Navigating the Educational Needs of Students Who Do Not Bounce Back after mTBI

In this Robert Sbordone Memorial mTBI/Concussion webinar, Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Ed.D., CBIST-AP, will focus on the challenges faced by a subset of students who experience ongoing learning issues after sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Unresolved symptoms of mTBI can impact academic performance, school activities, and post-high school plans. Educators are required to academically support students who struggle due to the ongoing effects of mTBI that interfere with learning. However, there continues to be a lack of evidence-based research to guide academic management practices, further complicated by ongoing challenges in bridging the existing basic mTBI research-to-practice gap. Dr. Eagan-Johnson will discuss the importance of school staff, healthcare provider, student, and family ongoing collaboration; initial academic adjustments; and the determination of need for an IEP (special education), 504 plan (not special education), and/or an Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP).