International

Brain Injury

Stroke

Instructional Course

(614578) IC 1A: The Experience of Individuals with ABI and their Families: Family Intervention in the Rehabilitation Setting

Presenter(s)

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  Kristine Kingsley, PsyD, ABPP

  Rehabilitation Psychologist / Neuropsychologist
  Independent Practice
  New Rochelle, New York
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  Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla, PhD

  Ikerbasque Research Professor
  Biocruces Health Research Institute - Cruces University Hospital
  Bizkaia,, Pais Vasco
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  Anne Norup, PhD

  Head of Neuropsychology
  Department of Neurorehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
  Copenhagen, Hovedstaden

Acquired brain injuries (ABI) can have deleterious effects on family life,often changing roles and routines, and fostering intense and prolonged caregiving duties. Individuals with ABI and their partners may experience Increased familial distress, marital strain, reduced sexual intimacy and overall disatisfaction with the relationship. Yet, healthcare professionals are unsure on how to most effectively intervene to improve problem solving, communication, affective responsiveness, affective involvement, and behavioral control within the family unit. This workshop aims to introduce a manualized culturally competent intervention appraoch of family systems developed by Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, PhD. & colleagues, for use in the rehabilitation setting. 

Learning Objectives:

• Define and describe examples of difficulties couples and/or families encounter when a loved one sustains an acquired brain injury and /or other physical impairment.
• Describe examples of marital counseling and family systems intervention for difficulties following an acquired brain injury and /or other physical impairment.
• Describe a general algorithm and conceptual framework for interventions to increase awareness, address reduced cognitive and physical abilities, and improve behavioral/emotional self-regulation in couples and families.
• Enhance his/her own awareness and understanding of how our own personal dynamics may impact our work as clinicians, when working with families in a rehabilitation setting.
• Become versed in a manualized, culturally competent family systems intervention to be used in the rehabilitation setting.