CONTACT: Nicole Bonomini
Marketing Coordinator
Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers, Inc.
734.482.1200
nicole.bonomini@rainbowrehab.com
Improving Behaviors in
Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors
YPSILANTI, Mich. April 3, 2009 — Agitation and negative behaviors have great potential to disrupt therapy progress and recovery after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
TBI survivors may experience a range of neuropsychological problems depending on the part of the brain that is affected and the severity of the injury. Personality changes, memory and judgment deficits, lack of impulse control and poor concentration are all common issues survivors face. Behavioral changes can be stressful if they cause internal conflict or they stand in the way of progress.
RainbowVisions Magazine, a news source for the brain injury industry published by Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers, reviews strategies for managing negative behaviors through an effective behavior plan, Functional Behavior Analysis and Behavior Reinforcement Techniques such as backwards chaining and pattern
recognition. These strategies are successfully used in Rainbow’s Behavior Modification Program on a daily basis and may be utilized at home or elsewhere. Learn more in the Winter 2009 Clinical News article “Improving Behaviors.”
To read more about improving behaviors, therapies, rehabilitation and industry news, visit www.rainbowvisionsmagazine.com. Free subscriptions to RainbowVisions Magazine online are also available; to sign up, select Subscribe Now! from the top menu at the Web site.
About Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers, Inc.
Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., headquartered in Ypsilanti, Mich., has been a provider of rehabilitation services for children, teens and adults with brain and spinal cord injuries since 1983. With more than 30 residential locations, two treatment centers, a NeuroRehab Campus and two vocational centers, we offer a broad range of brain and spinal cord injury recovery and rehabilitation services. Our residential settings include adult homes, child and adolescent homes, town houses and semi-independent living apartments. Day treatment and outpatient services are also available.
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Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers
5570 Whittaker Road
P.O. Box 970230
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Toll-Free: (800) 968-6644
5570 Whittaker Road
P.O. Box 970230
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Toll-Free: (800) 968-6644
Rainbow's Continuum of Care spans a broad range of brain and spinal cord injury recovery and rehabilitation services including: medical, physical, cognitive, occupational, psycho-social, behavioral, vocational, educational, and recreational. Learn more.