Head Injury Tool Kits on Teenagers and Children

Special collection of story books and a DVD to educate children, peers and youngsters about what it's like to have a brain injury, special needs, or a disability. Includes 3 books and 1 DVD suitable for preschool and elementary school age childre. Excellent tools for helping children understand cognitive, behavioral and learning challenges.

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. Ideal as an educational package for inservices and peer support in school systems with vignettes featuring students discussing the effects of their concussions on cognitive, physical, social and behavioral abilities.

Designed for educators, therapists, families, attorneys and life care planners with information on developmental, cognitive and behavioral effects of traumatic brain injury in children. Includes4 books, 1 DVD.

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. They are full of practical educational and compensatory strategies for the classroom and home with examples on teaching students in school.

Special collection of 5 DVDs and 1 CD on students with acquired brain injury helps educators, children, youth, families, and therapists recognize the developmental impact of brain trauma on learning, behavior, and social skills. Personal accounts and professional commentary illustrate the challenges and barriers for children and youth after brain injury.

This comprehensive collection discusses the impact of brain injury across all ages from preschoolers to adulthood. They are ideal for in-services, group discussion, disability awareness and brain injury education for educators, students, support staff and families. The Media Tool Kit on Students with Brain Injury is a helpful and important resource for hospitals, rehabilitation programs, schools, agencies and brain injury associations.

Pediatric version of the Attention Process Training Program has therapeutic activities on attention for children and students with traumatic brain injury, ADD, ADHD, and brain tumors.

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Concussion is a brain injury and it occurs to youths in all sports and recreation programs. The Sports Concussion Tool Kit provides athletic trainers and coaches with a comprehensive concussion program. 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

This Tool Kit gives families essential information and resources to understand the impact of a trauma upon a child’s developing brain. Manuals and tip cards help families understand the cognitive and behavioral challenges that may result from a brain injury. Since parents become the primary contact with educators, this Tool Kit gives strategies for communicating effectively with educators, negotiating special education services, and becoming effective advocates for their child.

Case managers and life care planners will find this Tool Kit valuable for…

• Guiding families through medical and rehabilitation care after brain injury
• Helping parents prepare and coordinate for their child’s entry or return to school
• Increasing the knowledge and skills to be effective advocates for their child