The TBI Family

Feb 14 2017 26 mins 52

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The TBI Family is produced by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. This podcast provides caregivers of service members and veterans with TBI with information on traumatic brain injury and highlights resources available to them. We also share caregiver stories. For information on TBI or to get the DVBIC Family Caregiver Curriculum, go to dvbic.dcoe.mil or email us at [email protected]. The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this podcast are those of the host, reporters and guests. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy or decision unless so designated by other official documentation.

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Caregiver Study and Brain Injury Awareness Month

Feb 14 2017 20 mins

Since 2012, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed have been conducting a study on the effects of caregiving on the caregivers and families of service members and veterans who've sustained a traumatic brain injury. In this episode, we talk about some of what that study has learned so far and how you can take part. We a

Substance use and TBI

Feb 01 2017 27 mins

In this episode, we're talking about a single topic: Substance use and TBI. The TBI Family's Deborah Bailin speaks with Lars Hungerford and Ezra Aune, DVBIC experts from Naval Medical Center San Diego, and then Army Nurse Daniel Hines talks about how a timely intervention helped a friend who was struggling with TBI and substance use. The TBI Family is produced by the Defense and Ve

Medical Foster Homes & Cognitive Rehabilitation

Jan 03 2017 34 mins

In this episode, we're traveling! First, our producer goes to Baltimore to check out the Department of Veteran Affairs' medical foster home program, which helps keep veterans out of nursing homes by finding them a place to receive care in a private home. Then we take a trip to the grocery store to talk about one method of cognitive rehabilitation—a group of practices designed to

Veterans Affairs Respite Program and a "Battle Buddy" Caregiver

Dec 20 2016 21 mins

In this episode, we talk to Dayna Cooper, director of Home and Community Care at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, who talks about a program designed to give caregivers a break while still providing care for their care recipient. We also chat with Danny O'Neel, an Army veteran who continues to care for his fellow veterans. The TBI Family is produced by the Defense and Veteran

Balance and Mantrams

Dec 07 2016 24 mins

In the second episode of The TBI Family, we talk about balance issues after TBI and how caregivers can help providers treat them. We also explore an ancient mindfulness technique that's now helping people cope with the challenges of caregiving. Featured in this podcast: Dr. Katie Stout, DVBIC's director of clinical affairs; Jill Bormann, a nurse researcher with the Veterans Affairs

The TBI Family

Nov 21 2016 32 mins

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center launches its first podcast, The TBI Family. This podcast will provide caregivers of service members and veterans with TBI with information on traumatic brain injury and highlight resources available to them. We'll also share caregiver stories. In this first episode we talk about the first days of being a TBI family caregiver. Dr. Joel Sc