Brain Injury Education Support Team

Brain Injury Education Support Team

The Brain Injury Education Support Team (formerly known as Traumatic Brain Injury Transition Team) is available to help support the needs of students who have sustained a brain injury through consultation to the educational staff working with the student and the student's peers and family.

If you would like support in this area, please complete the Request Form and we will respond to your request.  Interested in joining our team?  Complete this form to sign up to join the BEST!

Resources

• BEST Handbook (coming soon!)

• BEST Flyer

• Little Bumps, Big Impact Flyer

• Return to School - National resource hub created by the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT).  The site provides education, tools, and support strategies for parents, educators, and healthcare providers helping students safely return to the classroom following a concussion or TBI.

• CareCircle - This app combines medical insights, health record management, and a supportive community network to help students and families manage brain injuries together

• Concussion Navigator - This is a comprehensive, evidence-based toolkit that heps families navigate concussion recovery through symptom tracking, expert guidance on returning to daily activities, and a directory for finding local medical specialists
  
  

Additional Information

• Classroom Accommodation Considerations
• Concussion in Sports
• ThinkFirst Program Information
• Mayo Clinic - TBI Symptoms
• Brain Injury Association of America - Mild Brain Injury and Concussion
• An Educator's Guide to Concussions in the Classroom
• TBI Survival Guide: Online Book for Parents
• Michigan Resource Guide for Persons with TBI and Their Families
• CDC - HEADS UP Awareness Program resources
• Classroom Interventions for Students with TBI 

Video Guides

• Traumatic Brain Injury In Students
• What is a Concussion 
• Accommodations After a Concussion
• Return to Learn after a Concussion
• Tracey’s Story (preventative; emphasizes reporting concussions)