AHIF's 2025 University Partnerships
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AHIF is pleased to announce five Bright Ideas TBI Camps in 2025.
Auburn/Faulkner Bright Ideas TBI Camp - April 8-10, 2025 University of Alabama Bright Ideas TBI Camp - July 25-27, 2023 Samford University Bright Ideas TBI Camp - June 10-12, 2025 University of South Alabama Bright Ideas TBI Camp - June 24-26, 2025 UAB/Montevallo/Jeff State Bright Ideas TBI Camp - TBD |
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What is Bright Ideas TBI Camp?
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In early 2016, AHIF noticed a trend where the clients it served seemed to show a stagnation, and sometimes even a regression, in a period of 2-3 years post-injury. AHIF also noticed a similar trend, only sooner, in clients who were under-insured or uninsured.
AHIF studied this trend and developed two primary theories for why this was occurring. The first involved an emotional reaction by the survivor as the long-term reality of their injury truly starts to sink in. The second involved a complacency and exhaustion on the part of the caregiver. As a result, AHIF reached out to Samford University, and later other universities across the state, to introduce its Bright Ideas TBI Camp program, which utilizes inter-disciplinary teams of students to assess client and caregiver needs, test interventions, and provide an "at home" action plan to be implemented and follow for months following the camp. |
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