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Knowledge of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury among Special Educators
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Chleboun, Steffany M.; King, Amie M.; Lukert, Samantha L.; Weber, Wendy H. – Journal of Special Education, 2021
Research on stakeholders in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) management in the schools has shown that several school personnel (e.g., nurses, athletic trainers, principals, speech-language pathologists) all contribute unique knowledge to a school-based mTBI management team. Special educators (SPEs) may be another stakeholder group that could…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Brain, Special Education Teachers, Knowledge Level
Behavioral Treatment for Pathological Gambling in Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
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Guercio, John M.; Johnson, Taylor; Dixon, Mark R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
The present investigation examined a behavior-analytic clinical treatment package designed to reduce the pathological gambling of 3 individuals with acquired brain injury. A prior history of pathological gambling of each patient was assessed via caregiver report, psychological testing, and direct observation of gambling behavior. Using an 8-week…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Addictive Behavior, Therapy, Neurological Impairments
Prototypes of Student Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury among Faculty in Illinois Public Four-Year Universities
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Taylor, Kathy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
One of the primary reasons many college students with disabilities, and more specifically college student veterans with disabilities, do not seek support services is due to the stigma associated with disability, especially cognitive and mental health disabilities. The purpose of the present study was to explore how public university faculty in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Students, Veterans Education, Social Bias
The Relation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury to Chronic Lapses of Attention
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Pontifex, Matthew B.; Broglio, Steven P.; Drollette, Eric S.; Scudder, Mark R.; Johnson, Chris R.; O'Connor, Phillip M.; Hillman, Charles H. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2012
We assessed the extent to which failures in sustained attention were associated with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) deficits in cognitive control among college-age young adults with and without a history of sport-related concussion. Participants completed the ImPACT computer-based assessment and a modified flanker task. Results…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Mild Disabilities, Attention
Students with Disabilities Projected To Exit the Public Schools after the 1997-98 School Year.
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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1997
This report presents estimated data on the exit reasons for students with disabilities projected to leave Illinois public schools after the 1997-98 school year. The data were prepared by averaging the information provided by school districts regarding students who were no longer receiving special education services during the 1995-96 and 1996-97…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age, Autism, Behavior Disorders