Head Injury Tips and Information on Teenagers
Head injury information and tips on teenagers
Adolescents are at risk for head injury due to falls, sports injuries, assaults, bicycling and motor vehicle crashes. Some head injuries will result in a brain injury. These tip cards have information on brain injury in adolescents to help teachers, parents, counselors and teens. They identify common changes in behavior and learning after an acquired brain injury and show how to prepare teenagers for school transitions, going to college and adulthood.
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Keeping Children Safe after Brain Injury
Brain injury information for parents shows how changes in thinking, behavior, physical abilities after a brain injury can increase risks for repeated injuries.
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SAFE
Price: $1.80
Helping Teens after Brain Injury
Information on effects of brain injury on social development in adolescents and challenges for independence. Discusses how friendships among teenagers change. Gives tips for parents and educators to help teens avoid risky behaviors and stay safe.
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TEEN
Price: $2.40
Legal Issues when Teenagers become Adults after Brain Injury
Brain injury tip card discusses when changes in judgment, memory or communication may require legal guidance or protection when a child with TBI becomes an adult.
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LEGAL
Price: $1.80
Social Skills in Teenagers after Brain Injury
Tip card explains changes in social skills seen in children and adolescents after head injury (TBI). Gives tips to help parents and educators teach social skills at home and in school.
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SOSK
Price: $2.40
High School to Adulthood Transition Planning after Brain Injury
Tips for educators and parents with information for planning a student's transition to adulthood after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and choices for training, education, and community integration.
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TRAN
Price: $2.40
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment after Brain Injury
Brain injury tip card discusses risks of alcohol and drug use after head injury in adolescents and adults. Identifies signs of substance abuse and prevention.
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SUBA
Price: $1.80
Going to College when a Student has a Brain Injury
Brain injury tip card for educators and counselors helps students with TBI learn about federal laws for students with disabilities and how to negotiate accommodations in college.
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COLL
Price: $1.80