Navigating the Educational Needs of Students Who Do Not Bounce Back after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Navigating the Educational Needs of Students Who Do Not Bounce Back after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is organized by Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA).

Start date: 08/29/2024
End date: 08/31/2027

Description:
In this we will focus on the challenges faced by a subset of students who experience ongoing learning issues after sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Unresolved symptoms of mTBI can impact academic performance, school activities, and post-high school plans. Educators are required to academically support students who struggle due to the ongoing effects of mTBI that interfere with learning. However, there continues to be a lack of evidence-based research to guide academic management practices, further complicated by ongoing challenges in bridging the existing basic mTBI research-to-practice gap.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how ongoing student symptoms can interfere with cognitive function, emotional well-being, and academic performance.
• Explore and identify effective levels of academic support that can be implemented at school.
• Describe the importance of a collaborative approach involving information provided by the teachers, healthcare providers, student, and parents/guardians, and how that information must be used to guide school-team educational decisions.