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SW 644: Issues in Developmental Disabilities Traumatic Brain Injury: Policy Issues, Advocacy and Practice Implications Charles Degeneffe, Ph.D., CRC, ACSW Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling San Diego State University Interviewed by: Don Anderson, MSSW University of Wisconsin, Madison & Eau Claire School of Social Work
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Challenges of Service Delivery Differential diagnosis Lack of clear consensus regarding TBI Differential service eligibility criteria State defines
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Advocacy Efforts TBI Medicaid waiver programs Brain Injury Association of America
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Issues: Fragmented long-term community support systems Differential statutes and rules between States
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Prevention TBI Act Funding available through CDC to provide training programs and other prevention efforts Programmatic approaches: San Diego Brain Injury Foundation Challenge of different societal attitudes and culture
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Prevention and Creating Awareness Role of education Role of media Iraq and Afghanistan wars Public figures
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Research and TBI Iraq and Afghanistan Neuropsychological assessment and injury identification
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Research & Practice What is lacking? Vocational implications Employment re-integration Educational re-integration and support Transition to adult services
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(Conclusion)
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