Working with people with TBI: Staff Self-Study Module 6

TBI Staff training What you need to know Staff self study modules 1 - 12 1. Intro to TBI 2. Communication 3. Skills for independence 4. Cognitive changes 5. Behaviour changes 6. Sexuality 7. Case management 8. Supervising staff 9. Mobility 10. Mental health: Introduction 11. Mental health: Diagnosis 12. Working with Families Toolkits A & B A: The Next Step B: Promoting Independence Smart Phone Apps Work place learning Presenters' resources 1 - 8 1. Intro to TBI 2. Communication 3. Skills for independence 4. Cognitive changes 5. Behaviour changes 6. Sexuality 7. Case management 8. Supervising staff Search the site
Staff self study modules
Module	Module 6
1. Intro to TBI	6.0 Aims Awareness 6.1a Sexuality 6.1b Issues 6.1c Values Rights, needs and issues 6.2a Rights and responsibility 6.2b Myths 6.2c Responding to individual needs Communication 6.3a Verbal/ non-verbal 6.3b Special needs 6.3c Our responses 6.3d Interviewing about sexuality Treatment strategies 6.4a Treatment 6.4b Case studies Managing inappropriate behaviour 6.5a Sexually inappropriate behaviour 6.5b Management of inappropriate behaviour Resources 6.6 Take home messages 6.7 Resources 6.8 Take the Test
2. Communication
3. Skills for independ
4.Cognitive changes
5. Behaviour changes
6. Sexuality
7.Case management
8.Supervising staff
9.Mobility & motor control
10. Mental health & TBI: an introduction
11.Mental health problems and TBI: diagnosis & management
12. Working with Families after Traumatic Injury: An Introduction
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6.3c Our responses

It is normal to feel emotional discomfort in response to socially and sexually inappropriate behaviour. Our own memories of experiences with sexual connotations colour how we respond to similar encounters with other people, including people who have had head injuries.

Have there been situations where you have felt uncomfortable?

Ways of dealing with our feelings include:

talking about what has happened and how we feel to other workers or a supervisor
giving ourselves permission to feel what we feel, i.e. saying to ourselves, “I feel quite shaky after what happened,” rather than saying, “I shouldn’t feel this way, he/she can’t help behaving like that” or “I’m a professional, I shouldn’t get upset”
remembering that feelings do not have to be acted out, eg. we can feel angry but may decide not to show the anger to the client if the anger would be unhelpful
remembering not to take it personally
saying something to reassure ourselves, eg. “It’s over now”
using a quick relaxation procedure to help ourselves calm down, so that one upsetting event does not contaminate the whole day. A few slow, deep breaths are useful for calming down quickly.