First Steps Towards Recovery from Brain Injury (STEPS1)

In the earliest stages of recovery, survivors and family members are often bewildered. Serving as a fundamental curriculum, this easy-to-read book presents 10 “lessons” addressing their many concerns. First Steps Towards Recovery provides practical strategies for compensating and adjusting to common difficulties. Clinicians can use this curriculum to effectively educate patients and caregivers about orientation, attention, memory, sleep, behavioral, emotional, and self-confidence problems. This book also provides self-assessment tools and skill building exercises. Designed for inpatient rehabilitation settings, the curriculum can be implemented in an individual or group format. This 69-page, illustrated book has been recommended as a “must read” by professionals and survivors.