Promoting cognitive support technology use and employment success among postsecondary students with traumatic brain injuries

Authors

Phillip Rumrill, Kent State University
Eileen Elias, JBS International, Inc.
Deborah J. Hendricks, West Virginia University
Karen Jacobs, Boston University
Anne Leopold, JBS International, Inc.
Amanda Nardone, Boston University
Elaine Sampson, West Virginia University
Marcia Scherer, University of Rochester
Callista Stauffer, Kent State University
Brian T. McMahon, Virginia Commonwealth University

Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2016

Journal/Book/Conference Title

JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Volume

45

Issue

1

First Page

53

Last Page

61

DOI of Original Publication

10.3233/JVR-160810

Comments

Originally published at http://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-160810

Date of Submission

August 2017

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This article applies positive psychology principles to the purpose and objectives of a five-year, federally-funded initiative to provide cognitive support technology (CST) training and career preparatory services for undergraduate college students with mild and moderate traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

METHODS: A total of 48 students with TBI have participated in the project during its first 18 months of operation - 14 of whom are military veterans with disabilities who were in the Iraq and/or Afghanistan theaters.

CONCLUSION: Positive psychology interventions such as Best Possible Self, Intensely Positive Experiences, and Asset-based Assessments provide a framework for examining the activities of this multi-site development project.

Rights

© 2016 – IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved

Is Part Of

VCU Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Publications