Common Changes After Brain Injury
Most patients discharged from inpatient rehabilitation continue to experience some degree of injury-related functional difficulties that impair their ability to return to work or reintegrate into the community.
Physical Changes
Our Brain Injury Services
At Brookside Psychologists, we offer comprehensive assessment and treatment for brain injury. Our psychologists and neuropsychologists have advanced training in clinical aspects of brain injury as well as the insurance-related and medical-legal issues involved following brain injury. Catastrophic impairment assessment is provided for those who have sustained serious traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle accident. Fees may be covered by extended health, auto insurance, WSIB, or Veterans Affairs.
Our Clinicians
Our psychologists and psychotherapists offer assessment and treatment to children, teens, and adults who have sustained a brain injury. We also provide supports and guidance to family members and caregivers. Our clinicians are experienced and knowledgeable about medical-legal, multidisciplinary, and auto insurance issues when working with clients with brain injury. Our clinicians also have advanced training and experience in working with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury as well as concussions or “mild traumatic brain injury”.
Additional Resources
What About the Caregivers?
Caregivers of ABI survivors are most often family members who often give up their normal lives to provide care and support for the disabled member.In Ontario, most brain injury caregivers are aging parents of the injured person, and they are often struggling to provide care while experiencing their own age or health related disabilities (OBIA Impact Report 2012).
While the brain injury survivor’s disability is likely to be relatively stable over the long-term, caregiver stress and even depression commonly increase in frequency and severity over time since the injury. It is important for caregivers to receive support on an ongoing basis.
The Brain Injury Association of Peel Halton has some excellent peer support groups for brain injury survivors and caregivers.