Traumatic Brain Injury and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Intended to serve as a resource guide on traumatic brain injury for rehabilitation practitioners, the book's 10 chapters are grouped into sections which provide an introduction and examine aspects of evaluation, treatment and placement planning, and unresolved issues. Chapters have the following titles and authors: "Scope of the Problem" (Marilyn Spivack and Mark Balicki); "The Nature of Head Injury" (Thomas Kay and Muriel Lezak); "Problems Needing Solutions: A Consumer and Family Perspective" (Jeffrey S. Smigielski and Audrey L. Nelson); "The Neuropsychological Evaluation" (James Malec); "Specialized Evaluations" (Jeffrey S. Smigielski and James Malec); "Vocational Evaluation of Persons with Traumatic Head Injury" (Dale F. Thomas); "Vocational Assessment: A VR Counselor's Perspective" (Jean Balutanski); "Preparation for Placement" (Dana S. DeBoskey and Robert W. Krollman); "Placement Options and Processes" (Robert W. Krollman and Dana S. DeBoskey); and "Unresolved Issues in the Rehabilitation and Community-Based Employment of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury" (Fredrick E. Menz and Dale F. Thomas). Appended are the Glasgow Coma Scale, the Rancho Los Amigos Head Trauma Scale, and profiles of physical and neuropsychological variables. Most chapters include references. (DB)