Traumatic Brain Injury - Part 2: Rehabilitation and Community Re-Integration (NL0109B)

Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Overview

• Traumatic Brain Injury Class - VA 
• Survival and TBI 
• Craig Hospital’s Model of Brain Injury Rehabilitation 
• Some things to know and understand about Cognitive Rehabilitation 
• Cognitive-Behavioral Brain Injury Rehabilitation 
• Craig Hospital – Outpatient Program Model 
• Substance Abuse and Brain Injury 
• Recovering from Brain Injury: A Continual Process 
• Living with Brain Injury: Post-Rehabilitation Recovery 
• Head Injuries Happen to Families 
• Social Communication 
• Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Brain Injuries 
• Moderating Factors in Return to Work and Job Stability After Traumatic Brain Injury

Course Objectives

1. Describe and discuss:
   • The signs/symptoms of TBI
   • The different types of TBI
   • How a TBI may affect consciousness
   • Post-Injury Complications of TBI
   • Disabilities that may result from TBI
   • Types of Rehabilitation appropriate for TBI patients
   


2. Discuss current areas of research on TBI


3. Describe the following types of TBI Treatment/Rehabilitation:
   • Inpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation
   • Early Intervention After Brain Injury
   • Outpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation
   • Cognitive Rehabilitation
   • Cognitive-Behavioral Brain Injury Rehabilitation
   


4. Explain the possible role of substance abuse in complicating the total picture in head injury


5. Identify and discuss accommodation solutions appropriate for TBI patients upon their return to work.