Assessment and Treatment of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
Behavioral health professionals frequently work with individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Unfortunately, they do not always recognize the extent of the impact of a TBI on a client’s overall functioning. Approximately 60% of TBIs are misdiagnosed; TBI-related impairments are often attributed to or misdiagnosed as psychiatric conditions (McKinlay et al., 2018). You may be working with an individual whose psychiatric symptoms are related to a prior TBI. At other times, you may be working with a client who sustains a TBI during your work with them. In either situation, it is critical that you are able to identify signs of TBI and know how to support the individual in accessing appropriate assessment and interventions. This course will focus on specific assessment approaches that are used to evaluate the severity of difficulties stemming from TBI, including neuroimaging, neuropsychological, and cognitive assessments. It will cover the types of TBIs that commonly occur and the nature of difficulties associated with those injuries. Evidence-based interventions that address the cognitive and behavioral manifestations of TBIs in adults will also be addressed. The goal of this course is to provide behavioral health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and social workers in health and human services settings with skills for recognizing signs of TBI and appropriate assessment and intervention options for individuals who have sustained a TBI.
Behavioral health professionals frequently work with individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Unfortunately, they do not always recognize the extent of the impact of a TBI on a client’s overall functioning. Approximately 60% of TBIs are misdiagnosed; TBI-related impairments are often attributed to or misdiagnosed as psychiatric conditions (McKinlay et al., 2018). You may be working with an individual whose psychiatric symptoms are related to a prior TBI. At other times, you may be working with a client who sustains a TBI during your work with them. In either situation, it is critical that you are able to identify signs of TBI and know how to support the individual in accessing appropriate assessment and interventions. This course will focus on specific assessment approaches that are used to evaluate the severity of difficulties stemming from TBI, including neuroimaging, neuropsychological, and cognitive assessments. It will cover the types of TBIs that commonly occur and the nature of difficulties associated with those injuries. Evidence-based interventions that address the cognitive and behavioral manifestations of TBIs in adults will also be addressed. The goal of this course is to provide behavioral health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and social workers in health and human services settings with skills for recognizing signs of TBI and appropriate assessment and intervention options for individuals who have sustained a TBI.
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As a Jointly Accredited organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer co-sponsored psychology continuing education by the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA is an associate member of Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
Association of Social Work Boards
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 Clinical continuing education credits.
Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is Reading-Based Online.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Board Of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Psychologists will receive 1.25 hours.
Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Illinois Professional Counselor/Clinical Counselor
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers/Marriage & Family Therapists
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Relias, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6110. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Relias , LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Social Work Unit
Relias, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0009.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias Learning are considered “self-study” under section 74.10(c)(2)(ii)(b)(4) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
Social workers will receive 1.25 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0009
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Counselors (MHC)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0011
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias, LLC are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board of Psychology
Ohio Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RTX050401 (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours
Ohio Professional Counselor Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RCX100502 (CEBroker Provider: 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Ohio Social Worker Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board Provider #RSX091903 (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Oklahoma Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselors
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
Describe common types and etiologies of traumatic brain injuries that affect both military and civilian populations.
List the symptoms and changes associated with traumatic brain injury.
Explain the primary types of assessment processes that are used to evaluate traumatic brain injuries.
Summarize the rehabilitation and treatment approaches used to help individuals recover from traumatic brain injury.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury
Nancy’s New Information
What Exactly Is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
The Prevalence and Impact of TBIs
Types of TBIs
Quick Check
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Causes of TBI Among Civilians
Causes of TBI Among Military Service Members
Risk Factors of TBI
TBI Symptoms
Behavioral Health Issues and TBI
Myths Associated with TBIs
Review
Summary
Section 3: Assessing Traumatic Brain Injury
Responding to Acute Injuries
Neuroimaging
Cognitive Assessments and Neuropsychological Testing
Other Assessments
Challenges Associated with Assessing and Diagnosing TBI
Review
Summary
Section 4: Rehabilitation and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
Factors Affecting Recovery and Prognosis
Neuroplasticity and Rehabilitation
Adapting Treatment to Improve Efficacy
Interventions for TBI
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
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Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016.Expert Reviewer: Dr. Jennifer Reynolds, Ph.D.
Dr. Jennifer Reynolds is a dual Ph.D., APA trained, Neuropsychologist, with over 11 years of experience in private practice in Austin, Texas. She is also the founder and CEO of the Neuropsychological Evaluation and Therapeutic Center of Austin, LLC. Dr. Reynolds' neuropsychological research on executive functioning, IQ, and emotional intelligence was recently published in the Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Reynolds is a member of over 11 honor societies and was recently named Distinguished Doctor in the field of Neuropsychology by the Worldwide Association of Female Professionals.
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Social Workers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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