Friday, March 30, 2012: 1:25 PM-2:45 PM
Yerba Buena Salon 13-15 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Prepare to engage in dialogue with researchers and scholars to expand the field of violence against women with regard to traumatic brain injuries and post concussive symptoms
- Equip participants with information regarding comprehensive screening tools that can be used in a shelter setting
- Determine how to create a TBI screening tool that can be effective with this population of women
The impact of physical violence on mental health functioning among abused women is under explored. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) resulting from blunt force to the head or strangulation can cause life-altering physical, cognitive, or behavioral disabilities. Women in domestic violence shelters are routinely screened yet many do not readily associate their life altering disabilities with head trauma or strangulation. There are screening tools that can be adopted to inform abused women about probable TBI and the associated consequences.