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A Job: Your Ticket to Success
Produced by the Arc of Mississippi under a grant from the Mississippi Developmental Disabilities Council. Documents eleven disabled people in the community. Includes a visit to each work site. Job duties are highlighted and the benefits of employment are noted throughout. Individuals with mental retardation, hearing impairments, and physical disabilities are featured. Appropriate for those with disabilities who wish to become a part of the work force, their families, educators, vocational counselors and employers.
Running Time :14 minutes
Acquired Brain Injury: The Untold Story
Produced by Heart System, Inc. A five part series with an introduction by Jim Brady. For professional information and training.
Part One: Medical Information on Acquired Brain Injury, Lecture by Thomas McAllister. Running time: 90 minutes
Part Two: First Response, Lecture by LT. Jonathan Cares Pelham, EMT: Parkland Medical Center: Running time: 90 minutes
Part Three: Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital, The director of the center discusses all aspects of rehabilitation. Scenes from daily rehabilitation activities are shown. Running time: 90 minutes
Part Four: (Tape 1) Behavioral management, Lecture by Richard Guare, Ph. D.
Running time: 90 minutes
(Tape 2) How To Assist Individuals' Readjusting Steven Spielman, Ph. D. Running time: 90 minutes.
These tapes are lectures that deal with the wide range of problems that must be dealt with by TBI survivors upon re-entry to the community and to the work force.
Part Five: Survivors Panel, Meteorologist Rick Gordon with a panel of survivors who give an overview of their trauma. Running time 90 minutes.
After the Party
Produced by the new Medico Head Injury System. This film focuses on re-entry
to the community. It also describes a model program for prevention of drinking and driving. Appropriate for general audiences, especially for students.
Running time: 27 minutes
All the King's Horses and All the King's Men
Produced by a federal grant from the United states Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Narrated by Frank Gifford. Won the Gold Award at the Houston International Film Festival in the Public Health Category. Provides education for the prevention of brain injuries. This film is for anyone involved in the care of children including parents, teachers, coaches, day care workers and others.
Running time: 20 minutes
(The) Brain Injury Association
This film was produced by the national offices of the Brain Injury Association to provide information about the services provided by BIA. For general audiences.
Running time: 30 minutes
Broken Rhymes
Produced by the Moody Foundation, this film is the first in a series documenting the patient's struggle to recover after injury. Provides an introductory overview of the problem. Narrated by Richard Burton. Suitable for medical personnel workers and others who work with post-acute brain injured survivors. Informative for family members and general audiences.
Running time: 55 minutes
Challenge of Brain Injury: A Team Perspective on Treating the Whole Person,
Produced by Research and Training Center at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Focuses on community re-entry and features several professionals who specialize in rehabilitation of the brain injured. Some topics discussed include: treating the whole person, rebuilding self-esteem, restoring adaptive living, use of pharmacology in brain injury and the value of the family in the restorative process. For professionals and family members.
Running time: 15 minutes
Closing Argument
Actual trial showing the closing argument of a law suit against a negligent truck company which resulted in a $3,100,000 settlement for the traumatically brain injured victim. For legal professionals.
Running time : 83 minutes
Developing a Successful Brain Injury Support Group
Produced by the Brain Injury Association of Florida. Provides ten criteria to be used when establishing a support group and discusses each one.
Running time: 18 minutes
Journey From Flanders
Third in a series; narrated by Kate Burton, daughter of Richard Burton. Carries patients through the community re-entry stage. For general audiences.
Running time: 38 minutes
Making Life work After a Head Injury
Developed under a contract with the State of Florida Division of Rehabilitation and produced by the BIA of Florida. This videotape focuses on the challenge of day-to-day living for persons with brain injuries in a home environment. The video contains three segments which can be shown independently. Tape concentrates on the post-rehabilitation stage of recovery.
Part One: Coming Home; Reintegrating the family member who has residual deficits subsequent to a brain injury, into the home setting.
Running time: 42 minutes
Part Two: Coping Strategies; Concentrates in managing behavior, structuring the environment, and use of compensatory strategies to enhance functional abilities.
Running time. 30 minutes
Part Three: Living Skills : Covers a several topics including sexuality, legal and financial concerns, and long term aspects of improving life after brain injury. This tape is for survivors of TBI, their families and caregivers.
Running time: 34 minutes
Memory Strategies/Electronic Devices
Pat Henderson, survivor of TBI, discusses the strategies that she has developed to cope with the loss of memory. She makes recommendations for electronic devices that she has found to be effective in helping with memory loss associated with TBI. For survivors and their families.
Running time: 55 minutes.
Second in a series documenting continuing progress of three people with TBI. This film is narrated by the actor, Richard Burton, and is very sensitive and moving. Produced by the BIA of TX. For general audiences.
Running time: 23 minutes
Misconceptions of Head Injury
Survivors of TBI challenge the myths about TBI and speak out. Advice about how to avoid TBI. Produced by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Integration of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury.
Running time: 10 minutes
On the Move Again
This video was produced by General Motors for persons with mobility impairments. It explains how to get a vehicle adapted to meet their needs so that they can get back "on the move again". 21 minutes
Protecting Your Newborn
Stresses the need for the safe transportation of infants. Gives guidelines for
buying car seats and demonstrates proper position in vehicles. Produced by the National Highway Safety Administration. For expectant parents and any others
who bear the responsibility for transporting infants.
Running time: 26 minutes
Safe Kids Gear Up
Children perform skits in this video to enlighten their peers about safety. For classrooms, scouting troops, 4-H clubs and other youth groups. Produced by Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
Running time: 15 minutes.
Sleep Disorders Related to Traumatic Brain Injury
Professional conference featuring Dr. Rahul B. Sangul who discusses sleep disorders associated with TBI. Focuses on causes, testing, and treatments. Also includes a question/answer session.
Running time: 1 hour and 16 minutes
Storms in the Mind
Covers transitional learning centers and the deficits associated with TBI. In a series with "Mending the Mind ", Journey from Flanders ", and "Broken Rhymes".
Running time: 16 minutes
Surviving Coma-The Journey Back
This is a realistic presentation about coma survival and the problems encountered during the long journey through rehabilitation.
Running time: 19 minutes
Tideway to Home
Gives information about the Transitional Learning Community in Galveston, TX. Insight is given about what to expect in the rehabilitation process. Produced by the Transitional Learning Community.
Running time: 19 minutes
Trying a closed Head Injury Case
Simkins and Simkins, P. C. This video was donated by Charles N. Simkins , a National Board Member and Council Member of The Brain Injury Association and a member of the editorial board of The Neurolaw Letter. It explains how to read a Neuropsychology Report. For legal Professionals.
Running time: 92 minutes.
You, Me, Community: Connected the Pieces
Produced by the Connecticut Brain Injury Association; TBI survivors relate stories of re-entering their communities after traumatic brain injury. They discuss obstacles which must be overcome and offer advice and hope to others. Running time: 20 minutes
When Concussion Kills: Second Impact Syndrome
This video gives a strong warning about the risks involved when young athletes return to play too soon after a minor head injury.
Running time: 20 minutes
Unseen Injury: Minor Head Trauma
A medical doctor uses models of the brain and skull to explain how unseen brain injuries happen. He also discusses the long term effect of these injuries. Survivors share their personal experiences. Produced by the National Brain Injury Association.
Running time: 60 minutes