Brain Injury Rehabilitation Basics: A Guide To Community-Based Rehabilitation
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Published by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, “Brain Injury Rehabilitation Basics” is a comprehensive guide for clinicians and practitioners working with individuals who have experienced brain injuries. Born out of the author’s desire for a practical, functional interpretation of the literature, this manual presents intervention ideas and a framework that supports clinicians in their daily practice. With an emphasis on real-life examples and straightforward strategies, the manual is designed to supplement clinical reasoning and experience.
The manual is divided into seven sections, covering the Framework of Intervention, Symptom-Based Interventions, and targeted intervention settings like the home, community, and workplace. It includes worksheets, checklists, and examples to help clinicians customize their approach for each client.
The manual offers tools for generating intervention ideas, goal setting, and measuring personalized outcomes. This practical resource aims to fill the gaps in easily-accessible information to inspire clinicians to improve their clients’ quality of life.
Foundations In Brain Injury Rehabilitation
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This asynchronous online course is designed to provide an overview of the foundations of brain injury rehabilitation. Through a combination of lectures, readings, case studies, and experiential activities, you will learn about the impact of brain injury on cognitive, perceptual, social, and emotional functions, as well as strategies for supporting recovery and rehabilitation. Topics covered in this course include rehabilitation planning, lifestyle changes to support recovery, hospital-based and community-based interventions, and return to work and life changes.
Course overview
This course is a self-paced, asynchronous online course hosted through Thinkific that includes 157 lessons that directly answers the question, “What do I do to help my client?”. The course consists of 12 units, each containing reading assignments, lectures, case studies, experiential activities, and links and resources for additional learning. At the end of each unit, you will be required to complete activities and reflections to reinforce their learning.
- Unit 1: Introduction to Foundations in Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Unit 2: What is a Brain Injury and How Does it Impact Function?
- Unit 3: How to Create a Rehab Plan
- Unit 4: How Lifestyle Changes Can Support Recovery, and How to Support Your Client
- Unit 5: Foundations Cognitive and Perceptual Functions, and Strategies to Support Recovery
- Unit 6: Executive Function, Social and Behavioural Function, and Emotional Health
- Unit 7: Hospital-Based Intervention and Strategies
- Unit 8: Home-Based Interventions and Strategies (showering, booking, home maintenance, etc.)
- Unit 9: Community-Based Intervention and Strategies (shopping, transportation, school etc.)
- Unit 10: Return to Work and Volunteer Intervention and Strategies
- Unit 11: Life Changes
- Unit 12: Summative Review and Final Assessment
This course is distributed through CAOT and Brain Elevation Consulting. When purchased through CAOT, it includes the eBook Brain Injury Rehabilitation Basics: A Guide to Providing Community-Based Intervention, as well as supplementary readings, videos, and resources within each unit.
Learning objectives
By the end of this online course, you will be able to:
- Define brain injury and explain how it impacts function.
- Identify key components of a rehabilitation plan.
- Describe how lifestyle changes can support recovery.
- Explain strategies for supporting recovery of cognitive and perceptual functions.
- Develop behavioural management plans.
- Describe hospital-based and community-based interventions.
- Develop strategies for return to work and life changes.
Target audience
This online course is ideal for occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistants (OTAs), students, caregivers, and any health or mental health provider or caregiver wishing to provide high quality brain injury-informed practice.
Time commitment
Approximately 46 hours of learning materials
Language
English