Four times a year, Rainbow recognizes employees who go above and beyond their duties. We call them Employees of the Season. Nate Ponder was recently nominated for this honor. Here’s what his nomination said: Nate is a true leader at one of our residential houses in Belleville, MI. His calm demeanor and respect for our…
By Pamela T. Boykin, M.Ed., CCC-SLP Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Jamall Duffey, presently a 22-year-old male enrolled in the Young Adult Program at the Rainbow’s Oakland Treatment Center, was involved in a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accident on June 20, 2003. Jamall sustained a traumatic brain injury and was admitted to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan…
Four times a year, Rainbow recognizes employees who go above and beyond their duties. We call them Employees of the Season. Karen Violette, a Respiratory Therapist at our NeuroRehab Campus®, was recently honored as an Employee of the Season. Here’s what her nomination said: Karen is a wonderful trainer. She is responsible for ensuring all…
By Lynn Brouwers, MS, CRC, CBIST Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Tips for success It is often said when working with persons with moderate to severe brain injury, “it’s not getting a job that is hard; it’s keeping the job.” Left on their own, over half of patients who return to work end up unemployed within a…
Four times a year, Rainbow recognizes employees who go above and beyond their duties. We call them Employees of the Season. Emonda Burrough was recently nominated for Employee of the Season. Read her nomination: This past season, Emonda took on the huge task to complete the Client Program Procedures (CPPs) audit at the Garden City…
By Heidi Reyst, Ph.D., CBIST Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers The EBIG 5.0 Development Process With great fanfare, I am excited to be writing about the rollout of the Essential Brain Injury Guide 5.0 (or EBIG for short). In 2012, the Academy of Certified of Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) Board of Governors began the process of developing…
Four times a year, Rainbow recognizes employees who go above and beyond their duties. We call them Employees of the Season. Cathy Mills was recently nominated for this honor. Read her nomination: Cathy is kind and caring to everyone she meets. Every shift that she works, you can be sure the clients are getting the…
By Heidi Reyst, Ph.D., CBIST Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Historical Background In the 1970s and early 1980s, advancements in trauma care and improvements in motor vehicle safety resulted in legions of individuals surviving brain injuries who previously would have died. As more and more people survived their injuries; more and more people lived with a brain…
Four times a year, Rainbow recognizes employees who go above and beyond their duties. We call them Employees of the Season. Terrell Brazier was nominated for Employee of the Season for his hard work on Rainbow’s Flint Water Project. Read his nomination: A company-wide water drive was put together to collect water to help our…
Speech and Language Development in Young Children By Megan Remenap, MS, CCC-SLP, CBISRainbow Rehabilitation Centers Although there is no single way in which a child learns how to communicate, there is a general pattern of speech and language development. This pattern of development occurs at a different rate for all children due to intellect, personality,…
