Psychological therapy for paediatric acquired brain injury: innovations for children, young people and families

"Children, young people and families living with an acquired brain injury (ABI), whether through accident, illness, injury or abuse, are rarely offered psychological therapy, and yet the benefits of such interventions can be profound. This important new book, providing a selection of practice e...

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Weitere Verfasser: Jim, Jenny (HerausgeberIn), Cole, Esther (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Schriftenreihe:Brain injuries series
Brain injuries series
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Zusammenfassung:"Children, young people and families living with an acquired brain injury (ABI), whether through accident, illness, injury or abuse, are rarely offered psychological therapy, and yet the benefits of such interventions can be profound. This important new book, providing a selection of practice examples and insights from frontline practitioners will be essential reading for any paediatric therapist or clinician. Beginning with a 'life story' of the brain where emphasis is placed on how brain development is fundamentally related to its environment, the book offers key background knowledge before showcasing the core topics of assessment, psychological formulation and intervention. It features a range of therapeutic models, includes direct and indirect work, group work and family therapy, with settings varying from inpatient neuro-rehabilitation to community work and the transition to education. The long-term needs of those in the criminal justice system are also addressed. The closing chapters focus on the debate around effective outcome measurement and outline a vision for better services. Elevating the voices of our children, young people and families living with ABI, this pioneering book will provide practitioners with the confidence to work collaboratively across a range of children and young people with disorders of consciousness or communication to those with behaviour that challenges others to manage. It offers new ways to understand both children's pasts and their futures, and, will be essential reading for anyone in the field"--
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 14, 2020)
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxv, 254 pages)
ISBN:9781000186567
1000186563
9780429296932
0429296932
9781000228007
1000228002
9781000207286
1000207285

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