I Have a What? A Guide for Coping with Moderate-to-Severe TBI

Margaret A. Struchen, Monique R. Pappadis,Jason E. Ferguson, & Tresa M. Roebuck© 2008 Baylor College of MedicinePortions of this manual have been adapted from “Picking up the pieces after TBI: A Guide forFamily Members” by AM Sander (2002) and "Making Connections After Brain Injury: A Guidefor Social Peer Mentors” by MA Struchen et al. (2006). Thanks must be given to Angelle M.Sander, Ph.D. and Margaret A. Struchen, Ph.D. for allowing the utilization of their manuals asa guide for the development of this manual. A special thanks to research team members: AMSander, DM Kurtz, AN Clark, LC Davis, and G Evans for their thoughtful comments andrecommendations throughout the preparation of this manual. In addition, special thanks tothe University of Houston and its faculty for their support in the thesis work that utilizes thismanual. We would also like to thank the Harris County Hospital District and its patients forbeing the motivation behind the development of this manual.This manual is sponsored by a grant from the National Institute on Disability andRehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education for the RehabilitationResearch and Training Center – Rehabilitation Interventions Following Traumatic Brain Injury(Grant No. H133B990014) and RRTC on Community Integration of Persons with TBI (GrantNo. H133B031117) at TIRR Memorial Hermann.