Client Services Coordinator: The Client Services Coordinator serves as a communication link with all care providers including your physicians to assure that treatment goals are being met.
Psychologist/Neuropsychologist: A psychologist provides specialized testing to assess memory, emotional status, cognitive functioning, and vocational and educational potential. The psychologist may also provide individual psychotherapy or establish an intervention program to help with adjustment to new limitations that can occur after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Occupational Therapist: Occupational therapists are responsible for evaluating the ability to perform routine daily tasks such as eating, drinking, dressing, bathing and problem solving; and planning a treatment program aimed at improving challenge areas.
Physical Therapist: Physical therapists are involved in the evaluation and treatment of the range of motion in arms and legs, abnormalities in muscle tone, muscle strength, balance, sensation, the ability to walk, the ability to transfer in and out of bed, and the ability to use a wheelchair as well as transfer in and out of it. Physical therapists at Hope Network Rehabilitation Services are specially trained to consider the affect Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has on the communication between the brain and the body's systems.
Speech-Language Pathologist: Speech-language pathologists evaluate and treat communication disorders. Problems related to speech intelligibility, language comprehension and expression, attention/concentration, memory, organization, problem solving, reasoning, information management, and conversational skills may disrupt communication effectiveness. Speech-language pathologists also assess and treat swallowing problems.
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist: Vocational Specialists explore plans for education, training and employment after experiencing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or other disabling conditions. These services include vocational assessment of skills, abilities and interests, vocational guidance, job placement and job coaching, and collaboration with other community resources.
Therapeutic Recreation Specialist: Helping people living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to relearn social and leisure skills are the goals of recreational therapists - better known as Therapeutic Recreation Specialists. New leisure activities may be encouraged depending on the level of cognitive and physical functioning.
Residential Staff: The residential staff provide direct supervision of individuals receiving day and residential care. They assist in coordinating individual schedules and implementing clinical treatment plans as established by an interdisciplinary team.
Rehabilitation Nurse: A health care professional (nurse) trained to oversee medical treatment recommendations, health, and medications for individuals who are receiving inpatient or long-term rehabilitation. The nurse is also available for consultation and referral for all individuals who receive services from Hope Network for medical and health related concerns.
Physiatrist: The Physiatrist is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor who has special expertise in traumatic and acquired brain injury and associated challenges. He or she is part of the team and oversees treatment recommendations and progress.
Social Worker: Social Workers meet with consumers and family members to provide services such as individual and family counseling, personal and family education about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or other disabling conditions, assistance with discharge planning, and assembling resources and information about community services that promote independence..
Neuropsychiatrist: The Neuropsychiatrist evaluates how problems in brain functioning show up in thinking, moods, feelings, and behavior. The psychiatrist assesses chemical and electrical concerns in the brain and how medications can be used to address those concerns. The psychiatrist can assist with sleep/wake cycle disturbance, agitation and anger, changes in mood, headaches, attention problems, and anxiety, among other changes that have occurred from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).