Brain Injury Monthly Website Specials - February 2012
This month features new editions of several popular products on brain injury in children and youth. We’ve expanded the Sample Packet of Tip Cards on Children. Our Concussion Tool Kits have also been upgraded to include many more tip cards for athletes, parents, educators, trainers, coaches and school nurses.
As more service members return home, many families are struggling to understand the effects of blast injuries. We recommend the manual Explaining Brain Injury, Blast Injury and PTSD to Children and Teens.
We have also included several great workbooks filled with functional activities and compensatory strategies for survivors of brain injury.
Our phone number is 919-556-0300
Products
Children and Youth Sample Packet of Tip Cards on Brain Injury
The sample packet of tip cards on children and adolescents with brain injury includes information on the brain, helping families cope, child development, concussion, learning and school, adolescence, and young adulthood. They are written for families, therapists, clinicians, educators and advocates for use in a variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation programs, home, schools, and community programs.
Concussion Tool Kit for Schools
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.
Explaining Brain Injury, Blast Injury and PTSD to Children and Teens
When a parent is injured, sons and daughters often feel confused, scared, anxious and angry. This guide helps parents explain the physical, cognitive, behavioral, social and communicative changes that can follow a brain injury, blast injury or PTSD. Using examples from children of all ages, it helps them understand their emotional reactions to a parent’s injury or PTSD. Each chapter has an exercise for children and practical tips for children, parents and professionals.
This guide is included in the Troops and Veterans Tool Kit on Blast Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion and PTSD.
Functional Rehabilitation Activity Kit
Sports Concussion Tool Kit for Athletic Trainers and Coaches
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
Survival Kit
This new second edition of the popular Survival Kit is more compact, portable and affordable for easy use. The Survival Kit is ideal for use in rehabilitation, out-patient programs, residential settings, at work, at home and in the community.