Pediatric TBI: Issues of Policy and Access

Course overview

This course will explore factors that contribute to the difficulties children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families experience in accessing rehabilitation services for cognitive-communication disorders. Specifically, the course will discuss how and why children with TBI experience difficulties in accessing services, including a discussion of the impact of health care and educational policy. The course will then discuss specific ways to support change and improvement in access to care for pediatric TBI in daily practice for the individual clinician across a variety of levels.