Brain Waves: UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Newsletter Volume 16 | Number 2 | Page 4

TBI INFORMATION SPOTLIGHT
MSKTC Videos
The Model Systems Knowledge
Translation Center (MSKTC) works
closely with researchers from the 16
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model
Systems to develop resources for
people living with TBI and their
supporters. These evidence-based
materials are available in a variety
of formats such as printable PDF
documents, videos, and slideshows.
Here we outline the MSKTC’s
video resources. The videos feature
individuals with TBI and their
family sharing their stories and
experiences. The videos also feature
professionals who offer their insights
into problem issues. You can watch
the full video or short video clips on
specific topics.
Changes in Memory After TBI
The video and video clips feature
Jason Cowper and Tonya Howell.
They share their personal stories
of coming to terms with changes in
their memory after TBI and strategies
they use to compensate for these
changes. Also, professionals at
Texas TBI Model System of TIRR
Memorial Hermann provide clinical
insight on the changes in memory
that some people experience after
TBI.
• The Neurology of Memory
Problems
• Memory Is Not a Single Thing
• Remembering the Time Before the
Injury
• Emotional Impact of Memory
Problems
• Social Impact of Memory Problems
• Memory Problems Causing
Conflict Within Families
• It’s not just the injury that matters
but the brain that is injured.
• Developing Awareness of Memory
Issues
• The Challenge of Remembering
Memory Strategies
• Learning a New Memory Strategy
in Multiple Settings
• Smartphones as Memory Supports
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• Pillboxes as Memory Supports:
Individualizing
• Low-Tech and No-Tech Strategies
for Memory Support
• When Strategies Don’t Work
• Importance of Family Support with
Memory Strategies
• Memory Strategies Don’t Weaken
Your Memory
• Advice for Families and Caregivers
• Memory Problems and Returning
to Work After TBI
• Cognitive Rehabilitation for
Memory Problems After TBI
• Uncertainty About Recovering
Memory Function
• Primary Care Providers and
Memory Problems After TBI
• Memory Issues Impacting Other
Health Problems
• Make Sure It Is a Memory Problem
• Medication and Memory Problems
After TBI
• Initially Resistant to Memory
Strategies
TBI and Depression
This video and video clips show
the impact of TBI on depression.
Brandon Blake and Michelle
Kauffman share how they worked
with University of Washington
TBI Model System researchers to
address challenges they faced with
depression after experiencing a TBI.
• What Is Depression?
• Why Do People Get Depression
After TBI?
• Why It’s Important to Make
Adjustments to CBT
• Antidepressant Medications
• What Is Vocational Rehabilitation?
• How Does Vocational Rehab Help
with Depression?
• Relieving Depression After TBI
Through Activity
• Importance of Recreational
Therapy in Returning to Activity
• Activity Can Help Alleviate
Depression
• Adjustments to Therapy for TBI
Patients
• Get Back to Doing Enjoyable
Things to Combat Depression
• Importance of a Support System
• Recovery Is a Full Time Job
Relationships After TBI
This video and video clips show
the impact of TBI on a couple’s
relationship. Hugh and Rosemary
Rawlins share their story on how they
worked with Virginia Commonwealth
TBI Model System researchers to
address challenges they faced after
Hugh experienced a TBI.
• His Divot
• Ambiguous Loss
• Insight into His Cognitive and
Physical Changes
• Don’t Let this Horrible Accident
Destroy Your Marriage
• Thoughts on Going to a
Relationship Counselor
• Impact of Coupled Relationship on
Recovery
• Depression vs. Situational Sadness
• How Prevalent Is Depression?
• Why Is It Important to Treat • What Couples Counseling is Like
• Stigma of Depression as a Barrier • Intimacy after TBI
• Treating Each Other with Love
• How Family Roles Change After
Depression in People with TBI?
to Treatment
• Why It’s Critical to Treat
Depression in People with TBI
• Team Approach to Treating TBI
and Depression
• What Are the Best Treatments for
Depression with TBI?
• How Does Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT) Work?
from the Couples Perspective
• What Couples Counseling is Like
from the Therapist’s Perspective
TBI
• Parenting after TBI in the Family
• The Brain Injury Family Intervention
Feelings Checklist
• Getting Back on the Bike
• Recognizing the Positives
• How to find Help