Living Beyond Brain Injury

Living Beyond Brain Injury: A Guide for Professionals is a professional supplement to Living Beyond Brain Injury: A Compassionate Resilient Guide for Survivors designed for use when Brain Injury Survivors (BISs) require structured, scaffolded rehabilitation in their everyday environments. Drawing on the Supervisory Attentional System model (SAS) and a Compassionate Resilient Mind (CRM), it provides a framework for neuropsychological rehabilitation delivered through Rehabilitstion Support Workers (RSWs) and Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs). This manual offers psychoeducational resources, structured approaches to goal setting, intervention planning and progress monitoring, alongside practical tools and worksheets to guide real-world application. Emphasis is placed on promoting independence, goal-directed action and sustainable adaptation, whilst avoiding unintentional dependency. Guidance is also provided on how to systematically fade out scaffolded support, enabling BISs to consolidate skills, increase confidence and strengthen resilience, ensuring rehabilitation remains both compassionate and scientifically grounded. This manual is intended for rehabilitation professionals delivering neuropsychological rehabilitation through RSWs and the MDT. It offers particular support for clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists, whilst also providing valuable guidance for case managers, occupational therapists, and RSWs working within this structured model.

Vicki Hall is a consultant clinical neuropsychologist and chartered clinical psychologist. She is the owner and director of Neuromindworks Limited. Stephanie Keay is a clinical psychologist with a specialist interest in neuropsychology and promoting well-being at work. She is an independent consultant at Neuromindworks Limited and the co-founder of The Core Collective.

About the Authors Introduction Vicki Hall 1 The Rehabilitation Structure: An SAS Guide to Rehabilitation Vicki Hall 2 Goal Setting in SAS-Guided Rehabilitation Vicki Hall 3 Documentation of problems and abilities Vicki Hall 4 Promoting independence and compassionate resilient adaption Vicki Hall 5 Facilitating Activities of Daily Living Vicki Hall 6 Working with Relationships and Boundaries Vicki Hall 7 Understanding and Promoting Motivation Vicki Hall 8 Understanding and Navigating Frustration and Aggression Vicki Hall 9 Facilitating Mindfulness in the Context of Brain Injury Rehabilitation Vicki Hall 10 Pacing with Purpose: A Compassionate Guide to Navigating Fatigue Vicki Hall 11 Guidelines for Mindfulness Vicki Hall 12 Facilitating Return to Work Stephanie Keay List of Appendices Appendices