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EssentialsofBrainInjuryServicesandSupports

CarrieVanQuathem,MS,PTCarrie Van Quathem, MS, PT, serves as Director of PediatricRehabilitation at ChildServe. ChildServe’s inpatient and outpatientrehabilitation services are CARF-accredited in both pediatrics andbrain injury specialties. Carrie’s leadership role and responsibilitiesinclude ensuring clinical quality, developing best practices andprotocols,measuringclinicaloutcomesandcoordinatingChildServe’sClinicalLearningSystem.

“ServingKidswithConcussionorMildBrainInjury:BestOutcomesthroughCollaboration”

Thispresentationwillhighlightthesignificanceofpediatricconcussions,discussthecharacteristicsof concussions, and outline the systematic management of concussions, emphasizing thecollaborative practice of a team approach as best practice for concussion care.Wewill outlineroles and responsibilities of each team member within the system of care for children withconcussion, using and explaining the REAP program as a model. The course will address theimportanceofalignmentandcollaborativeprocessesbetweenthosesystemswhicharecriticaltothechild’ssuccessduringthereturntolearnandreturntoplayprocesses.

Objectives:• Identifythecharacteristicsandsignificanceofconcussions• Understandthesystemofcareforpediatricconcussionsrehabilitation• Participantswillbeabletoidentifyteammembersaswellastheircriticalrolesand

responsibilitieswithinthesystemofcareforconcussionmanagement• Listbenefitsandchildoutcomeswithinacoordinatedsystemofcareforconcussion• IdentifyhowtheycancreateasystemforReturn-to-LearnandReturn-to-Playwithintheir

communityresourcesusingtheREAPprogramasamodel

TargetAudience:CaseManagers,counselors,professionalsandanyonewhohaveexperiencedbraininjury,families,oreducators.

Thursday,July20,201711:15am-12:15pm