Family Education

Support and Resources for Life Post-Injury

Brain injury impacts a patient’s family and sphere of support, often causing confusion and frustration. Marriage, parenting, employment, and functioning in society become a new experience for those close to the patient. Finances and communication are also affected, as are relationships beyond the family. At Quality of Life, we focus on treating the whole family, and a fundamental first step in that process is education. Quality of Life offers professional therapeutic counseling in groups and individually for spouses, children, relatives, and others close to the patient. Participants learn about the long and short term realities of brain injury while receiving compassionate guidance and insight.
Opportunities include:

• Family and individual counseling
• Household money management and responsibility training
• Adjustment to Disability support group for patients and families
• Social Skills support group for patients

The family can also access Quality of Life’ counseling and brain injury education resources for support after rehabilitation. Quality of Life can refer patients and families to a host of professionals who specialize in neuropsychiatric issues, emotion and communication challenges, return to work transition, and maintenance of physical functionality.