Objectives • Participants will be able to discuss how a concussion affects learning and activity participation for youth. • Participants will gain knowledge about Get Schooled on Concussions as an evidence-based tool to support any concussed student in return to learn and activities, while saving time for yourself, classroom teachers, school nurses, administrators, and other school personnel. • Participants will be able to identify benefits and user-friendly ease of the Teacher Acute Concussion Tool (TACT) through a step-by-step “practice” of the TACT. Program Narrative Many concussed students return to PE class with symptoms that can be supported through academic and participation suggestions that do not require an IEP or 504. By supporting concussed students in PE class, they can be in school to learn, enjoy friendships, and manage schoolwork expectations. Get Schooled on Concussions Teacher Acute Concussion Tool (TACT) provides evidence and clinically-based suggestions that can immediately be implemented to support any concussed student in return to learn. This FREE, easy-to-use, and practical tool saves you time. It is free to every school in Missouri. Attend this session to learn how to use the TACT. You will also learn how to access one-on-one technical assistance to implement the TACT within your District or school with the help of a Get Schooled on Concussions for Missouri Task Force member.
Presenter Bio Maureen Cunningham has led the Brain Injury Association of Missouri (BIA-MO) since 2008, with a focus on youth concussions since 2011. Concussion education and support for schools includes the Concussions: Facts, Fallacies, and New Frontiers Seminars, Get Schooled on Concussions for Missouri partnership, and Save Your Brain school-based presentations.
