information and developing effective educational plans for middle, junior high and high school students are provided in this manual. A sound IEP is essential when students have multiple teachers and classes. Methods for collecting critical information and facilitating communication among team members are described. Worksheets and interview guides are included to aid in identifying goals and step by step instructions for facilitating effective meetings are also presented.

Title Management of Brain-Injured Children
Author Appleton, R. & Baldwin, T.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Oxford University Press
Description This book is aimed towards those who work with children with brain injury. It shows how to effectively bring out their utmost potential. The book also emphasizes both a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to understanding the difficulty children and their families face. It also looks at the effects of brain injury on children and how to most effectively treat them.

Title A Manual for Managing Special Education for Students with Brain Injury
Author Lash, M. & Cluett, B.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description Skills used by professional case managers are adapted for parents and applied to special education in this manual. The role of parents as negotiators and coordinators for special education is emphasized. This manual demonstrates how parents and professionals can work together as partners to answer assessment, information gathering, referral, service coordination, advocacy, and evaluation questions.

Title Maximizing Brain Injury Recovery: Integrating Critical Care and Early Rehabilitation
Author Mackay, L., Chapman, P. & Morgan, A.
PubDate 1997
Publisher Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Description Provided in this book are Descriptions of basic pathophysiology as well as specific interventions of the various rehabilitation therapists. This book also explains the rationale behind various decisions made regarding both initiation and discontinuance of treatment. It emphasizes and describes how individual team members work together to maximize patient care.

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Title Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Therapy and Resource Manual
Author Green, B., Stevens, K. & Wolfe, T.
PubDate 1997
Publisher Singular Publishing Group, Inc.
Description This manual provides information on clinical management of cognitive and communicative impairment, as well as disabilities faced by people with traumatic brain injury. This manual is an indispensable resource for those charged with the responsibility of dealing with the cognitive communicative problems that revolve around people affected by traumatic brain injury.

Title Neuroanatomy Made Easy and Understandable (4th ed.)
Author Liebman, M.
PubDate 1991
Publisher Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Description Dr. Liebman says of his offering, " I have cut out the fat of extraneous details, theories, and the like, and left the essentials that form the basis of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, physical diagnosis, and neurology, and for passing exams." He uses a simple and personalized writing style that makes the subject matter easier to read, understand and retain.

Title Parenting a Child with Traumatic Brain Injury
Author Hughes, B.
PubDate 1990
Publisher Charles C. Thomas-Publisher
Description This clear, straightforward, easy to read book provides needed information for parents. Hughes explains the brain and what happens when it is injured. He also discusses diagnostic tests, roles of rehabilitation team members and medications. This is a practical and realistic book for parents.

Title Pediatric Brain Injury: A Practical Resource
Author Sellars, C. & Vegter, C.
PubDate 1993
Publisher Communication Skill Builders
Description This highly readable manual provides practical information for educators, therapists, and family members of very young children who have sustained brain injuries. The authors summarize patient outcome studies and provide a review of early normal development, describe specific therapeutic activities, review diagnostic measures of language and discuss family and school issues. Reproducible checklists and forms are contained in the appendix.

Title Pediatric Brain Injury: The Special Case of the Very Young Child
Author Sellars, C, Vegter, C. & Ellerbush, S.
PubDate 1997
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description This engaging text provides practical, hands-on information that will assist family members and professionals in responding to the needs of very young children with brain injuries. Some areas of interest addressed include: neuroanatomical Descriptions of the infant and toddler brain, review of normal development with an emphasis on memory, principles of therapy, Descriptions of therapeutic activities, transitional programs from hospital to school, and a view of the child from the family's perspective.

Title Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Proactive Intervention
Author Blosser, J. & DePomopei, R.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Singular Publishing Group, Inc.
Description The authors analyze and present medical information related to TBI in a format that is easy to use and is highly applicable to educators. Communication issues are emphasized.

Title Resource Guide: Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Brain Injuries
Author Lash, M.
PubDate 2000
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description Over 25 detailed reviews of publications. Lists over 200 brain injury associations, parent training centers, websites, clearinghouses, special interest groups, prevention programs and advocacy organizations.

Title Signs and Strategies for Educating Students with Brain Injuries: A Practical Guide for Teachers
Author Wolcott, G., Lash, M. & Pearson, S.
PubDate 1995
Publisher HDI Publishers
Description This highly readable resource manual is designed to help teachers better understand and plan for the educational needs of children and adolescents with brain injuries. It provides a Description of the common challenges students with brain injury experience and offers multiple ways to help students compensate for these changes and difficulties. An array of useful and guidelines, practical tips and intervention strategies are provided.

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Title Sports-Related Concussion
Author Bailes, J.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Quality Medical Publishing Inc.,
Description This book contains research-based information on concussions sustained during sports activity and is divided into four parts: [1] Foundations, [2] Incidence, Prevention and Management, [3] Neuropsychology: Evaluation and Testing and [4] Expert Roundtable Discussion.

Title Students with Acquired Brain Injury: The School's Response
Author Glang, A., Singer, G. & Todis, B.
PubDate 1997
Publisher Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co
Description Written for school professionals, this book serves as both an introduction to and a practical handbook for working with children who have acquired brain injury. It describes the full range of issues these students face and offers proven strategies for addressing them. Topics include hospital-school transitions, assessment strategies, model programs in public schools, inservice training and family-professional partnerships.

Title Title Therapeutic Education for the Child with TBI: From Coma to Kindergarten
Author McKerns, D. & Motchkavitz, L.
PubDate 1993
Publisher Therapy Skill Builders
Description This book addresses parents, cognitive teachers, and healthcare professionals. The authors share knowledge they have gained, philosophical approaches used and rehabilitative methods they have developed in various areas. Included are complete lesson plans, parent information handouts, checklists for compiling information about the child, simple instructions for constructing communication aids, reproducible daily and monthly record keeping forms, and an extensive annotated bibliography.

Title Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents: A Sourcebook for Teachers and Other
Author Tyler, J. & Mira, M.
PubDate 1999
Publisher PRO-ED
Description This insightful book offers an overview of the entire spectrum of issues related to TBI. In addition to describing the causes and consequences of TBI - both the short and long-term - this sourcebook presents techniques and procedures to successfully return the child to school following a brain injury. Practical suggestions for developing educational programs following TBI are provided.

Title Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Children and Adolescents (2nd ed.)
Author Ylvisaker, M.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Butterworth-Heinemann
Description The critics agree. Dr. Ylvisaker has produced (an) outstanding comprehensive framework for the rehabilitation of children and adolescents with brain injury acquired after birth. Focusing on both intermediate and long-term issues, this successful and comprehensive work is supported by current theory, current research, and vast clinical experience.

Title Traumatic Head Injury in Children
Author Broman, S. & Michel, M.
PubDate 1995
Publisher Oxford University Press
Description This book covers the range of major research on pediatric brain injury. It focuses on the consequences of traumatic brain injury in children, the methods used to study these outcomes, and implications for future study and interventions. The book also explores ways of identifying the sources of unexplained variability in outcome found in studies of both severe and mild brain injuries.

Title Treating Memory Impairments: A Memory Book and Other Strategies
Author Dohrmann, V.
PubDate 1994
Publisher Communication Skill Builders
Description Developed by a speech-language therapist, this step-by-step program is designed to teach adolescents and adults with memory impairments to compensate by using internal and external memory strategies. The manual includes reproducible memory book pages, practice worksheets, informative handouts and data collection forms that can be used in therapeutic and/or educational settings. Case studies illustrating goals, objectives and activities are also included.

Title Title When a Parent has a Brain Injury: Sons and Daughters Speak Out
Author Lash, M.
PubDate 1993
Publisher Massachusetts Head Injury Association
Description Description The author discusses the needs, experiences, fears, and concerns of adolescents and young adults when a parent has a brain injury, including hospital experiences, changes in parents, life at home and reactions of friends.

Title When Your Child is Technology Assisted: A Home Care Guide for Families
Author Kahn, P.
PubDate 1998
Publisher New England Medical Center
Description The care of a child using medical technology for breathing, eating or other activities requires many people and resources. This book discusses how to prepare for home care, set up the home health environment, cope with stresses on family, work with home care nurses and obtain financial assistance.

Title When Your Teenager is Injured: Preparing for Work and Adulthood
Author Lash, M., Kahn, P. & Wolcott, G
PubDate 1997
Publisher New England Medical Center
Description The authors explain how to include transition planning as part of a special education program and include advice for the brain injured teen on how to gain work experience, apply for a job, negotiate accommodations and locate adult services.

Title Brain Injury: The Teenage Years - Understanding and Preventing Adolescent Brain Injury
Author Brain Injury Association
PubDate ?
Publisher Brain Injury Association
Description This pamphlet focuses on brain injury and adolescents. Different types of brain injuries, causes and consequences are described. A resource list is also provided.

Title Brain Injury: The Gold Years - Understanding and Preventing Adult Brain Injury
Author Brain Injury Association
PubDate ?
Publisher Brain Injury Association
Description This pamphlet focuses on brain injuries and adults and the elderly. Different types of brain injuries, causes and consequences are described. A resource list is also provided.

Title Tips for Parents of Children 5-14 Years Old on Preventing Brain Injuries: Winter Safety for
Author Lash, M. & DePompei, R.
PubDate ?
Publisher Paul Spanbock Fund/Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Description WINTER SAFETY Each of the four prevention and safety brochures in this set are great learning and educational tools packed with valuable tips for parents, caregivers and/or teachers. Each brochure address safety concerns associated with such seasonal activities as swimming and boating,, skating and hockey, football, playground activity, bicycling, street and school bus safety, road and travel safety.

Title Tips for Parents of Children 5-14 Years Old on Preventing Brain Injuries: Spring Safety for
Author Lash, M. & DePompei, R.
PubDate ?
Publisher Paul Spanbock Fund/Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Description SPRING SAFETY Each of the four prevention and safety brochures in this set are great learning and educational tools packed with valuable tips for parents, caregivers and/or teachers. Each brochure address safety concerns associated with such seasonal activities as swimming and boating,, skating and hockey, football, playground activity, bicycling, street and school bus safety, road and travel safety.

Title Tips for Parents of Children 5-14 Years Old on Preventing Brain Injuries: Summer Safety for
Author Lash, M. & DePompei, R.
PubDate ?
Publisher Paul Spanbock Fund/Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Description SUMMER SAFETY: Each of the four prevention and safety brochures in this set are great learning and educational tools packed with valuable tips for parents, caregivers and/or teachers. Each brochure address safety concerns associated with such seasonal activities as swimming and boating,, skating and hockey, football, playground activity, bicycling, street and school bus safety, road and travel safety.

Title Tips for Parents of Children 5-14 Years Old on Preventing Brain Injuries: Fall Safety for
Author Lash, M. & DePompei, R.
PubDate ?
Publisher Paul Spanbock Fund/Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Description FALL SAFETY: Each of the four prevention and safety brochures in this set are great learning and educational tools packed with valuable tips for parents, caregivers and/or teachers. Each brochure address safety concerns associated with such seasonal activities as swimming and boating,, skating and hockey, football, playground activity, bicycling, street and school bus safety, road and travel safety.

Title Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury: Where to Get Help (version 2)
Author Brain Injury Association
PubDate ?
Publisher Brain Injury Association
Description Brain injury is discussed, as well as medical help and the danger signs in children and adults. Information is provided on the symptoms of brain injury, tips to get better and where to go for help following a brain injury.

Title Behavioral Management Strategies for Working with Persons with Brain Injury (2nd ed.)
Author Rothke, S., Bergquist, T., Schmidt, M., Landre, N., & Speizman, R.
PubDate 1998
Publisher Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Description This book serves as a resource for individuals who have responsibility for caring and/or interacting with individuals with brain injury, but have little or no specialized training. An excellent resource for family members, teachers and other school personnel, employers and students in the rehabilitation disciplines.

Title Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Parent's Guide
Author Schoenbrodt, L. (Ed.)
PubDate 2001
Publisher Woodbine House
Description This guide provides parents with information on traumatic brain injury on such topics as:
  • Diagnosis
  • Rehabilitation and medical concerns
  • Coping and adjustment
  • Effects on learning, thinking, speech and language
  • Behavior management strategies
  • Prevention of further injury
  • Educational needs

Title Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents Publication No.00-E001
Author Agency for Health Care Policy and Research AHCPRtd()
PubDate Sept
Publisher Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Description The AHCPR develops evidence reports and technology assessments to assist public and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States. Five key questions were developed by researchers for purposes of this assessment:
  • Does the application of early, intensive medical rehabilitation in the acute care hospital improve outcomes for children with TBI?
  • Among children diagnosed with TBI, how many are provided with special education that is designed to accommodate the needs of TBI?
  • Do children with TBI who receive special education designed to accommodate the needs of TBI have better outcomes than those who are provided with special education that is not so designed and those who do not receive special education?
  • For children who have sustained brain injury, does the early identification of (a) the child's developmental stage at the time of injury; (b) the child's developmental stage at the time of assessment; and (c) the extent to which the injury has arrested the child's normal developmental process increase the ability to predict when the child will exhibit the needs, behaviors and problems resulting from brain injury?
  • Does the provision of support to families of children with brain injury enhance the family's ability to cope and reduce the burden of illness?

Title CMSM: A Manual for Teaching Patients To Use Compensatory Memory Systems
Author Sohlberg, M., Johansen, A., Geyer, S., & Hoornbeek, S.
PubDate 1994
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description A valuable tool that provides sample therapy regimen in addition to information on the following topics:
  • Overview and Background Theory
  • Considerations when selecting and designing a memory system
  • Awareness Training (phase one)
  • Practice Implementing the Memory System (phase two)
  • Achieving Generalized Use of the Memory System (phase three)
  • Involving and Educating Families, Staff, Employers & Other Significant Persons

Title I'll Carry the Fork! Recovering a Life after Brain Injury
Author Swanson, K.
PubDate 2003
Publisher Rising Star Press
Description Brain Injury survivor, Kara Swanson, shares her personal story of triumphs and challenges in a short, easy-to-read book she hopes will help other survivors and their families better understand the process of recovery.

Title Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families
Author Senelick, R. & Ryan, C.
PubDate 1998
Publisher HealthSouth Press
Description Neurologist Richard Senelick, M.D. has written a down-to-earth book for families of brain injury survivors that describes how the brain works and why, the degrees of injury, the physical, cognitive and behavioral symptoms that follow brain injury, the rehab process, and advice for choosing the best rehab hospital - including 15 major components that every good rehab program should include. Questions commonly asked by family members are also compassionately addressed.

Title Learning and Cognitive Communicative Challenges: Developing Educational Programs for
Author DePompei, R. & Tyler, J.
PubDate 2004
Publisher Lash & Associates Publishing/Training Inc.
Description Authors' summary: This manual describes common cognitive-communicative behaviors in students after brain injury, explains how cognitive-communicative challenges can affect the student's learning and behavior in the classroom, outlines strategies for learning in school, suggests ideas for evaluating effectiveness of strategies and explains the importance of transition planning.

Title Branches to Recovery: For Parents who Have Children with Brain Injuries

Author Children's Hospital Los Angeles
PubDate 2000
Publisher JHT Multimedia
Description This self-paced, easy to use CD-ROM introduces families, educators, health care staff and community personnel alike to the rehabilitation process for children with brain injuries. The user will come to understand what it means for a child to have a brain injury and what to expect during rehabilitation. Language options: English/Spanish. Minimum System Requirements: Windows 95, 98 or NT operating system. Topics include:
  • When will my child come home?
  • Rehab Therapy
  • Rehabilitation Team
  • Will my child ever be the same?
  • Can my child go back to school?
  • Stages of rehabilitation
  • How the brain works
  • Video Clip series entitled "Words from Parents Like You."
  • Glossary & Resources

Title Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families (2nd ed.)
Author Senelick, R. & Dougherty, K.
PubDate 2001
Publisher HealthSouth Press
Description Neurologist Richard Senelick, M.D. has written a down-to-earth book for families of brain injury survivors that describes how the brain works and why, the degrees of injury, the physical, cognitive and behavioral symptoms that follow brain injury, the rehab process, and advice for choosing the best rehab hospital - including 15 major components that every good rehab program should include. Questions commonly asked by family members are also compassionately addressed. The updated second edition has an added chapter on Neural Plasticity - an exciting new area of research and rehab therapy.

Title Life Goes On: Inside the Lives of Families of Youth with Brain Injuries
Author Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
PubDate 2004
Publisher Lash & Associates Publishing/Training Inc.
Description Darnell, injured as a teenager, lives at home and attends college. Narrated by his parents and sister, they talk about their emotional trauma, the process of grieving, his recovery and their struggle to accept this different person who is their son and brother. VIDEO: Ariel was injured when 17 months old and is now a teenager. Her parents talk about adjustments and expectations, the effects of raising a special needs child on their marriage, and their fears and hopes for the future. Life Goes On will be helpful to families and the professionals who counsel and support them.

Title Informacion sobre Dano Cerebral en Ninos (Spanish)
Author Savage, R. & Lash, M.
PubDate 2001
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description Estado de coma ayudando a familias a salir adelante ayudando a hermanos y hermanas de regreso a la escuela educacion especial lista de componentes del IEP abuso de sustancias.

Title Asi soy yo! (Spanish)
Author DePompei, R. & Cluett, B.
PubDate 1999
Publisher Lash & Associates
Description Spanish version of the publication "All About Me!" This hands-on, interactive booklet helps the child understand what it means to have a brain injury. By using checklists and answering the suggested questions, the child will become better equipped to explain the effects of a brain injury in simple terms.

Title Brain Injury: The ABC Years - Understanding and Preventing Pediatric Brain Injury
Author Brain Injury Association
PubDate
Publisher Brain Injury Association
Description Description This pamphlet focuses on brain injury and children. Different types of brain injuries, causes and consequences are described. A resource list is also provided.
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