The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center has released a guide to assist wounded warriors suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury while pursuing an education. The guide, entitled “Back to School,” is available for service members to download at www.DVBIC.org.
The guide provides soldiers with an array of informational tools for succeeding in an academic setting, including financial management, and tips for acclimating to and creating a comfortable learning environment.
“The goal of the guide is to address the increasing number of returning service members who wish to return to school and the workplace after suffering TBI,” according to Lt. Cmdr. Cathleen Shields, DVBIC Acting Director of Education.
“It can be difficult for soldiers to return to their educations after deployment, especially for those suffering from TBI” she added. “We hope to empower service members to enhance their own lives.”
TBI has affected almost 300,000 service members since 2000, with the majority of cases occurring in non-deployment scenarios.