Funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Project Career (2013-2019) was a sixyear intervention development project that applied the Cognitive Support Technology (CST) model to the academic and career preparatory needs of postsecondary students with TBIs in Ohio, Massachusetts, and West Virginia. Project Career utilized … [Read more...] about A Cognitive Support Technology Program for Postsecondary Students with TBI
Recent Edition of BIP: Women Vs. Brain Injury
A recent edition of Brain Injury Professional is Women vs. Brain Injury which is guest edited by Katherine Snedaker. Click here to view the edition. Click here for the PDF version of this edition . Message from the Editor As you open this issue of Brain Injury Professional (BIP), you may ask yourself, “Do I need to know about sex or gender differences in brain … [Read more...] about Recent Edition of BIP: Women Vs. Brain Injury
Exercise in Concussed Females
John Leddy, MD, Barry Willer, PhD Concussion is a subtype of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is the result of sudden deceleration and rotational forces applied to the brain that trigger an acute and subacute pathophysiological metabolic response in the absence of gross structural changes to the brain(1). In the US alone, it is estimated that there are 1.6-3.8 … [Read more...] about Exercise in Concussed Females
Conversation #9: The hidden public health crisis of brain injury in women survivors of intimate partner violence
February 11, 2021 Summary We will be discussing how common brain injury is in women survivors of intimate partner violence, and how it affects cognitive function. We will be discussing a new online training course designed to educate those who work with women who’ve survived intimate partner violence on the intersection and effects of brain injury. Biography Karen … [Read more...] about Conversation #9: The hidden public health crisis of brain injury in women survivors of intimate partner violence
Interview with Cynthia Young
Cynthia Young is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond, Virginia and a team member of the Service member Transitional Advanced Rehabilitation (STAR) Program. You are a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at a Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation program. What is the role of a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in … [Read more...] about Interview with Cynthia Young