Correctional Administration Personnel
1. Knowledge
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).
1.6 - I can describe how brain injury affects transition/re-entry into the community.
1.7 - I can find resources to understand terminology related to brain injury.
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. Screening
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).
2.6 - I know that youth with a brain injury can be eligible for specialized services.
3. Eligibility
3.2 - I follow state and federal laws and policies relevant to youth with brain injury in the justice system.
3.3 - I contribute to decisions about the need for services for brain injury.
4. Assessment
4.3 - I communicate with staff across facility settings (e.g., residence, school, treatment) about the progress of youth with brain injury.
6. Community Reentry
6.1 - I train internal staff (e.g., line staff, residential staff, educators, medical and treatment staff) to provide services and supports to youth with brain injury.
6.2 - I communicate with internal staff (e.g., line staff, residential staff, educators, medical and treatment staff) about services and supports for youth with brain injury.
6.3 - I work with internal staff (e.g., line staff, residential staff, educators, medical and treatment staff) to implement services and supports for youth with brain injury.
6.4 - I communicate with caregivers, guardians, families, and support providers external to the facility about services and supports for youth with brain injury.