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Kate Grandbois, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA, LABA; Amy Wonkka, MA, CCC-SLP.
The Importance of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Brain Injury
34 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2026 at 11:01 am.
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Course Title: The Importance of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Brain Injury

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Learning Objectives:

  1. Define and explain the benefits of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (ICP) in post brain injury rehabilitation and care.   
  2. Describe the barriers and analyze the negative impacts that fragmented care and communication have on patient satisfaction and recovery. 
  3. Identify and highlight the role of the patient and family in the ICP team. 
  4. Describe and identify practical strategies and ways to advocate for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice across the entire care team inclusive of the patient and family.

References & Resources:

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2016). Code of Ethics [Ethics]. Available from www.asha.org/policy/.   American Occupational Therapy Association. (2024). Interprofessional collaborative practice: Importance across populations and settings. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(Suppl. 1), 7810410140. https://doi. org/10.5014/ajot.2024.78S107  American Occupational Therapy Association. (2022). 

Importance of interprofessional education for occupational therapy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(Suppl. 3), 7613410250. https://doi.org/ 10.5014/ajot.2022.76S3007  Bruce, S. M., & Bashinski, S. M. (2017). The TRIFOCUS framework and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in severe disabilities. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2), 162–180.  Cooper-Duffy, K., & Eaker, K. (2017).

Effective team practices: Interprofessional contributions to communication issues with a parent’s perspective. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2), 181–192.  IPEC. (2022). IPEC Core Competencies. Www.ipecollaborative.org. https://www.ipecollaborative.org/ipec-core- competencies  Larsson-Lund, M., Pettersson, A., & Strandberg, T. (2022).

Team-based rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury: A qualitative synthesis of evidence of experiences of the rehabilitation process. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 54.  Ogletree, B. T., Brady, N., Bruce, S., Dean, E., Romski, M., Sylvester, L., & Westling, D. (2017). 

Mary’s case: An illustration of interprofessional collaborative practice for a child with severe disabilities. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2), 217–226.  Ogletree, B. T. (2017). 

Addressing the communication and other needs of persons with severe disabilities through engaged interprofessional teams: Introduction to a clinical forum. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 26(2), 157–161.  While, L. W., Smith, K. G., Batess, C., Saale, B., Drake, S. M., Thomspon, T., & Davis , T. M. (2024). 

The Bright Ideas TBI Camp: fostering innovation in interprofessional education and collaborative practice for traumatic brain injury by students in rehabilitation professions. JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE, 38(6), 1140–1146. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2024.2395970 ©️ 2024 

Taylor & Francis Group, LLC  World Health Organization. (n.d.). Framework for action on Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/framework-for-action-on-interprofessional-education-collaborative-practice