NL0213 - Return To Work: Post Brain Injury

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Learning Objectives
Describe: how the brain functions, the three types of brain injury: diffuse axonal brain injury, concussive damage and primary damage i.e. closed head injury.
Describe the role and features of cognitive rehabilitation and the vocational rehabilitation process for brain injured patients
Implement strategies and resources that are beneficial in assisting brain injured patient return to work
Explain why the signature disabilities of TBI and PTSD have a special dynamic in the workplace
Describe employers’ barriers to creating disability-inclusive workplaces (knowledge, beliefs and practices/actions) and apply interventions appropriate for each type of barrier.