ABSTRACT
Contributors noted the unavoidable nature of their involvement with their injured relative and said that the difficulties they faced were not limited to issues that solely related to the brain injury. Most services for individuals with brain injury are focused on assessments at discrete times, meaning that most clinicians avoid, or are adrift from, those family members who experience the impact of the injuries as a daily reality. In some areas brain injury case managers or coordinators have been available in the Health Service or Social Services for guidance and support. Experience of the response given by the wider community, including from family and friends, also frequently exacerbated difficulties owing to a lack of understanding of both the nature of the injury experienced but also of the impact this had upon the relative. The chapter also provides an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
