| Abstract: | Reviews the emotional and motivational problems faced by the rehabilitation therapist dealing with traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and describes a neuropsychologically oriented method to help rehabilitation team members improve their effectiveness in returning post-TBI patients to work. A clinical vignette describing the use of milieu therapy is presented. Topics that rehabilitation team members need to be taught about cognitive and personality problems of TBI patients are discussed, focusing on teaching staff to give feedback in milieu. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
