Assessment of Cognitive-Communication Disorders in Adults with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has been in the news lately, particularly mTBI in school-aged children, professional athletes, and service members and veterans. College students have received less attention, but college students also are at high risk for mTBI, and lasting impairments can have major effects on academic performance. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can play an important role in supporting college students with mTBI, and several universities are developing concussion clinics directed by SLPs. In this paper, we describe our experience developing an SLP-run college concussion clinic in collaboration with peers and other team members. We present our protocol for assessment and guidelines for management and referral.