Brain Injury Connections of the Shenandoah Valley provides community-based services for individuals affected by brain injury in the Shenandoah Valley. Services may include:

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• Case Management

• Community Support Services (Life Skills Training)

• Behavior Support Facilitation

• Education, Outreach & Advocacy

• Professional & Case Consultation

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Case management is our core service and includes identifying needs and developing a plan of action to meet those needs. After determining what an individual needs and would like to accomplish, we identify and coordinate services to help them reach their goals. We also monitor progress toward those goals and build partnerships and teams to create a lasting network for continued support. Our primary function is to help individuals affected by brain injury return to their lives – to their homes, careers, school, and communities – to the greatest extent possible.

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Brain Injury Connections of the Shenandoah Valley, Inc. serves children, youth, and adults who:

• Have a documented acquired or traumatic brain injury;

• Have needs in 2 or more areas of life functioning caused by the injury;

• Have legal status in the U.S.; and

• Reside in our service area.

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An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is defined as “an injury to the brain that has occurred after birth and is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative. The injury commonly results in a change in neuronal activity, which affects the physical integrity, the metabolic activity, or the functional ability of the cell. The term does not refer to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.”

A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a type of Acquired Brain Injury. TBI is defined as “an insult to the brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature but caused by an external force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness, which results in an impairment of cognitive abilities and/or physical functioning. It can also result in the disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning. These may be either temporary or permanent and cause partial or total functional disability or psychosocial maladjustment” (Brain Injury Association of America, The Essential Brain Injury Guide, Edition 4.0).

There is no cost to the individual for Case Management services. However, there are a limited number of slots available, and we are committed to serving those with the greatest need and the least resources first.