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Traumatic Brain Injury Training for WI Educators

A comprehensive training program on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) for educators in Wisconsin. Covers TBI understanding, returning to school, meeting student needs, positive behavioral interventions, and supporting students with mild brain injuries.

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Traumatic Brain Injury Training for WI Educators

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  1. Traumatic Brain InjuryA Training Program for Wisconsin EducatorsThird Edition_____________________________________________________ Written by Julia McGivern, Ph.D., Sean Mulhern, Ms.Ed., and Kathy Wanat, B.S. Funded by an IDEA discretionary grant to CESA 11

  2. Module I______________________________________________________ Introduction

  3. Training Program Content______________________________________________________ • Module I: Introduction • Module II:Understanding TBI • Module III: Returning to School • Module IV: Planning to Meet the Needs of Students with TBI • Module V: Providing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports • Module VI: Supporting Students with Mild Brain Injury

  4. Using These Training Materials______________________________________________________ • Please complete pre-test • List of terms in front pocket • Student descriptions in front pocket • Action Plan • Glossary: Tab 8 • Extra copies of checklists and worksheets: Tab 9 • CESA resources: Tab 10

  5. Focus on Prevention_______________________________________________________ • Our primary goal is to PREVENT brain injuries • Once a student has sustained a brain injury, (s)he is four times as likely to acquire a second injury

  6. Remember______________________________________________________Remember______________________________________________________ • Every student is unique • Students with TBI are more like other children than different • They are sons, daughters, cousins, friends, neighbors, employees

  7. End of Module I

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