PABI Plan - The Sarah Jane Brain Project

Research - Increase capacity of local schools to meet educational needs of students with
PA/TBI
1. Research on school-based interventions:
a. Determine the impact of the range of school-services on child/young adult outcomes
b. Evaluate the efficacy of different hospital-school transition plans
c. Conduct studies to evaluate the impact on student performance of instructional and
behavioral support strategies that have been validated with other disability groups
d. Validate which assessment tools and processes guide effective educational
programming and effective transitioning
e. Evaluate the economic impact on the reintegration of students
f. Carry out an epidemiological study of service delivery
g. Determine an effective educational program for hospitals, schools, and coaches, for
proper and immediate identification/classification of children with “mild” TBI
h. Evaluate the efficacy of interventions that involve agencies, colleges/universities,
employers and other community members in transition planning and activities to
promote success of young adults with PA/TBI in higher education, employment, and
independent living
i. Promote self-management strategies throughout childhood and adolescence in order
to reduce long-term disability risk factors
j. Investigate educational techniques and methods to promote ongoing recovery and
development
k. Evaluate how cognitive and behavior strategies work for children of different ages
l. Determine the most effective procedures for preventing secondary behavioral and
emotional problems
m. Determine the most effective procedures for treating secondary behavioral and
emotional problems
2. Training and technical assistance for educators:
a. Use technology including distance learning and web sites to improve capacity
building and training
b. Determine the costs/benefits of providing consultation and support to teachers
c. Determine relative effectiveness of consultation and ongoing support for educators
using trained peer consultants versus full-time A/TBI consultants
d. from either within or outside the school system), with attention to the impact on
students, families, and educators
e. Determine relative effectiveness of the range of training approaches (pre-service, inservice)
and training delivery mechanisms (internet-delivered, traditional classroom)
Research - Dissemination of evidence-based strategies to educators, clinicians and other
service providers
1. Evaluate the efficacy of maintenance therapy
2. Design and evaluate an IRODP (individualized recovery and ongoing development plan)
3. Determine what technology best promotes the child/young adult and family function
4. Evaluate risk factors for psychiatric co-morbidities
5. Determine the timing, intensity, venue for, and type of effective rehab interventions
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