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Rhein, Barbara; And Others – 1991
Intended for educators working with children who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI), this brief paper addresses parent issues, administrative issues, and programmatic issues. Noted are the five stages of adjustment typically experienced by parents: shock, elation, reality, crisis, and mourning. Professionals are encouraged to be informed…
Descriptors: Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments
Download full textAmerican Council on Education, Washington, DC. HEATH Resource Center. – 1989
Community colleges, four-year colleges, and other training programs have developed special services for head injury survivors. The need for these services is explained using statistics from the National Head Injury Foundation, and head injury is defined. The person with head injury may experience impairment in such functions as memory,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Head Injuries, Higher Education, Neurological Impairments
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children. – 1997
This manual is intended to give teachers a basic understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and an in-depth understanding of techniques for evaluating the student with TBI in order to provide appropriate programming. Section 1 introduces a definition of TBI including incidence and causes, an overview of neuroanatomy, primary and secondary…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Evaluation Methods, Head Injuries, Individualized Education Programs
Peer reviewedJournal of School Health, 1995
Presents guidelines for organizations planning head injury prevention programs for bicyclists. The guidelines examine the magnitude of the problem and potential impact of helmet use, characteristics of helmets, barriers to increasing helmet use, and approaches to increasing helmet use. Bicycle helmet legislation and community educational campaigns…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Bicycling, Community Programs, Head Injuries
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Special Education Services Unit. – 1991
This paper on traumatic brain injuries begins with statistics on the incidence of the disorder, especially as they relate to Colorado. Traumatic brain injury is then defined, and problems caused by traumatic brain injury are discussed. The components of effective programming for students with traumatic brain injuries are described, followed by the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Head Injuries
Peer reviewedTyler, Janet Siantz; Mira, Mary P. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article describes programing modifications and transition techniques for educators planning for the reentry of a child with a head injury. Discussion addresses: gathering information about the child; preparing school staff; preparing the student for the return; providing homebound instruction; modifying schedules to alleviate physical…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational Methods, Head Injuries, Home Instruction
Katz, Shlomo, Ed.; Florian, Victor, Ed. – 1990
This monograph describes community rehabilitation services available to persons with traumatic brain injury in Israel. Following a foreword by Leonard Diller which cites the incidence of traumatic brain injury and notes existing intervention models, an introductory chapter by Shlomo Katz and Victor Florian provides a historical survey of the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
