Talking and Working Together

Project BRAIN: Working Together to Improve Educational Outcomes for Students With Traumatic Brain Injury

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld22.3.106 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 106-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Paula Denslow ◽

Jean Doster ◽

Kristin King ◽

Jennifer Rayman

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

At Risk ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

School Personnel ◽

Department Of Education ◽

Health Providers ◽

Accurate Identification ◽

Transition Intervention ◽

Working Together

Children and youth who sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at risk for being unidentified or misidentified and, even if appropriately identified, are at risk of encountering professionals who are ill-equipped to address their unique needs. A comparison of the number of people in Tennessee ages 3–21 years incurring brain injury compared to the number of students ages 3–21 years being categorized and served as TBI by the Department of Education (DOE) motivated us to create this program. Identified needs addressed by the program include the following: (a) accurate identification of students with TBI; (b) training of school personnel; (c) development of linkages and training of hospital personnel; and (d) hospital-school transition intervention. Funded by Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) grants with support from the Tennessee DOE, Project BRAIN focuses on improving educational outcomes for students with TBI through the provision of specialized group training and ongoing education for educators, families, and health professionals who support students with TBI. The program seeks to link families, hospitals, and community health providers with school professionals such as speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to identify and address the needs of students with brain injury.

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