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What Happens at a Pediatric Rehab Hospital Post-TBI

Hospital Executive Amy Mansue talks about the team of nurses, doctors, rehab therapists, and Child Life specialists that helps kids with TBI recover what they've lost or establish new goals for life.

Treating TBI at the VA

Patients are an integral part of the interdisciplinary polytrauma team at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center.

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Partnerships Among Schools, Parents, and Medical Facilities Can Be Beneficial

Dr. Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa talks about how parents and schools can partner with medical facilities to better understand how a brain injury can affect a student socially, behaviorally, and academically.

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Helping Teens with TBI Use Social Media Appropriately

Posting an inappropriate message on Facebook or inundating friends with texts can be social media pitfalls for any teen, especially those with a brain injury.

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Turning Ambitions into Reality with the Help of Voc Rehab

Helping people with brain injury, like this young man, figure out what they want to do with their lives is crucial.

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Different Ways to Teach Health and Wellness to Adolescents with TBI

Returning to team sports is not the only way to be active and engaged for kids with a TBI.

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For Teens, the Benefits of Vocational Rehabilitation Before Leaving High School

Dr. Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa talks about the advantages for adolescents with TBI to talk with their vocational rehab counselors before leaving high school.

How Exposure Therapy Works as a Treatment for PTSD

How Exposure Therapy Works as as a Treatment for PTSD

Exposure therapy — asking patients with PTSD to close their eyes, imagine themselves back in that traumatic situation, and retell their story — is inherently difficult for people with PTSD, but confronting fears can also be the key to the cure.

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What Is the Role of the Spouse or Family in Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapist Kristen Maisano talks about how spounes can help further a loved one's TBI-related thearpy because not only are they aware of changes in the person, but they can also bring strategies from the clinic to the home.

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What Is the Role of Motivation in Occupational Therapy?

"Sometimes service members and veterans feel stuck. Rehab for TBI is not easy," says occupational therapist Kristen Maisano. "My job is to help them find what motivates them to dig deep and to set and attain incremental goals."

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What Are "Activities of Daily Living"?

Occupational therapist Kristen Maisano explains what activities of daily living are — from brushing teeth and getting dressed to grocery shopping and fulfilling obligations at work.

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What Is the First OT Appointment Like for a Person with TBI or PTSD?

"Listening to where the person is right now is crucial," says Kristen Maisano, OTD. "From there, I will tell the person that things don't have to be hard forever, we are in this together, and I will help them get where they want to go."

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How Do You Help Patients Who Have a Hard Time Filtering What They Say?

Sometimes people with mild TBI experience disinhibition — a difficulty filtering what they say. Practicing strategies in the clinic first helps patients and therapists see what works and what doesn't.

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How Is a Therapy Dog Different from a Service Dog?

Occupational therapist Kristen Maisano talks about therapy dogs, which are used in the clinic, and how they can help service members with mild TBI and PTDS in ways that humans cannot.

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What Kind of Strategies Can You Use to Help Patients Who Are Hypervigilant?

Hypervigilance is a crucial skill to have while in combat, but once in the civilian world, it is hard to turn off. Occupational therapist Kristen Maisano talks about how to create step-by-step goals to do just that.

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How Do You Set Goals in Occupational Therapy?

OT Kristen Maisano talks about helping patients with TBI attain their goals; sometimes there are ways to retrain the brain, other times the use of compensatory strategies is necessary.

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How Do You Help Service Members Transition from the Military to the Civilian Lifestyle?

Transitioning from the military, where a service member may have had to make many life-and-death decisions, to the civilian world can be challenging.

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How Are Psychological Service Dogs Assigned to Patients?

Occupational therapist Kristen Maisano talks about how and when service members with mild TBI and/or PTSD can acquire a psychological service dog.

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How Can Civilian Providers Assess Whether a Patient Needs Occupational Therapy?

Civilian healthcare providers may need to reach out to specialists in the community to ensure that their patients are getting all of their TBI-related issues addressed.

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What Is the Role of the Patient in Occupational Therapy?

"Rehabilitation for mild TBI and PTSD needs to be service member-directed," says Kristen Maisano, OTD.

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How Can Service Dogs Help Individuals with TBI and PTSD?

Kristen Maisano, OTD talks about how service dogs can help service members and veterans in many ways — from feeling safe when sleeping to gaining confidence in public places.

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How Do Occupational Therapists Help Individuals Ease Back into the World After TBI and/or PTSD?

Occupational therapist Kristen Maisano, OTD talks about meeting patients were they are right now and creating step-by-step goals that take on challenges but in a methodical and careful way to effectively retrain the brain.

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Team River Runner

Adaptive sports like kayaking are great therapy for the injured brain ... and injured spirit. Hear from a few veterans who found hope, friendship, and renewed confidence from being out on the water.

Gray Matters: T.K. Johns and Tim Johns

"You want your son back so bad and you want him to have a normal life. It's not going to happen ... all you can do is be there 100 percent."

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Gray Matters: G. Gayle Kelley

"TBI does not change the fact that we are human beings. We have feelings. We are not second class citizens. We are different, but different does not mean worse."

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