Alabama Traumatic Brain Injury Foundation Training Module
TBI Children and Youth Issues
This presentation briefly describes some of the many traumatic brain injury related issues surrounding children and youth. Incidence and causes specific to this population is included as well as a general overview introduces of definitions, levels of severity, incidence rates, causes, risk factors, and effects of traumatic brain injury. Information about planning a return to school and who can provide assistance for a child with a traumatic brain injury are included. Audience will receive state-wide and national resources for traumatic brain injury, as well as specific resources for children and youth 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 [email protected] 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 the incidence and some of the causes of TBI that are commonly associated with Children and youth.
- briefly exposed to information about brain development and the issues that surround a developing child with a traumatic brain injury
- provided with informaiton regarding school support and accommodating the environment for a child with a traumatic brain injury
- provided with resources specific to children and youth with traumatic brain injury.
- 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 [email protected] or (205) 290-4590.
