About this course
While Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) have been described as the "signature wound" of the current American military, brain injuries have occurred for as long as humans have been on the planet. While some head injuries can be severely disfiguring and produce massive physical and psychological deficits, some TBIs are more subtle and can go undetected and/or untreated. This course discusses and analyzes the effects of more subtle TBI caused by prenatal teratogens (e.g., fetal alcohol syndrome) and postnatal toxic events (e.g., seizures), anchoring these deficits in the basic psychophysiology of the brain. Assessment methods and tools for detecting brain dysfunction are discussed and sample case data are presented to illustrate diagnostic patterns. Lastly, the clinical implications of these injuries are reviewed across several relevant contexts.
Course Specific Approvals and Disclosures
HealthForum Online has been approved by Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board as an Educational provider with programs approved by NBCC, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing as a provider of professional continuing education for health care professionals, provider approval #50-29605.
HealthForum Online is approved by the Florida Board of Psychology as a Board Approved Provider, provider approval # 50-29605.
HealthForum Online has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7185. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. HealthForum Online is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
HealthForum Online is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. HealthForum Online maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The presenter and all members of the planning team have disclosed that they have no relevant financial commercial relationships to products or devices related to the content of this educational activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medication have been used. Courses include expert peer reviews of the content where applicable.