Alabama Traumatic Brain Injury Foundation Training Module

Veterans with TBI

This presentation introduces traumatic brain injury issues related to veterans. A general overview describes the basic definitions, levels of severity, incidence, causes, risk factors, and effects associated with traumatic brain injury. Prevalence and causes of TBI in the military are identified and discussed.  The process for screening for brain injuries is presented. Issues related to the service member returning to military duty, returning from theater, and transitioning from service to civilian is reviewed.  The audience will receive state-wide and national resources for traumatic brain injury, as well as specific resources related to traumatic brain injury and veteran issues.

 Training Objectives:

  Participants will be...
  • provided with an explanation of traumatic brain injury, as well as causes, effects, risk factors, mechanism, and prevalence.
  • provided with the prevalence and causes of traumatic brain injury in the military.
  • provided an explanation of risk and the screening process for traumatic brain injury in the military.
  • familiarized with the basics of blast injuries and the various types of blast injuries.
  • familiarized with service member issues such as returning to military duty, post-deployment, and transition from the military as it relates to traumatic brain injury.
  • given information on accessing the resources available in Alabama and nation-wide for persons surviving traumatic brain injury and their caregivers, specific resources related to traumatic brain injury and veteran issues.

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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 April Turner at April.Turner@rehab.alabama.gov or (2334) 293-7116.