Sexual Difficulties After Traumatic Brain Injury and Ways to Deal With It [Paperback]

Ronit Aloni (Author), Shlomo Katz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0398073686 | ISBN-13: 978-0398073688

This book focuses on improving the social and intimacy skills of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivors so that they may return to society and establish relationships in which they will be able to function sexually. The information and the suggested methods in the book are the result of the authors? experience gained from working with survivors, their families, and staff in different rehabilitation facilities. The book will provide professionals in the field of rehabilitation with an understanding of the issue of sexuality after TBI and how to plan an intervention program at various stages of the rehabilitation process. Divided into two sections, the authors identify and discuss the problems relating to sexuality after TBI and also review the current literature on the subject. Professional and survivor perceptions of TBI and its physical and medical aspects are also discussed. The effects of TBI on human response is also included, along with intervention techniques with partners and family. Also provided is a rationale and framework for a sexual intervention program. This program suggests goals for sexual intervention, small group therapy, individual and couples counseling, and explores the use of surrogate therapy. Case studies on the use of surrogate therapy are provided, with the authors detailing the process, definition, and training of surrogates for therapy. Although the book is geared mainly for working with survivors after TBI, there are elements in the program that can also be applied to other disability groups, such as persons with mental retardation and persons with a psychiatric disability. It will be of interest to those who work with these groups, such as professionals in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation, as well as rehabilitation psychologists and counselors. By reading this book, professionals will be able to contribute to the quality of life of survivors of TBI and their families.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0398073686
• ISBN-13: 978-0398073688
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #804,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sexual difficulties after traumatic brain injury, December 6, 2003

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This review is from: Sexual Difficulties After Traumatic Brain Injury and Ways to Deal With It (Hardcover)

Sexuality and disability are two issues that you will not find in many textbooks and many professionals are sometimes quite ambivalent to the topic, but this book will be a good source for professionals. Ronit Aloni is a sex therapist affiliated with the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital in Raanana, Israel, with a background in studies on human sexuality at New York University and Shlomo Katz, is professor of rehabilitation psychology at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. Ronit Alonis doctoral thesis on Designing an early sexual intervention program for the first stage of the rehabilitation of persons with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) forms the basis for this book.
This book has two sections. Section one on identification and discussion of problems relating to sexuality after TBI with five chapters on TBI, disability and sexuality; a survey of the literature; physical and medical aspects of sexuality; effects of TBI on the human sexual response and a review of intervention techniques. Section two on intervention techniques has four chapters on suggested intervention program for staff; intervention for partners and family; suggested intervention program with survivors of TBI and the use of surrogate therapy in the intervention program. The book also has a useful bibliography and index.
We found the book very informative on how to plan an intervention program for persons in rehabilitation with illustrative case stories and even though the book is mainly for survivors of TBI, its message can be used for persons with other disabilities or even intellectual disability. We recommend this book for professionals working with people with disability in order to understand the issue of sexuality and rehabilitation in this population.