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The PA BrainSTEPS Program overview - updated for 2013! Brain Injury School Re-Entry Consulting Program that covers the state of PA, is funded by the PA Dept of Health and the PA Dept of Education, and implemented via the Brain Injury Association of PA since 2007. We have 30 consulting teams consisting of 320 active brain injury consultants from the educational, medical, and rehabilitation realms. It is a nationally recognized program for school consultation and training following student acquired brain injuries. For more information contact [email protected] or go to our website www.brainsteps.net Brenda Eagan Brown, MSED, CBIS BrainSTEPS Program CoordinatorTRANSCRIPT
BrainSTEPS: Assists students, schools &
families in Pennsylvania following
acquired brain injury
Brenda Eagan Brown, M.S.Ed., CBISBrainSTEPS Program CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]: 724-944-6542Website: www.brainsteps.net
Each year, approximately26,000
children in Pennsylvania sustain a traumatic brain injury
(mild, moderate, or severe)
Source: The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, 2008
How Common is TBI in Children in Pennsylvania?
In 2006
4,000children &
adolescents in Pennsylvania were HOSPITALIZED
with TBI Source: The Pennsylvania Department of
Health, 2006DOES NOT INCLUDE EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.
7052010-11 school year
Pennsylvania Students Receiving Special Education Services as TBI:
The return to school can be devastating if the health care facility (hospital or rehabilitation center) and the child's home school do not interact as soon as possible and as frequently as possible
Carter and Savage, 1988; Ylvisaker et al., 1991;
Begali, 1992; Mira et al.,1992;
Lash, 1992 Retrieved Jan. 21, 2013 from
http://www.tbi.org/library/html/children_and_adolescents.html
The BrainSTEPS ProgramFunded by:
PA Department of Health PA Department of Education
Implemented by: Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
since 2007
The BrainSTEPS Program
Brain injury consulting teams available to families and schools throughout Pennsylvania.
Teams consult with & train local school staff to develop educational programs specific to individual student needs.
BrainSTEPS Assists Students with All Acquired Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury (includes Concussions)
Non-Traumatic Brain Injury
* Any child who has a brain injury that occurs AFTER
the birth process can be referred to BrainSTEPS
30 BrainSTEPS teams cover PA 27 are based out of the educational
Intermediate Units & 3 larger districts 320 active, trained BrainSTEPS team
members Educational professionals Medical professionals Rehabilitation professionals Staff from community facilities Staff from government agencies University faculty Family members
BrainSTEPS Teams
TACConsultant
SocialWorker
GuidanceCounselor
FamilyMember
SpeechTherapist
SchoolNurse
School Psych/Neuro-
psych.
PTTherapist
OTTherapist
504 Coordinator
SpecialEd.
Supervisor
BrainSTEPSTeams
BrainSTEPS PA Hospital & Rehab Team MembersChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh
Lehigh Valley Hospital Acadia Rehabilitation, Inc.
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Hershey Medical Center Mainline Rehabilitation
ReMED Magee Rehab Hospital
Geisinger Medical Center Schuylkill Rehabilitation
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
Reading Hospital
St. Vincent’s Medical Center The Barber Institute
Beechwood Rehabilitation Services
1-2 Team Leaders per team Organize monthly team meetings Ensure student referrals are assigned &
follow up is provided Conference call together once a month for
1 hour with the Program Coordinator for program updates
Meet with the Program Coordinator for Team Leader Regional day long workshops 2x/year
They are the “glue”
BrainSTEPS Team Leaders
What BrainSTEPS Teams Do:
1.Prepare the student for return to school2.Communicate with the district & medical, & rehab professionals3. Gather medical, rehab, & educational
reports/evaluations to assist in making educational recommendations
4.Conduct student observations
5. Provide peer, parent and school training Individual to student needs for school
teams General for district wide in-service
trainings6. Consult on all aspects of the student’s
educational plan & make recommendations to the district team
7. Assist in transitioning a student from grade to grade or school to school by training new teachers
What BrainSTEPS Teams Do:
What BrainSTEPS Teams Do:
8. Serve as a consistent point of contact for students
9. Offer families support, education and connections to community resources
BrainSTEPS Student Care Binders10.Continually update their brain injury
expertise by attending mandatory BrainSTEPS trainings, obtaining CBIS certification, and participate in other brain injury training opportunities
11. It is a goal of the BrainSTEPS Teams to monitor all referred students annually
until graduation.
BrainSTEPS Database
BrainSTEPS Frontloads Supports Short Term Impact = Long Term Impact
BrainSTEPS works to ensure that students who
would have otherwise immediately been placed in special education upon returning to school after a brain injury are receiving appropriate supports while the brain is healing, before school teams make long term placement decisions
Brain Injury Screening
BrainSTEPS teaches educators and related professionals to ask PROBING questions about prior brain injuries so theappropriate supports can be put in place.
Post Secondary Team
BrainSTEPS worked with the University of Pittsburgh to establish the 1st Brain Injury Committee in May 2012
– housed in the Disability Support Services office
December 2008,BrainSTEPS received an Award of Excellence for
Programs & Services from the national
Brain Injury Association of America
BrainSTEPS Concussion Support
Statewide Return to School & Academics
Concussion Management Team (CMT) Project
Concussions in Pennsylvania:
Annually, approx. 22,000children ages 0-21 years sustain concussions.
For students who linger, striking a balance
between the need for rest and keeping up
with academic content is the biggest
struggle.
Available at: www.brainsteps.net
Available at: www.brainsteps.net
Return to School Concussion Management Team Project (CMT) 2013
360 CMTs formed & trained by BrainSTEPS across the state of PA - Jan. 15, 2013 (40+ on wait list currently)
CMTs consist of 2 monitors Academic Monitor (School Psych, Guidance Counselor)
Symptom Monitor (School Nurse)
CMTs follow BrainSTEPS Return to School Concussion Protocol
Concussionoccurs
CMT Monitoring1-4 wks @ School level
BrainSTEPS Intervention– 4 wks @ IU level
Layered Statewide Infrastructure for Concussion Return to School
1st
layer2nd
layer
CMT Project BrainSTEPS provided PA schools with:
1. A structure Concussion School Re-Entry Protocol
2. Information & guidelines CMT Training
3. Methods for gathering data CMT Monitoring Tools
Who can be referred to
BrainSTEPS?
Who can be referred to BrainSTEPS?
A student who:1. Has an acquired brain injury
• At any point in the student’s life
2. Is having difficulty at school as a result of the acquired brain injury
• Concussions – referrals taken at 4wks. Post, unless there are “concussion modifiers” present
• All other brain injury severities – referrals taken at any point in time. The sooner the better
BrainSTEPS Websitewww.brainsteps.net
Available at: www.brainsteps.net
Available at: www.brainsteps.net
Contact:
Brenda Eagan Brown, M.S.Ed., CBISBrainSTEPS Program CoordinatorPhone: 724-944-6542Email: [email protected]