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An overview of the need for behavioral health professionals, the impacts of workforce shortages and discussion of a framework for recruitment, retention, and building a pipeline for training future behavioral health professionals.

Individuals who have suffered a brain injury face many challenges following their injury, including physical, cognitive, and emotional consequences that can range from inconvenient to debilitating. Whether the brain injury is mild, moderate, or severe, patients rely on medical professionals to guide the recovery process and help them thrive in the aftermath of an injury.

This training gives primary care providers the knowledge and skills needed to better understand and support individuals who have experienced brain injury. It covers the different types of brain injuries, their causes, and the physical, cognitive, and emotional impacts they can have. By the end of the program, providers will be equipped to effectively collaborate with their patients to improve their quality of life.

This course covers the physiological and psychological effects of brain injury on mental health.

This course explores how skills deficits can impact therapeutic interventions and provides effective communication strategies when working with individuals with brain injury and mental health issues.

This course describes the importance of screening for brain injury to better understand the severity and impact it has on behavioral health treatment.

The Brain Injury Essentials series includes a grouping of courses that provide a foundation for understanding the physiological and psychological effects of brain injury on mental health and that explore how skills deficits can impact therapeutic interventions, provide effective communication strategies when working with individuals with brain injury and mental health issues, and that define the importance of screening for brain injury to better understand the severity and impact it has on behavioral health treatment.

Many youth with brain injuries may experience difficulties with emotional regulation due to changes in brain function. As a behavioral health professional, you should be prepared to provide immediate and long-term care that includes strategies and support to help youth manage emotions to effectively cope with frustration, anger, anxiety, and depression, among other things.

This course is designed to provide you with knowledge and skills to better understand and support children and youth who have experienced brain injuries. It covers a wide range of topics, including types and classifications of brain injuries, special considerations for working with children and youth, an in-depth look at the school system and academic supports, and specific case studies to illuminate how to work with youth with mild, moderate, and severe brain injuries. Through this course, you will gain a deeper understanding of the impact of brain injuries on a child or youth’s life, including physical, cognitive, and emotional consequences, and come away with tools to help support the individual’s specific needs.

Screening protocols are essential for helping individuals with brain injuries access the care they need. Brain injuries can significantly impact a person's health, function, and well-being, putting them at higher risk for various physical and mental health challenges. This course focuses on the tools and strategies necessary to assess and evaluate the impact of brain injuries accurately. You'll learn how to gather detailed information about an individual's injury history, conduct comprehensive health history interviews, and recognize when specialist care is needed.

In addition to addressing the direct effects of brain injuries, this course also explores the unique challenges faced by individuals as they adjust to life post-injury. These challenges often include communication difficulties, mood disturbances, and cognitive issues, which can complicate access to care — especially for those with co-occurring behavioral health conditions. By understanding these added complexities, you will be better equipped to support both patients and their caregivers, tailoring treatment plans to meet each individual's specific needs.

As a group, people with disabilities fare far worse than their nondisabled counterparts across a broad range of health indicators and social determinants of health. Adults with disabilities are four times more likely than people with no disabilities to report their health to be fair or poor (40.3% vs. 9.9%). The absence of professional training on disability competency for healthcare practitioners is one of the most significant barriers preventing people with disabilities from receiving appropriate and effective health care.

This introductory course on disability is designed to provide behavioral health professionals with knowledge and skills to better understand and support individuals who have disabilities. This course covers a wide range of topics, including the many identities of people with disabilities, and the social determinants of health, ableism, and the previous models of care that have negatively impacted the well-being of the disabled community. It also highlights what disability-competent care looks like, and the importance of activism, continuous learning, and the disability justice movement.