Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies -- Brain Injury Section

<p>This section is about brain injury and the scientific application of behavior analysis to the challenges facing such injuries.</p> <p></p> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Brain Injury Section</title> <title>Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies</title> <title>Applied Behavior Analysis resources available for intervention and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury</title> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Applied behavior analysis is an effective approach in treating persons with Acquired Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain injury. Research has shown that when used in combination with pharmacological treatment, applied behavior analysis provides a basis for developing comprehensive treatment plans that result in emotional and behavioral stabilization, promote better outcomes for Vocational, Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy, and lead to more successful transitions to the community settings. "> <mega http-equiv="keywords" content="Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Hypoxic, Anoxic, Frontal Lobe, Executive Functioning, Emotional Control, Mood Swings, Glasgow Scale, Ranchos Scale, Brain Injury, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies"> <base target="mainarea"> <META http-equiv="keywords" content="Acquired Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, ABA, Behavior Analysis,Cambridge Center"> <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../style/content_style.css"> <script src="..\script\N4&framecontext.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="sectionTitle"><span id="titleText">Brain Injury</span> </div> <div id="wholePage"> <h1>Introduction</h1> <div class="firstPara"><span class="dropcap">W</span>elcome to the Brain Injury Section of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. Please review the material contained in these pages to learn more about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), and to learn more about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) resources available for intervention and treatment. The content of the Brain Injury Section is refereed by an Advisory Board composed of leaders in ABA and TBI.</div> <p class="pageContent"><ul> <li><h3>About This Section</h3></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_intended.cfm" target="_self">Intended Audience</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_advisory.cfm" target="_self">The Advisory Board</a></li> <li><h3><a href="bi_about_TBI.cfm" target="_self">About TBI</a></h3></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_about_TBI.cfm" target="_self">What is TBI?</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_about_TBI.cfm#ABI" target="_self">What is ABI?</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_about_TBI.cfm#glasgow" target="_self">What is the Glasgow Scale?</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_about_TBI.cfm#rancho" target="_self">What is the Rancho Scale?</a></li> <li><h3><a href="bi_impact.cfm" target="_self">The Impact of Brain Injury</a></h3></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_impact.cfm#prevalence">What is the prevalence of brain injury?</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_impact.cfm#life">What is life after brain injury?</a></li> <li><h3><a href="bi_behavior_analysis.cfm" target="_self">Behavior Analysis and Brain Injury</a></h3></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_behavior_analysis.cfm#Environment">Environmental variables</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_behavior_analysis.cfm#what_ba">What is Behavior Analysis?</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_behavior_analysis.cfm#BCBA">What is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst?</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_behavior_analysis.cfm#specialist">What is a Brain Injury Specialist?</a></li> <li><h3><a href="bi_pharmacology.cfm" target="_self">Pharmacology Treatment</a></h3></li> <li><h3>CCBS Brain Injury Articles and Commentaries</h3></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="bi_references.cfm" target="_self" title="Brain Injury References">References</a></li> <li><h3>For More Information</h3></li> <li class="innerlist">Articles, Books, Training</li> <li class="innerlist">Bibliography</li> <li><h3>Links to Brain Injury Sites</h3></li> <a name="Links"> <li class="innerlist"><a href="http://www.biausa.org/" target="_self">Brain Injury Association of America</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="http://www.biacolorado.org/" target="_self">Brain Injury Association of Colorado</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="http://www.learningservices.com/" target="_self">Learning Services</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="http://www.neurorestorative.com/" target="_self">NeuroRestorative</a></li> <li class="innerlist"><a href="http://www.mabcommunity.org/IvyStreetSchool" target="_self">MAB Ivy Street School</a></li> </ul></p> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../style/content_style.css"> </head> <body> <p id="bottomCredit"><b>About the Action Editor for the Brain Injury websection:<br>Jeff Kupfer is President of Jeff Kupfer, P.A., in Colorado, President of the Four Corners Association for Behavior Analysis and Trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. 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