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Challenges and Supports During the Transition from High School to College for Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Contemporary School Psychology
  • Michaela M. Kramer, University of Dayton
  • Susan C. Davies, University of Dayton
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Abstract

Students who have sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may experience a number of consequences, all of which can impede the transition from high school to postsecondary educational settings. This study, which relied on interviews with students who had sustained TBIs and who had persistent problems related to their traumas, helped gain an understanding of their postsecondary transition experiences. Students’ parents were also interviewed to provide a point of comparison. The reports of these students—all of whom were enrolled in college at the time of the study—revealed significant challenges with attention and focus, fatigue, short-term memory, and social situations. Comments from the parents offered corroboration. This report concludes with suggestions for school-based practice to promote strategies and services supporting this population of students in their transition to postsecondary educational settings.

Inclusive pages
1-13
ISBN/ISSN
2159-2020
Document Version
Postprint
Comments

The document available for download is the author's accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file. To read the publisher's version, use the DOI provided.

Publisher
Springer
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Citation Information
Michaela M. Kramer and Susan C. Davies. "Challenges and Supports During the Transition from High School to College for Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries" Contemporary School Psychology (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan_davies/74/