Table of Contents

• List of Illustrations xi
• List of Tables xiii
• Disclaimer xv
• Foreword xvii
• Reviews xix
• Preface xxv
• Acknowledgments xxvii
• Note to Readers xxix
• Introduction xxxi
• About the Author xxxV
• List of Acronyms xxxvii

• Introduction 1
• The Human Spirit 2
• Forgiveness 4
• Loss 5
• Principles That Preserve Hope 6
• Summary 7
• Appendix 1A: Kubler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief 9 

• Introduction 11
• How the Lefaivre Rainbow Effect Came to Be 11
• The Theory of the Rainbow Effect 13
• The Approach 14
• The Philosophy 15
• The Assumptions 16
• The Lefaivre Rainbow Effect Formula 17
• Elements of the Rainbow Effect Formula 19
• The Process of the Rainbow Effect 20
• Providers of Services 22
• Summary 25
• Appendix 2A: Definitions of Service Providers 26

•  Introduction 31
• Determining the Total Sum 32
• How This Approach Differs from Current Trends 34
• Preparing for the History Intake 35
• Advocating to the Funder 36
• The Process of Determining the Total Sum 37
• Establishing the Community Team 40
• The History-Taking Process 42
• Suggestions for Taking a Client’s History 43
• Balanced Lifestyle Inventory 45
• Clinician Self-Assessment 45
• Summary 46
• Appendix 3A: History-Taking Template 46
• Appendix 3B: Balanced Lifestyle Sheet 52
• Appendix 3C: Severity of Brain Injury Stratification 53
• Appendix 3D: Post-traumatic Amnesia 53
• Appendix 3E: Glasgow Coma Scale 54
• Glasgow Coma Scale 54
• Appendix 3F: Rancho Los Amigos Scale: Levels of Cognitive Functioning 55
• Appendix 3G: Form 1: Clinician Self-Checklist for Establishing Therapeutic Rapport 57
• Appendix 3H: Form 2: Clinician Self-Checklist for Determining the Total Sum 58

• The Loss 61
• The Process of Transferring the Client from Hospital to Home and Community 61
• Case Manager 64
• Initial Clinical Reports Produced by Community Clinicians 67
• Preparing for the Team Meeting 68
• Summary of How the Case Manager will Run a Team Meeting 69
• Summary 71
• Appendix 4A: Cross-Reference of Assessment Tools and Sectors of Balanced Lifestyle Example for an Occupational Therapist 72 

• Introduction 73
• Family Meeting 76
• Burn Blister Analogy 78
• Introducing Stress 79
• The Interplay between Stress and Organic Symptoms 81
• Summary 83

• Stress 85
• The Process for Managing Stress 90
• Summary 90

• Dysfunctional Family Theory 93
• Introduction 93
• Systems in General 93
• Family Systems 94
• Ideal Conditions for Best Clinical Outcomes 109
• Outcomes with Clinical Intervention 110
• Summary 110

• Introduction 113
• Setting the Stage for the Intervention 113
• Assumptions 114
• The Brain—A Brief Overview 115
• Limbic System 120
• Memory 121
• Sensory Overload: Analogy of a Breaker Box 122
• Some Causes of Sensory Overload 126
• Energy Conservation 126
• Setting Goals 132
• Observations 135
• Cognitive Retraining Strategies 139
• Useful Therapeutic Hints 147
• Summary 157

• Introduction 159
• Helpful Hints for Preparing a Cost-of-Future-Care Analysis 168
• Summary 172
• Appendix 9A: Template for Creating a Cost-of- Future-Care Analysis 173 

• Introduction 177
• The Litigation Process 178
• The Expert Witness 180
• Important Points to Remember for the Expert Witness 180
• Medical Legal Report Writing 181
• My To-Do’s Preparing to Go to Court 183
• Expert Witness Testimony 183
• Summary 189
• Appendix 10A: Litigation Terms Defined 190 

• Introduction 193
• What Does a Good Business Profile Look Like? 194
• Establishing a Professional Profile in the Start-Up Phase 195
• Enhancing Your Image: Public Relations 199
• Summary 203

• Introduction 205
• The Premise 208
• Goals of the Time Management System 210
• The Process 210
• How the Time Management System Works 211

• Introduction
• Funding Sources
• Tort Claims
• Partial No-Fault System
• No-Fault System
• Government Funding
• Medication
• Vocational Retraining
• Disability Tax Credit
• Workers’ Compensation
• Veterans Affairs and Military Benefits
• Aboriginal Affairs
• Victims Assistance
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• Private Disability Insurance
• Homeowner Insurance
• Travel Insurance
• Alternate Sources of Funding for Service Provision
• Private Funding
• Fund-Raising
• Summary

• Introduction
• The Use of Volunteers
• The Recruitment of University or College Students
• Orientation and Education of Volunteers
• Summary

•  Introduction
• Prevention Identification of Risk Factors and Improvement of Public Policy
• International Sharing of Information and Standards
• Specialized Training
• Barriers
• Selection of Community Service Providers
• Summary 

Glossary of Terms

Further Reading

Suggested Websites

Appendix: Brain Injury Associations