Brain Injury
Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)
Cross-Cutting
Symposium
Jessica Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Angela Ciccia, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Kelly Knollman-Porter, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Jennifer Lundine, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor; Research Scientist
The Ohio State University; Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Katy O'Brien, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Tracey Wallace, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist/Clinical Research Scientist
Shepherd Center
Alpharetta, Georgia
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The purpose of this presentation is to examine newly published guidelines from the Center for Disease Control regarding the care and management of children following mild traumatic brain injury. Specifically, we will highlight the application of these recommendations to speech-language pathology (SLP) practices. In particular, we discuss education, assessment, treatment, team management, and ongoing post-injury monitoring. In addition, we provide suggested timelines regarding implementation of services by SLPs. We will discuss these recommendations and practices separately for young children (i.e., birth to elementary school) and adolescents (i.e., middle and high school-age children).
