Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2016
Publication Source
Psychology in the Schools
Abstract
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including concussions, can result in a constellation of physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that affect students’ well-being and performance at school. Despite these effects, school personnel remain underprepared identify, educate, and assist this population of students. This article describes a model of service delivery for students with TBI in a large urban school district. The district's TBI Program and Concussion Management Team addresses unique issues related to assessment, intervention, and transition planning for this population of students, as well as prevention and education efforts in the district as a whole.
This model involved designating a district-level school psychologist to serve as a point person for TBI cases, which improved accurate identification of students with TBI, facilitated coordination of concussion management efforts, and provided a smooth transition for students with TBI from the hospital or clinic back to school. Suggestions for increasing school psychologists’ involvement with TBI cases are proposed, including strategies for serving as team leaders, for coordinating progress monitoring, and for training others in the school community about TBIs.
Inclusive pages
567-582
ISBN/ISSN
0033-3085
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2016, Wiley Periodicals
Publisher
Wiley Periodicals
Volume
53
Issue
6
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Davies, Susan C., "School-Based Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Management Program" (2016). Counselor Education and Human Services Faculty Publications. 43.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/edc_fac_pub/43
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Counselor Education Commons, Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Educational Psychology Commons, Higher Education Commons
Comments
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