Brain Injury, Trauma and Loss: Rehabilitation During Covid-19 (1) (After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories)

By: Sue Williams and Rudi Coetzer

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Synopsis: Brain Injury, Trauma and Loss tells the story of theimpact of Covid- 19 on neurorehabilitation.It offers a unique dual perspective as it intertwines thetwo voices of Sue Williams, who had sustained a traumaticbrain injury in 2018, and Rudi Coetzer, her neuropsychologistduring the pandemic. Based on detaileddiary extracts, therapeutic notes and updates (edited topreserve confidentiality), this book provides a uniqueinsight into the practical and psychological effects ofCovid- 19 on brain injury and rehabilitation, rangingfrom the impact on delivering clinical rehabilitation sessionsand self- directed approaches, to the effect on dailyliving, social isolation, and online integration. The finalsection on ‘reflections’ contributes to the current widerknowledge on how to improve practice in brain injuryrehabilitation for patients, families and clinicians. Thedetailed account of changes in service delivery providesa window into what kind of adaptations can be madein clinical practices, highlighting the need to questionexisting practices and look for creative methods indelivering rehabilitation services.This is valuable reading for clinical neuropsychologistswho experienced changes in their work both duringand since the pandemic, as well as speech therapists,occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and braininjury survivors, their families, and friends.