Debbie Pfeiffer, Ed. D., CBIS Virginia Department of Education Office of Special Education Instructional Services
Hanover Region II Collaborative Stafford Fairfax SVRP Amherst/Lynchburg Halifax 6 representatives from VDOE TTACs Total: 41 people
Prince George Norfolk Portsmouth Gloucester Fairfax Region VI Collaborative Wise 4 new reps from VDOE TTACs Total: 46 people
2 academy courses (30 participants for each) 2 trainings for SLP (350 participants) 1 training for ID dept. in schools 4 trainings for school nurses Training at Leadership Conference, Abingdon 2 trainings for special ed administrators 2 training for OT/PT staff 1 training for P.E. Teachers (15) 1 training for school psychologists/SW (21)
1 training for special ed teachers (100) 1 training for general educators (20) 1 training for behavior specialists (10) 10 articulated trainings in one school div. for >500 educators, admin, and school board members 1 webinar for OT/PT/Psych/SW (20) 1 meeting with Channel 47 to share info
138 team members in schools across VA more educators = 611 VDOE/Partnership for People with Disabilities sends Articles, notice of online trainings, research findings to 611 plus educators monthly 611 educators send s to countless other educators in their schools/regions = Many, many more people with TBI resources!
Our “Lifelines” from: BIAV BIS BIS SW Crossroads to Brain Injury Recovery Kluge Center Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter, Norfolk Children’s Hospital of Richmond
September 15, 2012, 167 school psychologists trained, Dr. Peter Patrick, presenter October 1, 2012, 48 educators from Loudoun County trained November 5, 2012, 258 more school psychologists from No. VA trained, Dr. Peter Patrick, presenter Total: 473 more educators and school psychologists trained in TBI
Arlington County Fairfax County Frederick County Greensville County Loudoun County Montgomery County Northwest Regional Education Region II Collaborative (NN, Poq, Hampton) Roanoke County 6 new reps from VDOE TTACs Total: 51 people
building capacity by training teams increasing awareness of TBI in schools and university coursework promoting concussion policy improving identification of students with TBI sharing resources building collaborative networks between schools and hospitals/brain injury services
It all adds up…