Online resources for Washington educators, parents, and community providers who support students with brain injury.

Washington State's Return to School Assistance Program offered by Center on Brain Injury Research and Training

Free online access to DSHS & CBIRT sponsored events, on-demand webinars, and downloadable resources that may benefit Washington educators, parents, and community providers who support students with brain injury.

Programs that provide support for adjusting, adapting or redesigning furniture or equipment or structural elements of school and college/university environments in order to make them accessible to students with disabilities.

School Accessibility

Programs that provide training for family members and other informal caregivers which focuses on care-related activities such as medication management, personal care and making the home environment safe and barrier-free as well as on stress management and other techniques to help the caregiver take care of him or herself. The focus of the training is on building the skills and capacity of the caregiver to manage their caregiving role. Some programs include a caregiver assessment, development of an individualized plan that focuses on the caregiver, setting goals and establishing a routine for ongoing support for the caregiver.

Caregiver Training

Programs that help participants develop or refine their communication skills, usually by focusing on communication in a particular context, e.g., helping parents communicate with their children, helping professionals communicate with their clients and so forth. Training may emphasize active listening skills, problem-solving skills, conflict resolution techniques, body language, empathy, sensitivity to the values and/or cultural background of others, genuineness and other facets of the communication process.

Communication Training

Programs that provide training in the technical competencies unique to a specific occupation that are required for successful workplace performance. The training may be delivered in a variety of ways including apprenticeships, business practice firms, classroom training, internships, OJT or work experience; or may take place in a combination of settings, on-the-job training supported by formal classroom training, for example, or classroom training followed by an internship.

Occupation Specific Job Training

Programs that offer workshops, discussion groups, activities and other types of training that sensitize participants to people with disabilities or others with visible differences such as scarring that set them apart from their peers, help them experience what it is like to have a disability, and share techniques for positive communication and interaction with people who have disabilities.

Disability Awareness Training

Programs that provide information about the causes and origins, preventive measures, symptoms, screening/diagnostic procedures, and/or methods of treatment or management including the latest research for specific illnesses or disabling conditions.

Disease/Disability Information

Programs that provide educational and supportive services for parents with disabilities and/or parents of children with disabilities who want to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to be effective in their parenting role.

Disability Related Parenting Programs

Programs that improve the public's understanding of mental health and mental illness and help people make choices which promote personal mental health, take advantage of opportunities for early detection, develop an awareness of available treatment options and support their ability to deal with mental health conditions when they arise. General mental health information/education programs provide information about a wide variety of mental health related diagnoses rather than specializing in a particular area; and may develop and disseminate materials whose objective is to dispel misconceptions about the nature of mental illness, marshal support for people who have a psychiatric disability or behavioral issue and help to remove the stigma that is often associated with mental illness.

General Mental Health Information/Education

Programs that provide opportunities for students to pursue a course of independent study utilizing material that is communicated via the Internet.

Internet Courses

Washington State DSHS Approved Clock Hour Provider offering online training courses designed for those new to working with adults how have had a brain injury or wanting refresher courses.

TBI Skill Builder offered by Center on Brain Injury Research and Training

Online self-paced online trainings including courses in supporting participation for meaningful activities, understanding/responding to challenging situations/behaviors, supporting communication, using memory tools, and building positive daily routines.

Programs that provide training for school children and others which teaches them techniques for resolving disagreements before they escalate to violence.