Traumatic Brain Injury Information

Purpose of Regional Inclusive Services

Oregon's 13,000+ students who experience visual impairment, orthopedic impairment, deafness or hard of hearing, deaf-blindness, traumatic brain injury and/or autism spectrum disorder need an appropriate and accessible education in their home school district. Regional Inclusive Services provides training, technical tools, and additional support to educators so that all school districts, no matter their size or location, can deliver an inclusive education.

Regional Inclusive Services recently changed its name from Regional Programs to more specifically and accurately describe its function. Inclusive practices ensure that students with disabilities have opportunities to learn alongside their nondisabled peers in their neighborhood schools and communities. The statewide program consists of the Oregon Department of Education and several education service districts, school districts and other community agencies who work in partnership to ensure educators and schools across Oregon are equipped with the tools, skills and resources to deliver an accessible education for all children.

The children, birth-to-21, who as a result of their low-incidence disability require specialized services, are eligible for support from the Regional Inclusive Services. Regional Inclusive Services work in collaboration with Local School Districts, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) programs, Families, and Community Agencies to provide specialized educational support for children with a traumatic brain injury.

The Oregon Department of Education provides a grant to University of Oregon to support the Statewide Consultative and Resource Services for Traumatic Brain Injury. Statewide Consultative and Resource Services for Traumatic Brain Injury are available to assist the Regional Inclusive Services in meeting the needs of students with Traumatic Brain Injury who are eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004). IDEA.

What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Traumatic Brain Injury is an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external force resulting in a total or partial functional disability, psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, including a) cognition; b) language; c) memory; d) attention; e) information processing; f) communication and g) speech. The term does not include brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma.

Traumatic Brain Injury Regional Inclusive Services Team

• Region 1 Eastern Oregon (Intermountain ESD)
  
• Region 2 Central Oregon (High Desert ESD)
• Region 3 Southern Oregon (Southern Oregon ESD)
  
• Region 4 Cascade (Linn Benton Lincoln ESD)
  
• Region 4 Cascade (South Coast ESD)
  
• Region 5 Willamette (Willamette ESD)
• Region 6 Columbia (Portland Public Schools)
  
• Region 7 Lane (Lane ESD)
• Region 8 Northwest (Northwest ESD)

Resources

• HB 4140
  
• HB 4140 FAQ September 2021
  
• Concussion TBI Accomodations Form
  
• TBI Technical Assistance Manual
  
• Revised OAR 581-015-2125
  
• Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluation Components and Eligibility Criteria OAR 581-015-2175
  
• TBI Early Intervention Eligibility form
  
• TBI Early Childhood Special Education Eligibility form
  
• TBI School Age Special Education Eligibility form
  
• TBI Credible History Interview template
  
• TBI Credible History Evaluation Report template
  
• TBI Credible History Evaluation Report template with examples
  
• TBI… What You Need to Know About the Guided Credible History Interview Process webinar
  
• Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Video
  
• TBI Regional Inclusive Services Map and TBI Liaison Contact list 2022-2023

  Have Questions about TBI? Give your local TBI Liaison a call/email.

  Liaison Role

  • Establish Relationship with hospitals & Community to maximize early referral and smooth transitions
  • Primary contact for new TBI referrals and new inquires
  • Connect requests for assistance/information to a mentor(s) in the Region
  • Track Students (data)
  • Assist Region to 'build capacity' at all levels (teams, districts, Regions)
  • Support mentors
  • Survey district needs - outcome data
  • Support child find in the Region
• Return to School: A brain injury can change the way a student behaves, moves, thinks, and learns, and affect a student’s ability to succeed in school. The more educators know about brain injury the better prepared they will be to support students with brain injury in the classroom.
  
• What is a Concussion? Watch to learn more
  
• Traumatic Brain Injury: Upcoming Trainings
  
• Online Courses: In the Classroom after Concussion
  
• The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT)
  Statewide Consultative and Resource Services for Traumatic Brain Injury, including contact information and resources.
• Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon
  The mission of the Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, advocacy, education, research, and support.
  
• WonderBaby.org
  WonderBaby.org is dedicated to helping parents of young children with visual impairments as well as children with multiple disabilities. Here you’ll find a database of articles written by parents who want to share with others what they’ve learned about playing with and teaching a blind child, as well as links to meaningful resources and ways to connect with other families.
  

Newsletters

• March 2022 Newsletter
  

Contact:

Georgeann Harty