PRiSM for mTBI: Can This Tool Help Us Better Identify Functional Deficits?
Presented by Sarah Baar, Ileana Ratiu, and Shay Kerbey
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Join host Sarah Baar, MA, CCC-SLP, as she sits down with Arizona State University clinical professors Dr. Ileana Ratiu, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Shaylyn Kerbey, MS, CCC-SLP, who bring over two decades of combined clinical and academic research expertise to the table. Together, they dive into why traditional standardized assessments frequently fail our patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and how hidden deficits can derail young adults trying to return to work and school. You’ll get an exclusive look into PRiSM, an innovative, ecologically grounded new assessment tool designed to close the gap between controlled clinic performance and real-world cognitive demands. Tune in to discover how you can actively pilot this ready-to-use tool in your own outpatient or university workflow, bridge the measurement gap, and ensure your patients finally feel truly seen.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the evidence around the identification of subtle cognitive-communication deficits following mild traumatic brain injury using ecologically valid assessment approaches
- Apply evidence-based approaches to measure cognitive-communication deficits in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury
- Solve patient case scenarios involving the assessment and treatment planning for subtle cognitive-communication deficits following mild traumatic brain injury
This is an audio-only course. Additional materials are available for download within the course. To receive continuing education credit, complete the course and the accompanying quiz.
Meet your instructors
Sarah Baar
Sarah Baar is a speech-language pathologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has had the opportunity to work in many settings across the care continuum, including acute care, acute rehab, home and community, and outpatient therapy, and has been involved in various leadership projects. In 2016, she started the Honeycomb Speech…
Ileana Ratiu
Ileana Ratiu, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Professor and Program Director for the M.S. in Communication Disorders at Arizona State University, where she teaches courses in topics such as acquired neurogenic disorders. She completed her M.S. in Communication Disorders and Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Science at Arizona State…
Shay Kerbey
Shay Kerbey, MS, CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Assistant Professor and speech-language pathologist at Arizona State University. She teaches courses in adult neurogenic communication disorders and provides clinical supervision to student clinicians completing evaluations and providing treatment to adult patients with diagnosis of…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. PRiSM for mTBI: Can This Tool Help Us Better Identify Functional Deficits?
If your standard cognitive assessments say an mTBI patient is "within normal limits" but they are still drowning in the real-world demands of work and school, join Sarah Baar, Dr. Ileana Ratiu, and Shaylyn Kerbey to discover how PRiSM closes the measurement gap and provides a ready-to-use, ecologically valid roadmap for functional recovery.
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