Brain Injury

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Symposium

(639543) Writing Experiences, Challenges, and Compensatory Strategies following Traumatic Brain Injury

Presenter(s)

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  Carly Dinnes, PhD CCC-SLP

  Assistant Professor
  Bowling Green State University
  Perrysburg, Ohio
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  Karen Hux, PhD, CCC-SLP

  Director of Research
  Quality Living, Inc.
  Omaha, Nebraska

Writing requires multiple cognitive-linguistic processes often disrupted by traumatic brain injury. Such disruptions result in persistent writing difficulties and negatively affect successful performance of post-injury academic, vocational, and social activities. This seminar addresses this neglected area of clinical practice by providing: (a) an overview of post-injury writing experiences, changes, and challenges; and (b) suggestions for intervention planning and compensatory strategy training.

Learning Objectives:

• describe pre- and post-injury writing experiences and changes that people with TBI may experience at different points in the recovery process.
• identify specific areas of challenge with post-injury writing experienced by people with TBI.
• describe intervention approaches and compensatory strategies to support writing.