Core Competencies for Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation by Texas Children's Hospital

Core Competencies for Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation is organized by Texas Children's Hospital and will be held on Sep 08, 2018 at Texas Children's Hospital - Feigin Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 0.8 ASHA CEUs and 8 AOTA Contact hours.

Course Description:
The interdisciplinary care and treatment of persons with TBI has been one of the most challenging endeavors in the fields of medical and vocational rehabilitation. The unique pathophysiology of traumatic injury can result in a complex interaction between cognitive, behavioral, and physical sequelae. These deficits impact training and generalization and may limit the effectiveness of traditional rehabilitation interventions if not systematically addressed. Interventions require a truly interdisciplinary approach to inpatient, outpatient, and community re-entry services.

This course was designed to provide rehab professionals with the core competencies to address some of the unique cognitive and behavioral challenges of TBI. Emphasis has been placed on structuring all rehab interventions, regardless of discipline, to incorporate sound cognitive and behavioral management strategies in order to increase client awareness and to increase generalization of all interventions.

Course Objectives

• Describe the role of all team members in providing specialized rehab.
• List at least three recommendations for the appropriate provision on in- and outpatient rehabilitation services for persons with brain injury.
• Analyze the pathophysiology of traumatic and other acquired brain injuries.
• Assess severity levels and recovery patterns as they relate to interventions.
• Explain the most common cognitive sequelae of acquired brain injury and their impact on recovery and rehabilitative interventions.
• Discuss the most common behavioral and social sequelae of acquired brain injury and at least two strategies for management of confusion and agitation.
• Compare the impact on families of persons with brain injury by identifying the stages of adjustment following ABI.
• Classify the most common physical complaints following acquired brain injury.
• Define the professional competencies required of brain injury specialists, including advocacy, educator, and ability to justify clinical interventions to third parties.