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Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Youth: Impact on Concussion Knowledge, Beliefs, and Reporting Intentions
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Heather A. Shepherd; Jean-Michel Galarneau; Matthew Neill; Shazya Karmali; Kate Turcotte; Rylen A. Williamson; Stephanie Cowle; Alison Macpherson; Nick Reed; Kathryn J. Schneider; Kathy L. Belton; Isabelle Gagnon; Amanda M. Black; Carolyn A. Emery; Shelina Babul – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Background: Concussion education is recommended to increase concussion knowledge, beliefs, and reporting intentions. The Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Youth (CATT-Youth) is a 40-minute e-Learning module developed for high school-aged youth. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate changes in concussion knowledge, beliefs, and reporting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Health Education
Understanding the Needs of Ontario Educators in Supporting Students with Acquired Brain Injury in the Classroom
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Stevens, Sara A.; Provvidenza, Christine; Zheng, Sally; Agnihotri, Sabrina; Hunt, Anne; Scratch, Shannon E. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: When a child sustains an acquired brain injury (ABI), the impact extends to significant environments in their life, including school. Educator knowledge of ABI can influence a child's success with academic and social reintegration. An assessment of educator ABI knowledge was conducted to determine what information they require to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Head Injuries, Brain, Knowledge Level
An Exploratory Study of Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinators' Knowledge and Experience of Working with Children Who Have Sustained a Brain Injury
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Howe, Julia; Ball, Heather – Support for Learning, 2017
This research aimed to measure Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators' knowledge of the educational implications of acquired brain injury in children and young people and whether experience of working with pupils with a brain injury or additional training impacts upon this knowledge. Data was collected within one local authority in England using…
Descriptors: Special Education, Brain, Head Injuries, Special Needs Students
Evaluation of a Theory-Based Concussion Education Program for Secondary School Student-Athletes in Ireland
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Sullivan, L.; Pursell, L.; Molcho, M. – Health Education Research, 2018
Concussion education is an important aspect of concussion prevention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a novel, theory of planned behavior (TPB)-driven concussion education program on secondary school athletes' concussion-reporting relevant cognitions immediately post-intervention and at 3 months follow-up. Data were…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Prevention, Health Education, Health Promotion
New Zealand Teachers' Understanding of Childhood Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Investigating and Enhancing Teacher Knowledge and Practice
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Case, Rosalind Jane Leamy; Starkey, Nicola J.; Jones, Kelly; Barker-Collo, Suzanne; Feigin, Valery – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2017
This two-phase study investigated New Zealand primary school teachers' knowledge and perceptions of childhood mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), and evaluated the effectiveness of a professional development workshop for enhancing teacher knowledge regarding mTBI. In phase one, 19 teachers from schools in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty engaged in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Level, Children
The Power of Cross-Disciplinary Teams for Developing First Responder Training in TBI
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Shackelford, Jo L.; Cappiccie, Amy – Journal of Professional, Continuing, and Online Education, 2016
Misunderstanding of the symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leaves first responders ill-equipped to handle encounters involving subjects with brain injury. This paper details a cross-disciplinary project to develop and disseminate a training curriculum designed to increase first responders' knowledge of and skills with TBI survivors.…
Descriptors: Brain, Head Injuries, Training, Knowledge Level