Individuals, who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), may have ongoing impairments that interfere with returning to work.

These may include:

• Cognitive deficits – difficulty with attention, memory, and executive function skills
• Communication deficits – difficulty speaking (e.g., word finding) or understanding language
• Physical deficits – overall weakness/endurance, challenges with right or left arm or leg mobility, or impaired vision
• Emotional or behavioral deficits – depression, anxiety, anger/aggression, or impulsivity

Post-Acute therapy helps to identify adaptations or accommodations they may need in order to return to their prior occupation; or help to identify that they may have difficulty performing their prior occupation safely, or in the same manner.

The Tejas Post-Acute Brain Injury Program (PABI) offers a Vocational Readiness Program to support individuals who want to return to the workforce after their TBI.

What is the Vocational Readiness Program?

The Vocational Readiness Program is a series of sessions that focus on career-readiness and potential return to the workforce. Sessions promote self-assessment given current abilities post injury, coping and compensatory strategies, understanding job rights and accommodations, updating a resume and acquiring practical skills and tools to use when searching for or returning to their place within the workforce.

Sessions

• Coping with Vocational Change
• S.M.A.R.T Goals
• Job Skills 101
• Social Services: Support & Education
• Building a Resume
• Elevator Speech 101
• Interviewing Skills

Sessions are taught by both our Speech-Language Pathologist and our Certified Vocational Specialist.

The Vocational Readiness Program can be adapted for individualized plans of care to address the most appropriate courses for each person.