Post by Lαrα on Mar 10, 2015 23:52:28 GMT -8
I wanted to write this post after being prompted by a comment made by wavewolf on the psychological affects of SCI. Focus is very much on physical rehab with a much less attention on the mental and emotional state.
Even though my injury was early 2011, i spent 3 months in my spinal unit in 2012. I had one counselling session, one on my initial admittance to the unit and another midway throughout. This is quite inadequate.
I have met some people with SCI, via the forum or rehab that really do struggle to re build a new life. Their life becomes a 'virtual' world on the internet and they withdraw socially away from their very close family group.
It would be amazing if there were post SCI life coaches. Someone who could motivate and encourage/direct individuals to get back into society and find their way and role in life.
They could work as part of a multi disciplinary care team...in my opinion this is just as important as funding for cure research.
Cure research, at this point, holds potentials which we need but life coaches can change the lives of individuals with SCI now.
