About the Course
This course is designed to train members of the school building’s Return to Learn Concussion Management Team (CMT) how to manage student concussions for the initial 4-6 weeks post concussion. CMT members will learn how to monitor a student’s academics and post-concussion symptoms while gathering appropriate data to justify educational decisions. Second, CMT members will learn how to ensure concussed students receive appropriate educational supports during the initial 4-6 weeks post concussion to promote faster recovery. School staff serving on the CMT will learn how concussion affects learning and strategies they can employ to help students remain in school throughout the recovery process.
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Course Outline
Introduction to the Return to Learn CMT Training
Presented by Janet Tyler, Ph.D., CBIST
Concussions: What You Need to Know From a Medical Perspective
Presented by Mark Halstead, MD
Concussions: What You Need to Know From an Educational Perspective
Presented by Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Ed.D., CBIST
Academic Planning for the Return to Learn Concussion Management Team - Part 1
Presented by Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Ed.D., CBIST
Academic Planning for the Return to Learn Concussion Management Team - Part 2
Presented by Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Ed.D., CBIST
Academic Planning for the Return to Learn Concussion Management Team - Part 3
Presented by Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Ed.D., CBIST and Janet Tyler, Ph.D., CBIST
Concussion Return to Learn Protocol & Monitoring Toolkit Utilization
Presented by Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Ed.D., CBIST
About BrainSTEPS
In 2007, the BrainSTEPS Brain Injury School Consulting Program was established in Pennsylvania by the PA Department of Health and is jointly funded by the PA Department of Health and the PA Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education via the PaTTAN network. BrainSTEPS is implemented by the Brain Injury Association of PA. In 2016 Colorado adopted the BrainSTEPS model. BrainSTEPS CO in implemented by the Department of Education with funding from MINDSOURCE Brain Injury Network within the Colorado Department of Human Services.