Table of Contents: Caregivers Guide
Table of Contents: Pocket Guide
Table of Contents: TOM

After brain injury: Tools for Living. A Guide for Caregivers and survivors of brain injury.

Introduction
Looking at the Psychological Self

Learning Goals for this chapter
Who's responsible for this next stage of recovery?
Why is knowing yourself important?
Looking at the Psychological Self

The Social Self
The Real Self

When the Social Self and the Real Self don't communicate well

Having Inner Conversations Again

Learning Goals for this chapter
Why is it important to have inner conversations again?
Willpower and Willingness
Contacting your Social Self and your Real Self
Understanding denial as a stopper to inner conversations
Dealing with your own self-based denial
Making inner conversations safe

Recovering Emotionally

Learning Goals for this chapter
Why is it important to recover emotionally?
What is trauma?
Core Issues in Emotional Recovery
Letting go of Trauma Roles
The 5 Stage Emotional Recovery Model
Issues in Emotional Recovery

Thinking in New Ways

Learning Goals for this chapter
The Brain and how it affects thinking
The Brain's Jobs
The Frontal Lobe as a conductor
Strategies and Tools for Learning Six Thinking Skills

Setting goals
Making decisions effectively
Doing a task analysis
Solving problems
Planning projects
Managing time

Changing Behaviour

Learning Goals for this chapter
Why change behaviour?
What works when changing behaviour?
Steps in learning new behaviour
Three models for changing behaviour
Changing Anger: A 5 Step model for changing behaviour

Setting a weekly goal
Identifying your anger style
Measuring anger
Reviewing goals
Celebrating Success

Resources

Worksheets from all chapters

Pocket Guide Table of Contents

TOM: Time, Organization Manager.

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