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Brian Klassen, PhD: Advantages of Group Therapy for Veterans and Service Members

Caregiving and Brain Injury: Importance of Support

One of the most powerful aspects of the two-week immersive Road Home program is group therapy for veterans and service members. Along with the help of clinicians like Dr. Klassen these sessions, vets and service members in these sessions can share their experiences, questions, and perspectives in a safe space. Powerful transformations and healing can occur when one veteran, for example, can shed light on the experience of another, helping that individual better understand a trauma and change the narrative.

How Common Is PTSD in Women?

Graphic representation of a woman's head with text describing PTSD symptoms in four circles

Trauma is common in women; five out of ten women experience a traumatic event. Women tend to experience different traumas than men. While both men and women report the same symptoms of PTSD (hyperarousal, reexperiencing, avoidance, and numbing), some symptoms are more common for women.

Common Reactions After Trauma

Woman, seated on a bed, holding her head in her hands, stressed

Most people have stress reactions after a trauma. Having such a reaction has nothing to do with personal weakness. Stress reactions may last for several days or even a few weeks. For most people, if reactions or symptoms that feel like PTSD occur, they will slowly decrease over time.

The Perspective Paradox

The Perspective Paradox: U.S. Sailors prepare for flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) April 6, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander B. Williams)

They say that hindsight is always 20-20…that we understand the ramifications of our behavior only from the perspective of looking back on that behavior.

Apps Can Change Lives

Michelle Ranae Wild in front of silver silos.

Apps can change the life of a person with brain injury. People with TBI and their caregivers don't always realize how much the injury can impact their lives. For someone who is used to be able to do so many things the loss of those abilities is frustrating. Apps can help.

How Can Families Help Their Loved One with Apps?

Michelle Ranae Wild in front of silver silos.

Apps are great tools for people with brain injury, but caregivers can help make them even more effective. If caregivers learn how the apps work they can provide support and troubleshooting, minimizing frustration and maximizing usefulness for someone with TBI.

My Brain Injury and Its Impact on My Life

Kristi Kragthorpe in front of silver silos.

Kristi Kragthorpe's accident left her with a brain injury. Her TBI resulted in a loss of balance, the ability to work with numbers, executive function, and taking initiative. Now she uses apps to help her gain back some of the functionality and independence she had before her TBI.