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Degeneffe, Charles Edmund – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2022
Purpose: The present article provides a narrative review of Australia's approach toward acquired brain injury (ABI) and proposes how Australia and the United States can collaborate to improve service delivery for persons with ABI and their families with epidemiology, healthcare, prevention, research, and training. Method: A narrative review of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Head Injuries, Brain, International Cooperation
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Grenawalt, Teresa Ann; Degeneffe, Charles Edmund; Kesselmayer, Rachel Friefeld – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2020
Purpose: Focused instruction in cognitive disabilities addresses a need for training with populations growing in prevalence and public awareness in the United States. This is especially relevant in rehabilitation counseling given the poor employment outcomes found among persons with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, specific…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Counselor Training, Education Work Relationship, Specialization
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Foster, Sophie Vivien; Degeneffe, Charles Edmund – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2019
Background and Objective: This article compares the policy, care systems, and legislation surrounding acquired brain injury (ABI) in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). Consistent with their shared histories, many similarities in terms of culture, language, and politics, and their history of cooperative relations in military and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adventitious Impairments, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments
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Friedman, Carli; VanPuymbrouck, Laura – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2018
Purpose: Where and how rehabilitation and long-term services and supports (LTSS) occur for individuals with brain injury (BI) has shifted dramatically over the last few decades. Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) 1915(c) waivers allow states to offer LTSS that is tailored to the needs of underserved populations in the community…
Descriptors: Community Services, Brain, Injuries, State Programs
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Silva, Marc A.; Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Christina; Patel, Nitin; Garofano, Jeffrey S.; Martinez, Kristina M.; Lynn, Courtney A.; Rechkemmer, M. Brad; Nakase-Richardson, Risa – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2019
Background: TBI is a leading cause of disability among veterans and active duty military personnel, and presents an obstacle to community reintegration. Prior studies examining adult survivors of TBI pursuing postsecondary education have methodological flaws that limit the understanding the scope and severity of sequelae experienced by persons…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Head Injuries, Brain, Mental Disorders
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Degeneffe, Charles Edmund; Green, Richard; Jones, Clair – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2016
Purpose: The study aimed to understand how use and satisfaction with services following discharge from an acquired brain injury (ABI) acute-care facility related to family caregiver outcomes. Methods: A correlational and descriptive study design was used. Nineteen primary family caregivers of persons recently discharged from an ABI acute-care…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Outcomes of Treatment, Caregivers
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Degeneffe, Charles Edmund; Fullerton, Nicole – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2015
Purpose: This article examines how the Republic of Ireland conceptualizes disability, specifically acquired brain injury (ABI); how it meets the needs of people with ABI; and its similarities and difference with the U.S. system of ABI professional care, policy, and services. The article provides ideas for improvements and innovations toward ABI…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Head Injuries, Brain
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Frain, Julianne; Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Tina; Frain, Michael; Ehkle, Sarah – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to measure predictors of community reintegration and empirically test the resiliency model of family stress, adjustment, and adaptation in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study also aimed to measure family needs by surveying caregiving family members through the use of the Family Needs…
Descriptors: Brain, Injuries, Resilience (Psychology), Family Needs
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Degeneffe, Charles Edmund; Tucker, Mark – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2012
Objective: to examine the perspectives of brain injury professionals concerning family members' feelings about the quality of life experienced by individuals with brain injuries. Participants: participating in the study were 28 individuals in leadership positions with the state affiliates of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). Methods:…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Leadership, Neurological Impairments, Brain