Brain injury and returning to employment : a guide for practitioners

Introduction -- Neurological impairment: the broader picture -- Acquired brain (head) injury -- Brain injury problems -- Vocational assessment -- Vocational rehabilitation -- Enhancing brain functioning -- Occupational techniques -- Workplace reintegration -- Case Studies -- Postscript -- Reducing Risk -- Common terms associated with brain injury.

The multi-disability nature of acquired brain injury and its complex effects make the return to employment particularly problematic. This book provides a clear overview of the cognitive and psychological difficulties associated with brain injury and discusses how people affected by it can prepare for and remain in employment. The author offers effective occupational techniques to address impaired memory, attention and executive functions, and difficulties with organisation and planning skills, as well as the speech impairments commonly associated with acquired brain injury. He also examines the environmental, emotional, physical and psychological barriers to work reintegration and offers a range of solutions to these problems, including mentoring relationships with colleagues.