Neuropsychological rehabilitation of childhood brain injury A Practical Guide

by Reed, Jonathan; Byard, Katie; Fine, Howard

• ISBN13: 9781137388209
• ISBN10: 113738820X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-04-24
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Increasing numbers of children and young people are surviving road traffic accidents and birth complications but are being left with neurological disability. Although a brain injury can be a potentially devastating childhood medical condition Neuropsychological rehabilitation of childhood brain injury explores the developing field of neuropsychology to aid rehabilitation. The book brings together contributions from leading international clinicians and researchers to describe not only what we understand about childhood brain injury but also what has been demonstrated to help and possible innovative directions that can be taken in the future. By including a comprehensive review of the neuropsychological consequences of child brain injury alongside solid research outcomes this book provides an authoritative guide on how to help children with brain injury using neuropsychology.

Author Biography

Dr Jonathan Reed is a clinical psychologist in private practice specialising in child neuropsychology. He is co –founder of Recolo, a community child neuropsychology rehabilitation service based in the UK. He is co-editor of Child Neuropsychology: Concepts, Theory and Practice.

Dr Katie Byard is a clinical psychologist in private practice specialising in child neuropsychological rehabilitation. She is co-founder of Recolo, a community child neuropsychology rehabilitation service based in the UK.

Dr Howard Fine is a clinical psychologist in private practice specialising in child neuropsychological rehabilitation. He is co-founder of Recolo, a community child neuropsychology rehabilitation service based in the UK. He is also a member of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's / British Red Cross Emergency Psychosocial Support Team, responding to international disasters involving British nationals.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
Contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction; Jonathan Reed, Katie Byard and Howard Fine
PART I: A REVIEW OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD BRAIN INJURY
2. Neuropsychological Consequences of Child Brain Injury; Elisabeth A. Wilde, Stephen R. McCauley, Sanam Jivani, Gerri Hanten, Jessica Faber and Shawn D. Gale
PART II: STRUCTURED APPROACHES IN CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION
3. Online Family Problem-solving Programme for Adolescent Traumatic Brain Injury; Shari L. Wade and Anna Hung
4. A Structured Behavioural Family Intervention with Parents of Children with Brain Injury; Felicity L. Brown and Koa Whittingham
5. Cognitive Interventions for Children with Brain Injury; Jennifer Limond and Anna-Lynne Ruth Adlam
6. Helping with Brain Injury and Behavioural Problems: The Importance of Antecedent Regulation; Suzanna Watson, Jonathan Reed and Katie Byard
PART III: MEASURING OUTCOME AND CHANGE IN CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION
7. Measuring Outcomes for Children with Brain Injury: Challenges and Solutions; Sophie Gosling
8. Goal Setting and Goal Attainment Scaling in Child Neuropsychological Rehabilitation; Peter Tucker
PART IV: WORKING WITH COMPLEXITY IN CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION
9. A Contextual, Systemic Perspective in Child Neuropsychological Rehabilitation; Katie Byard
10. Integrating Psychological Therapy into Interdisciplinary Child Neuropsychological Rehabilitation; Fergus Gracey, Gillian Olsen, Lorraine Austin, Suzanna Watson, and Donna Malley
11. Psychological Support for Children with Brain Injury using Narrative Psychotherapy; Alison Perkins
PART V: INNOVATION IN CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION
12. Educational Neuropsychology; Rebecca Ashton
13. Music Therapy and Neuropsychology: An Innovative and Integrated Approach; Sarah O'Doherty and Rebecca O'Connor
Index