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Ndidi Boakye joins us to talk about the importance of the family in rehabilitation, because an individual doesn’t recover in isolation. She explains what is meant by the ‘system’ around a client, the impact of an injury on the family, what support a family could need, and the challenge to get wider family issues recognized as part of the injury trauma. Ndidi examines systemic factors in assessment, the risks of not considering spouses/families, cultural issues, and what case managers can do.Keywords:
family, couple dynamic, family functioning, trauma, loss, grief, system, litigation, neuropsychology, rehabilitation, culture, social context, dutifiul, adjustment, divorce, separation, psychoeducation, brain injury, affected person, research, minority backgrounds, collectivist, discrimination, disability, settlement, adultification, children, parentification, double jeopardy, needs assessment, carer burden, distress, resilience, resourcefulness, narrative
2:10 Ndidi’s background
5:00 What is a system
8:00 The impact of injury on the family
10:30 The importance of a stable system to rehabilitation
12:00 What support the family need
13:05 Lack of research in this field
15:00 The challenge to get wider family issues recognises as part of the injury trauma
18:00 The role of case managers
18:40 Focusing on systemic factors in assessment
21:00 Perpetuating social stigma by not considering spouses/families
23:00 Issues for minority clients
24:45 What case managers can do
Involve the family
Give access to resources
Ask family members about their mental health
Quotes:
5:01 "Families are key to ensuring that the things that are learned in the rehab context continue."
10:59 "The individual doesn’t recover by themselves. They need a system around them.”
Guest: Dr Ndidi Boakye, The PsychPractice
Presenter: Dr Shabnam Berry-Khan, Director of PsychWorks Associates
Editor: Emily Crosby Media