BIAF Educational Courses & Materials

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OVERVIEW

The goal of the Education Program is to make high-quality education and training about traumatic brain injury and its consequences available to a wide variety of audiences. BIAF has educational courses available for many professionals including nurses, doctors, emergency medical services personnel, law enforcement officers, and safety educators, as well as the general public. Links to videos and pdf versions of educational materials are provided below. Most materials are provided free of charge.

LIST OF COURSES:

Learning About Traumatic Brain Injury - The Silent Epidemic (video)
This 30-minute basic course uses clips from the Faces of Brain Injury video with first-hand accounts of how lives are changed by brain injury. Covers basic traumatic brain injury terminology, types and common causes, and explores physical, cognitive and psycho-social effects. Information on resources and agencies providing services in Florida for people with TBI is covered as well. The video is suitable for self-study and workshop settings, or for anyone wishing to become familiar with TBI. Download pdf version.

Faces of Brain Injury (video)
Eight minute video highlights in their own words the real-life experiences of people who have sustained a brain injury. Individuals of all ages, races, genders, and economic backgrounds come together to speak about brain injury and living with the long-term consequences. Great learning and teaching tool. Can stand-alone or supplement other courses.

Making Life Work After a Brain Injury
Addresses issues involved in-home care. Three families with severely injured members discuss how they’ve used structure, repetition and consistency to help the recovery process continue. Excellent for group discussion as well as individual family interaction and planning. 
Part 1: Coming Home (video)
Part 2: Coping Strategies (video)
Part 3: Living Skills (video)
Download pdf version

Mild TBI Fact Sheet: Learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, and when to seek treatment. Available for download in English, Spanish and Creole.

Learning About Traumatic Brain Injury: Signs, Symptoms and Resources
Home study curriculum for nurses. (DVD)

Experience Traumatic Brain Injury: Patient Education Video Fourteen-minute video designed for nurses who provide patient education in their primary care settings. (DVD)

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Mass Casualty Incidents: Approach to Emergency Care One-hour course provides training for emergency room doctors, nurses and emergency services personnel. (CD)

Project L.E.A.P.
Training for Law Enforcement Course designed for in-house facilitator offers rewards for classes of 15 or more! More information

TBI in Prisons and Jails
Features the Handbook for Correction Officers and Other Institutional Staff to Identify Inmates with Traumatic Brain Injuries, a comprehensive guide designed for correctional officers in the management of inmates with TBI. More information

Vocational Rehabilitation Community Capacity Building Project
The goal of this project is to assist and enhance community based rehabilitation providers build capacity to better serve the vocational needs of individuals with traumatic brain injury. Our mission is to build a coalition of statewide experts who specialize in serving the unique needs of individuals with TBI. More Information

Materials listed above that are not available online can be ordered using the BIAF Catalog/Order Form.

Additional statewide and national resources for individuals with TBI, their families and caregivers are available on our Links page.

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