Competencies for All Roles

1.1 - I can describe how brain injury differs from other disabilities.

1.2 - I can describe how brain injury differs from the behaviors of typically developing youth.

1.4 - I know that brain injury co-occurs with behavioral health disorders (e.g., mental illness, substance use disorder).

1.9 - I can describe how brain injury affects cognition and communication.

1.10 - I can describe how brain injury affects social interactions.

1.11 - I can describe how brain injury affects emotional regulation.

1.12 - I recognize that negative early life experiences and trauma can be associated with brain injury and criminal behavior.

2.1 - When a youth experiences an injury to the head or neck and/or reduced oxygen to the brain, I immediately seek medical attention for the youth.

2.2 - I contact medical staff when a youth experiences a possible brain injury in the facility (e.g., blow to the head, neck, body; suffocation; strangulation; overdose).

3.2 - I follow state and federal laws and policies relevant to youth with brain injury in the justice system.

4.3 - I communicate with staff across facility settings (e.g., residence, school, treatment) about the progress of youth with brain injury.