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Cognitive and Behavioral Sequalae from Traumatic Brain Injury: How to Address with Physical Therapy Interventions and Collaboration with Other Neurorehabilitation Professionals

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This course is one out of six course offerings in the Brain Injury Certificate Series.

The cognitive and behavioral sequalae from traumatic brain injury, regardless of severity of the injury, can lead to marked functional impairments. Physical therapists can play an important role in the process of recovery, adaptation, and adjustment to these sequalae through implementation of specific interventions and through collaboration with other neurorehabilitation professionals. This two-hour course will review the most common cognitive and behavioral sequalae from TBI based upon the severity of the injury, identify the targets of intervention depending on the phase of recovery, and review the roles of each neurorehabilitation team member as well as the collaborative opportunities between physical therapists and these other neurorehabilitation professionals. Interventions that physical therapists can implement to help address the cognitive and behavioral sequalae in the therapeutic process will be identified for the varied clinical settings (i.e., critical care, acute inpatient rehab, subacute, post-acute outpatient, community re-entry/engagement). Additionally, collaborative care model will be discussed and suggestions of how to implement collaborative interventions within the different clinical settings will be reviewed. 

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify the most common cognitive and behavioral sequalae from TBI based upon the severity of the injury
  • Identify the targets of intervention depending on the phase of recovery
  • Identify the roles of each neurorehabilitation team member as well as the collaborative opportunities between physical therapists and these other neurorehabilitation professionals
  • Identify the interventions that physical therapists can implement to help address the cognitive and behavioral sequalae in the therapeutic process within the varied clinical settings 

Kathleen Bechtold

PhD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Kathleen T. Bechtold, Ph.D., ABPP is a clinical psychologist who is board certified in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology and specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with brain injury. She is an Associate Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been an active researcher for the past twenty years with over 50 publications focusing on recovery and adaptation to brain injury. She is the Psychology Training Director for the Johns Hopkins Department of PM&R and provides supervision and training to psychology postdoctoral fellows, physiatry residents, and neuropsychiatry fellows in brain injury care. Dr. Bechtold is the President of the American Board of Rehabilitation of Psychology, serves on the American Board of Professional Psychology Ethics Committee, and previously served as a Trustee to the American Board of Professional Psychology. She provides national consultation and mentorship to professional colleagues regarding business practices as well as the legal and ethical considerations for the practice of psychology. 

Allison Nogi

PT, DPT

Emory University School of Medicine

Allison Nogi is a neurologic clinical specialist and graduated from Emory University in 2016 with her Doctor of Physical Therapy. She then went on to complete a neurologic residency in physical therapy at Emory University. She has practiced at both Emory University and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

As a clinical specialist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Allison was on the leadership team that created the Vestibular Rehabilitation Triage Program, which is a clinical program that uses physical therapists as direct providers, reducing wait-times for individuals with chronic and acute dizziness. Through this program, she has showcased the value of physical therapists having direct access to appropriately treat or refer patients to the most appropriate specialist. Allison also helped establish the outpatient Brain Injury Clinic at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, which facilitated a multi-disciplinary treatment approach for individuals with complex brain injury. Outside of clinical care, Allison also created the Johns Hopkins University Vestibular Competency course, an online continuing education course aimed at promoting further understanding of the vestibular system and its influence on disease and symptom presentation.

Throughout her career, Allison has been involved in research. While at Johns Hopkins, she was a member of Dr. Michael Schubert’s Laboratory of Vestibular Neuroadaptation. At Emory University, she is involved with Dr. Mark Lyle’s Rehabilitation and Applied Movement Performance Laboratory. Outside of academic research, she consults with BrainQ Technologies for their EMAGINE trial, which is a multi-site trail in the United States that uses a device to potentially promote neuroplasticity and recovery in acute stroke survivors.

Currently, Allison practices at Emory University’s Dizziness and Balance Center. In parallel to clinical practice, she is pursuing her PhD at Georgia Tech with her research focusing on the influence of the vestibular system on descending postural control in both healthy individuals and individuals with brain pathology.

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Cognitive and Behavioral Sequalae from Traumatic Brain injury: How to Address with Physical Therapy Interventions and Collaboration with Other Neurorehabilitation Professionals
05/31/2024 at 7:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 05/31/2024  |  120 minutes
05/31/2024 at 7:00 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 05/31/2024  |  120 minutes
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