Traumatic brain injury and my family

Author

Jane A. Traylor

Date of Award

12-1996

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Counseling

Major Professor

James H. Miller

Committee Members

Robert F. Kronick, Susan M. Benner

Abstract

This is a qualitative narrative study which looks at the effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury on the family, from an autobiographical viewpoint. My sister, at age nineteen, suffered a severe Traumatic Brain Injury which changed not only her life but the lives of everyone in my family. I relate the immediate effects of the trauma along with the long term rehabilitation process that followed, with emphasis on her re-entry to the home and our family’s unpreparedness for that transition. Eight and one-half years later, my family continues to bear the consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury due to the lack of education and family counseling. From a first hand viewpoint, this study makes recommendations to families of Traumatic Brain Injury victims and to professionals in rehabilitation who work with the families.

Recommended Citation

Traylor, Jane A., "Traumatic brain injury and my family. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1996.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/10980