Traumatic Brain Injury Positive Strategies for Families: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Parent-Training Program.

Objective: To determine program satisfaction and preliminary efficacy of Traumatic Brain Injury Positive Strategies (TIPS), a web-based training for parenting strategies after child brain injury.

Design: A randomized controlled trial with parallel assignment to TIPS intervention or usual-care control (TAU). The three testing time-points were pretest, posttest within 30 days of assignment, and 3-month follow-up.

Stakeholder Perspectives on the School Experiences of Students With Traumatic Brain Injury: The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Service Delivery.

Background: For students with traumatic brain injury (TBI), the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated challenges they were already experiencing at school.

Methods: This qualitative study employed focus groups and interviews with students, parents, school, and medical personnel to explore the school experiences of students with TBI. Thematic qualitative analyses were used.

Management of Return to School Following Brain Injury: An Evaluation Model.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects children's ability to succeed at school. Few educators have the necessary training and knowledge needed to adequately monitor and treat students with a TBI, despite schools regularly serving as the long-term service provider. In this article, we describe a model used in Oregon that implements best practices indicated by the extant literature, as well as our research protocol for evaluating this model.

Staff Traumatic Brain Injury Skill Builder: Evaluation of an Online Training Program for Paraprofessional Staff Serving Adults With Moderate-Severe TBI.

Objective: To evaluate the online, self-guided, interactive Staff TBI Skill Builder training program for paraprofessional staff.

Design: A within-subjects, nonexperimental evaluation involving 79 paraprofessionals and professionals working across a range of settings. Participants completed a pretest (T1), a posttest immediately upon program completion (T2), and follow-up (T3) 60 days after program completion.

A survey of the training experiences and needs of paraprofessionals serving adults with brain injury.

: To conduct a survey of the training experiences and needs of paraprofessionals (frontline staff) serving adults with moderate-severe TBI from the perspectives of four stakeholder groups: paraprofessionals, professionals, adults living with brain injury, and family members.: Participants were (a) 28 paraprofessionals, (b) 45 professionals, (c) 41 adults living with brain injury, and (d) 22 family members, for a total of 136 participants.: We conducted an online, nationwide survey containing closed and open-ended questions.