Tool Kits on Brain Injury and Concussion

As service members and veterans come home from war, they and their families face new challenges living with the effects of blast injuries, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This special collection of 4 books gives families, caregivers and clinicians resources, tools and strategies. It includes an information and resource guide Living with Blast Injuries, PTSD and TBI; a children’s book Our Daddy’s Invincible; a workbook The PTSD Workbook; and personal essays Meditations on Brain Injury.

SR-Cognition is a complete therapeutic multi-sensory tool kit targeting cognitive rehabilitation in adults and adolescents with acquired brain injury, neurological impairments, or developmental delays. The comprehensive kit contains two workbooks (one with easel option and one with re-useable reproducible pages) featuring hundreds of therapeutic activities; 85 photo cards; 20 picture cards, and a dry erase marker all in a portable tote box.  Activities and exercises feature realistic every day scenarios, in real world environments using current cues for memory and language building, daily living and life skills development and reinforcement.

This Concussion (mild brain injury) Tool Kit is specially designed for educators, school nurses, peers, and families. It is filled with tools and products to help school staff and parents identify and treat symptoms of concussion at home and in school. It includes 1 manual, 1 DVD and 50 tip cards. Ideal as an educational package for inservices and peer support in school systems with vinettes featuring students discussing the effects of their concussions on cognitive, physical, social and behavioral abilities.

Four manuals for educators, therapists and parents show how to identify students with brain injuries in school, address cognitive and behavioral challenges in the classroom, and develop educational programs with supports and accommodations at home and in school. They are full of practical educational and compensatory strategies with examples on teaching students with acquired brain injury.

Special collection of books and tip cards on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and blast injury helps families and veterans understand symptoms, develop coping strategies, and support their children. Includes 3 books, 12 tip cards.

Concussion is a brain injury and it occurs to youths in all sports and recreational programs. The Sports Concussion Tool Kit provides athletic trainers and coaches with a comprehensive concussion program. It includes 1 poster, 2 manuals, 1 DVD and 30 tip cards on concussion in school sports. Specifically designed for middle and high schools as well as community recreation programs, it has been developed by national experts in concussion assessment and management. Because concussions can have physical, cognitive and emotional consequences that extend beyond the playing field, the Sports Concussion Tool Kit is a full educational package that covers:

• designing a concussion policy in schools and communities
• educating athletic staff about signs and symptoms of concussion
• monitoring student athlete's recovery from a concussion
• adhering to return to play guidelines after a concussion
• communicating with parents about concussion symptoms and recovery
• collaborating with educators on classroom supports