Course Code: REL-RTS-0-RSEBSBI
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2029
Learning Objectives:
Differentiate common emotional and behavioral disorders associated with ABI based on clinical presentation.
Select at least two validated tools to screen and evaluate the severity of emotional and behavioral symptoms.
Determine intervention strategies for common emotional or behavioral disorders associated with ABI, including ways to support long-term recovery.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction to Acquired Brain Injury
Defining Acquired Brain Injury
Impact of Cognitive Impairments
Why This Matters
TBI Assessments
Disorders of Consciousness
Cognitive and Behavioral Recovery Stages
Interdisciplinary Team Approach
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Types of Behavioral and Emotional Responses
Emotion Regulation as a Rehabilitation Treatment Target
Role of Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology
Agitation
Family Perception of Agitation
Assessment
Practical Management of Agitation
Other Interventions
Quick Check
Impulsivity
Example: Betty
Emotional Lability
Example: Willie
Apathy
Example: Evelyn
Depression
Assessment
Example: Allen
PTSD
Clinical Considerations
Social Competence Difficulties
Assessment
Interventions
Example: Shirley
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Discharge Planning and Long-Term Recovery
Preparing Patients and Caregivers for Long-Term Adjustment
Discharge Planning
Task-Specific Training
Supporting Daily Participation and Routine
Social Media Use
Follow-up and Continuity of Care
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Information
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Subject Matter Expert: Lisa M. Foundas MS, OTR/L, CBIS
Lisa graduated with a Master’s degree in occupational therapy in 2009 and has been working with neurological injuries for 16 years in the acute, subacute, and home care environments. Lisa worked ten years at an acute hospital brain injury unit, becoming a senior therapist after four years, and then becoming a supervisor overseeing PT, OT, SLP, and nursing staff. Lisa ran the brain injury support group at Southside Hospital for four years. She became a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) in 2017 and continues to help run CBIS journal clubs and trains others for CBIS. Lisa is an adjunct at Stony Brook University for their physical dysfunction course in the occupational therapy program. In June 2019, she became the Clinical Manager for Neurological Rehabilitation services for three Paragon Management skilled nursing facilities: Emerge (Glen Cove, NY), CARF-accredited; Quantum (Middle Island, NY); and North Westchester Restorative Rehab and Nursing (Westchester, NY). She is a specialist working with the brain injury population in the SNF setting. Lisa assists rehabilitation centers and their staff in becoming state-of-the-art subacute neurological rehabilitation programs, and she assists rehab centers in becoming CARF-certified.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Occupational Therapist; Occupational Therapy Assistant; Speech-Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs), Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.