Virginia Brain Injury Professional Certificate Course

To provide a basic understanding of brain anatomy, functional impacts of brain injury, effective interventions, and the services and supports offered in Virginia.

Course Description

Brain injury is a complicated diagnosis to treat, and it requires additional education beyond what most professionals encounter in school. This course will cover an overview of brain injury, the anatomy of the brain and what happens when it is injured, medical and physical complications, neurocognitive issues, psychosocial challenges, and special populations (e.g. families, kids, veterans). It will also offer strategies for providing supports to persons served, with a special emphasis on the Virginia system of care for those with brain injury.

   Course Learning Objectives:

• • Understand brain anatomy and the pathophysiology of mild, moderate and severe traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury
  • Identify medical, physical, cognitive, neurobehavioral and psychosocial sequela of brain injury
  • Recognize brain injury in special populations (e.g. children, the military) and with unique considerations (disorders of consciousness, family/cultural/sexuality/gender issues)
  • Learn treatment philosophies and approaches to rehabilitation
  • Identify at least 3 communication, behavior or treatment intervention strategies
  • Discover local resources to help serve persons with brain injury

   Course Structure:

Self-paced online course. Completion with a score of 80% or higher generates a certificate.

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• To sign up as an individual to take the online course, choose the Individual Registration access below.
• To purchase access to the online course for someone other than yourself or a group of participants choose “Want to Sign Up a Group?” below.  This will allow you to purchase access codes that can be distributed to your staff to access the online course. More about Access Codes.
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$ 175 per person

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Do I have to complete the course in one sitting? Expand

No, you are able to log in and out as needed and return to the course where you left off.

How long will it take me to complete the course? Expand

The course will take approximately 2 hours to complete.

Who do I contact if I have question or need help? Expand

If you need assistance you can email Debra Holloway, Education Manager at debra@biav.net.

What does the course exam include? Expand

The exam contains two scenarios with 4 questions each and 30 multiple choice and true false questions.

What happens if I do not score an 80% or higher on the test? Expand

If you do not score an 80% on the final test you can re-take the test until you are able to pass.

This project is supported through state general funds (Contract #16-002A) administered by the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).