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  • Module 1
    • Brain Injury 101
      • What Is the Brain?
      • What is Acquired Brain Injury?
      • Facts and Fiction
  • Module 2
    • Understanding and Managing Changes After Brain Injury
      • The Brain
      • Physical Changes
        • Fatigue
        • Headaches
        • Pain
        • Sleep
        • Balance and Dizziness
        • Vision
        • Hearing
        • Taste and Smell
        • Sexual Changes
        • Hormonal Imbalances
        • Motor Skills
        • Speech
        • Swallowing
        • Seizures
        • Bladder and Bowel Control
      • Emotional/Behavioural Changes
        • Anger and Aggression
        • Anxiety
        • Depression /Sadness
        • Disinhibited and Inappropriate Behaviour
        • Egocentricity and Decreased Empathy
        • Grief and Loss
        • Impatience /Inability to Wait
        • Irritabilty and Frustration
        • Mood Swings
        • Self-Image/Identity
        • Social Communication
        • Social Isolation and Withdrawal
      • Cognitive Changes
        • Attention and Concentration
        • Auditory Perception
        • Communication – Language
        • Emotional Control
        • Information Processing/ New Learning
        • Planning and Organization
        • Initiation and Motivation
        • Memory
        • Reasoning and Problem Solving
        • Self-Awareness and Insight
        • Visual Perception
      • Solution Focused Change
  • Module 3
    • Impact to Relationships
      and Family
      • Couples
      • Adult Child
      • Family Adjustment
      • Siblings
      • Family Grieving
  • Module 4
    • Challenges and Strategies for Caregivers
      • Change and Loss
      • Feelings and Emotions
        • Denial
        • Fear and Anxiety
        • Anger
        • Resentment
        • Guilt
        • Grief
        • Feelings of Depression
      • Stress
        • Caregiver Stress
        • What is Stress?
        • Impacts of Stress
        • Grounding Technique The 5-4-3-2-1 Strategy
      • Caregiver Burden
      • Compassion Fatigue
      • Caregiver Strategies
      • Supporting Communication
  • Module 5
    • Pediatric Brain Injury
      • The Brain
      • Changes after Brain Injury
        • Fatigue
        • Headaches
        • Change Sleep Patterns
        • Change in Emotions
        • Memory
        • Overstimultation
        • Concentration
        • Organization
        • Impulsiveness
      • Transitions
      • School Performance
      • Advocacy
        • Advocacy and Education Law
        • What about The Education Act?
      • Health Sexuality
        • Medical/Physical Issue
        • Psychological Factors
        • Relationship Factors
  • Module 6
    • Recovery, Rehabilitation and Advocacy
      • Recovery
      • Rehabilitation
      • Advocacy
  • Resources
Caregiving after Brain Injury
  • Module 1
    • Brain Injury 101
      • What Is the Brain?
      • What is Acquired Brain Injury?
      • Facts and Fiction
  • Module 2
    • Understanding and Managing Changes After Brain Injury
      • The Brain
      • Physical Changes
        • Fatigue
        • Headaches
        • Pain
        • Sleep
        • Balance and Dizziness
        • Vision
        • Hearing
        • Taste and Smell
        • Sexual Changes
        • Hormonal Imbalances
        • Motor Skills
        • Speech
        • Swallowing
        • Seizures
        • Bladder and Bowel Control
      • Emotional/Behavioural Changes
        • Anger and Aggression
        • Anxiety
        • Depression /Sadness
        • Disinhibited and Inappropriate Behaviour
        • Egocentricity and Decreased Empathy
        • Grief and Loss
        • Impatience /Inability to Wait
        • Irritabilty and Frustration
        • Mood Swings
        • Self-Image/Identity
        • Social Communication
        • Social Isolation and Withdrawal
      • Cognitive Changes
        • Attention and Concentration
        • Auditory Perception
        • Communication – Language
        • Emotional Control
        • Information Processing/ New Learning
        • Planning and Organization
        • Initiation and Motivation
        • Memory
        • Reasoning and Problem Solving
        • Self-Awareness and Insight
        • Visual Perception
      • Solution Focused Change
  • Module 3
    • Impact to Relationships
      and Family
      • Couples
      • Adult Child
      • Family Adjustment
      • Siblings
      • Family Grieving
  • Module 4
    • Challenges and Strategies for Caregivers
      • Change and Loss
      • Feelings and Emotions
        • Denial
        • Fear and Anxiety
        • Anger
        • Resentment
        • Guilt
        • Grief
        • Feelings of Depression
      • Stress
        • Caregiver Stress
        • What is Stress?
        • Impacts of Stress
        • Grounding Technique The 5-4-3-2-1 Strategy
      • Caregiver Burden
      • Compassion Fatigue
      • Caregiver Strategies
      • Supporting Communication
  • Module 5
    • Pediatric Brain Injury
      • The Brain
      • Changes after Brain Injury
        • Fatigue
        • Headaches
        • Change Sleep Patterns
        • Change in Emotions
        • Memory
        • Overstimultation
        • Concentration
        • Organization
        • Impulsiveness
      • Transitions
      • School Performance
      • Advocacy
        • Advocacy and Education Law
        • What about The Education Act?
      • Health Sexuality
        • Medical/Physical Issue
        • Psychological Factors
        • Relationship Factors
  • Module 6
    • Recovery, Rehabilitation and Advocacy
      • Recovery
      • Rehabilitation
      • Advocacy
  • Resources
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