We work as clinical psychologists, predominantly in the field of paediatric neurorehabilitation. As part of this work, we support families when a parent has a brain injury. This poster will cover themes that come up in this work. We hope to co-produce this poster with a family (to be confirmed at a later date). Themes include:
1. Impact of the Parent’s Brain Injury the Child-Parent Relationship and Wider Family Dynamics
2. Impact of the Parent’s Brain Injury on the Practical Aspects of Parenting
3. Supporting the Child’s Emotional Wellbeing, Adjustment and Development
4. Facilitating Family Communication and Shared Understanding
5. Safeguarding and Risk Management
6. Advocacy and Systems-Level Support, Including Working With the Child’s School and with Adult Neuropsychology Colleagues.
The poster will expand upon the above themes and we hope to include parents’ and children’s voices. It will give examples of the ways in which we work together with families, including how we adapt evidence-based approaches to this context.