The BrainSTEPS (Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, and Students) Brain Injury School Re-Entry Consulting Program assists Pennsylvania schools in creating educational plans for students following acquired brain injury.  Acquired brain injuries (ABI) are brain injuries that occur after birth and include both traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and nontraumatic brain injuries (nTBI).

After a brain injury, students may return to school with temporary or lifelong impairments that have a significant impact on classroom performance.  BrainSTEPS has been designed to consult with school teams and families in the development and delivery of educational services for students who have experienced any type of acquired brain injury.  BrainSTEPS assists schools in building their capacity by serving as brain injury consultants to the school districts and teachers of these students.

BrainSTEPS supports school districts in the following ways:

  Identification of students with traumatic and nontraumatic brain injuries

  School re-entry planning

  Intervention selection and implementation

  Educational plan development

  Concussion management for return to academics

  Teacher Training, peer training, family training

  Ongoing, annual monitoring until graduation

  Family support and resource sharing

  Awareness training to medical, rehabilitation, and community facilities.