Alabama Traumatic Brain Injury Foundation Training Module
Mental Health Issues After Traumatic Brain Injury
Training Summary:This presentation briefly describes mental health issues as the issues relate to individuals with traumatic brain injury, with an emphasis on depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. A general overview introduces the audience to basic definitions, levels of severity, incidence rates, causes, risk factors, and effects of traumatic brain injury. Suggestions for coping with mental health issues and accommodations for individuals with traumatic brain injury and mental health issues are discussed. Audience will receive state-wide and national resources for traumatic brain injury, as well as mental health issues.
Training Objectives:
Participants will be:
Training Outline & Materials:
Training Credit:Continuing Education Units, or CEUs, are required by many professional licensing or certifying bodies. Therefore they are a valuable commodity to professionals who may be attending this Outreach and Education training. The application and approval of CEUs varies for each professional group and can require a great deal of documentation. For additional information on CEUs and Certificates of Attendance in connection with this training module, contact Maria Crowley at maria.crowley@rehab.alabama.gov or (205) 290-4590.
Training Objectives:
Participants will be:
- provided with an explanation of traumatic brain injury, as well as causes, effects, and prevalence.
- familiarized with mental health issues connected with traumatic brain injury.
- provided with suggestions for coping with an individual with traumatic brain injury and mental health issues.
- provided with ideas for accommodations that may be useful in an individual's return to work or school after a traumatic brain injury and onset of mental health issues.
- provided with mental health resources that may be useful when serving an
individual with traumatic brain injury and mental health issues. - given information on accessing the resources available in Alabama and nation-wide for working with persons surviving traumatic brain injury and their caregivers.
Training Outline & Materials:
- Training Materials: Includes presentation information, Evaluation Form and sign in sheet
- PowerPoint Presentation
Training Credit:Continuing Education Units, or CEUs, are required by many professional licensing or certifying bodies. Therefore they are a valuable commodity to professionals who may be attending this Outreach and Education training. The application and approval of CEUs varies for each professional group and can require a great deal of documentation. For additional information on CEUs and Certificates of Attendance in connection with this training module, contact Maria Crowley at maria.crowley@rehab.alabama.gov or (205) 290-4590.
