Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been has been recognized by the state as a low incidence disability to be covered by Regional Programs. This program is currently in process of development.
The Oregon Department of Education provides a grant to Teaching Research Institute, (TRI), of Western Oregon University, to provide support to the statewide Consultative and Resource Services for Traumatic Brain Injury.
Columbia Regional Program will act as the coordinating agency for TBI in Multnomah, Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco Counties.
The Regional Liaison will be a contact person for referrals, provide resources to IEP teams and families and participate in the state TBI working group.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury?
An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in a total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, including cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech.
For More Information
TBI Contact: Penny Jordan Traumatic Brain Injury Liaison (503) 916-5570 ext. 78297
TBI T-BITS
- T-BIT (TBI Topics)- TBI Executive function in teens
- 4 Steps to SPED Assessment
- Assessment for TBI
- Assistive Technology for TBI
- Classroom Clues
- Classroom Strategies That Work
- Concussion is a Brain Injury
- Early Childhood TBI
- Executive Function Impairment & Intervention
- Creed for Effective Parent-Professional Partnerships
- Four Tips For Working With Students Who Have TBI
- Re-entry to School Following a TBI
- The Silent Epidemic
- Incidence, Causes and Underidentification of TBI in Oregon
- Why a diagnosis of TBI is important
- Working with Families
More than one million children receive brain injuries each year. More
than 30,000 of these children have lifelong disabilities as a result of
the brain injury.
