Outpatient Brain Injury Program

The brain injury program at San Joaquin Valley Rehabilitation provides comprehensive, specialized care to adolescents and adults with physical and/or cognitive problems resulting from brain injury.

Team-Centered Care
Treatment of the brain-injured patient requires a coordinated team effort. Members of the San Joaquin brain injury team have the experience, specialized training and dynamic communication skills necessary to treat this unique population. Members of the brain injury team include:
• Referring Physician
• Physical Therapist
• Occupational Therapist
• Speech-Language Pathologist
• Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
• Respiratory Therapist (as required)
• Dietitian (as required)

Program Goals
• Achieve functional mobility skills in the community
• Attain the highest level of independence for home/work/school
• Return to the highest possible independent living situation
• Regain the ability to access community resources
• Develop time management skills with or without compensatory devices
• Improve the underlying processes that impact effective communication and executive functioning.

The Role of the Family and Physician
The willingness of family to actively participate in the rehabilitation process is crucial to each patient's success. Family, in fact, plays a critical role on the brain injury team. Regular meetings with family as well as the referring physician are necessary to ensure achievement of community reintegration goals. Program staff has the necessary experience to work with health care professionals as well as families and are adept at meeting the diverse needs of both. To ensure ongoing communication, progress reports are provided regularly by program therapists to referring physicians.

Treatment Programs
Up to six hours of therapy can be provided Monday through Friday. Length and intensity of the program is based upon physician prescription and individual needs. Individual and/or group treatment is available. We accept Medicare as well as most forms of insurance.