Changing the narrative to hope: Maximizing brain health, function and participation following Brain Injury

Intensive Cross Cutting Poster

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You, Me and TBI Makes Three: Development of a Brain Health-Focused Educational Support Group

Author(s)

• DN

  Donna Noorbakhsh, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS

  Speech Language Pathologist
  Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation
  Dallas, Texas
• SC

  Stephanie Calhoun, Bachelors of Science

  Research Enrollment Analyst
  Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
  Dallas, Texas
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  Evan Elizabeth McShan, MS

  Clinical Research Coordinator
  Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  Dallas, Texas
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  Chad Swank, PT, Ph.D

  Research Scientist
  Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  Dallas, Texas

Presenting Author(s)

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  Simon Driver, Ph.D

  Director of Rehabilitation Research
  Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation
  Dallas, Texas

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to identify factors that contribute to improved mental well-being, brain health and overall quality of life following traumatic brain injury.
• Upon completion, participants will demonstrate improved understanding of brain anatomy, brain injury recovery, and compensatory strategies to better manage stresses of life after TBI.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to comprehend the process by which researchers developed an education-based support group with a focus on brain health and mental well-being.
• Upon completion, participants will demonstrate ability to generate and assess progress towards short-term and long-term goals targeting improved brain health and mental well-being.
• Upon completion, participants will understand the benefits of an education-based support group, with a focus on brain health and mental well-being.