(13 - 01) Facilitating School-Age Childrens Return to School Following a Traumatic Brain Injury: Transition between care-settings, Identification, and Service Delivery
Graduate Student Rush University Mt Prospect, Illinois, United States
Disclosure(s):
Jassica A. Durek, n/a: No financial or non-financial relationships to disclose
Abstract: A pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) impacts social, behavioral, and academic functioning beyond the acute care stage. Factors such as severity of TBI, patients age, and premorbid functioning, impact the services a child may need to receive post-injury. Studies have shown a discrepancy between the incidence of pediatric TBIs and the referral and intervention process, impacting the service delivery. The purpose of this literature review is to describe the discrepancies in identification and service delivery across care-settings in order to identify how speech-language pathologists (SLP) can facilitate appropriate patient care for pediatric patients with a TBI as they transition between care-settings.
Summary of Presentation : I will begin this presentation by discussing the effects of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in pediatric patients. I will discuss how it affects various aspects of child functioning such as academics, cognition, behavior, pragmatics, etc. In addition I will discuss how factors such as TBI severity, patients age, and premorbid function impact the impairments the patient may present with as well as the services the patient could benefit from. I will then identify the role that speech-language pathologists play in a patient's life as they recover from their TBI and transition between care settings post-injury. Lastly, I will discuss the importance of providing appropriate services to pediatric patients with TBIs to combat discrepancies regarding intervention services post-TBI that have been identified in studies. All information provided will be based on a comprehensive literature review that was completed on this topic.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the effects of a pediatric traumatic brain injury on child functioning
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify the role of an speech-language pathologist as the child recovers and transitions between care settings post-injury
Upon completion, participants will be able to list ways in which speech-language pathologists can identify patient needs and ensure appropriate services are provided to pediatric patients with a traumatic brain injury