ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors outline a model for working with family systems after brain injury, which in particular draws on methods obtained from the family therapy literature. They shows that brain injury services are varied in their organization and in the resources available to meet needs beyond the immediate needs of the injured individual. The authors appreciates that clients are individual and that the impact of brain injury upon a client and their context is unique, and that for some the level of disability and alteration in behaviour is profound. They offer a platform from which therapists are invited to think creatively about which tactics or techniques are appropriate for their situation, and trial-selected approaches to their own formulated interventions. Within neuro-rehabilitation and neuropsychology services, there is a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and across agency working and so it is essential to be mindful of team dynamics and taking a team approach.
