Neurobehavioral Changes after Acquired Brain Injury (ABI):
A Team Approach to Understanding Diagnosis and Interventions
Speakers:
Christopher Falco, MD
Lindsey Harik, PhD
Arit Nwagboso, MSN, RN, CRRN
Julie Girgis Rizkallah, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS-T
General Info
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Target Audience: INTERNAL ONLY: Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Network employees who are Nurses, Patient Care Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech Language Pathologists, Psychologists, Case Managers, and Social Workers for the Neuro-Behavioral Program.
Description: This course is designed for health professionals working with the brain injury population. Through lecture and discussion, participants will learn to describe common behaviors in the brain injury population, learn to use various outcomes measures, and be able to implement behavior management strategies. The focus of this course is to improve the consistency of communication among health professionals with clearly defined terms of behaviors, and to improve the therapeutic approach to patients with behavioral deficits by providing participants with evidenced-based interventions for this population.
Course Learning Objectives: By the end of the course, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify and accurately define behavior issues common to the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) population.
2. Assess behaviors in the Brain Injury (BI) population using three different outcome measures.
3. Describe the ABC model and schedules of reinforcement.
4. Explain four practical ways to intervene during escalation phase and crisis phase of the aggression cycle in order to better manage behaviors.
5. Indicate pharmacological interventions used and how they can affect patient behaviors.
6. Document for consistency in order to improve communication across the team.
Assessment of Learning Objectives: Interactive dialogue via questions and answers, feedback form
Dates: Thursday, April 23, 2020
Time: Sign In: 12 – 12:30 p.m., Lecture: 12:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Location: TIRR Memorial Hermann, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Research Building
Food: Light refreshments provided
Registration:Limited to 40 attendees.