 In partnership with Queen's University and others, RCBIS is committed to research to deepen the understanding of brain injury and to evaluate services to help us continue to improve. Areas of interest include community integration, social and vocational support, issues for older caregivers, spiritual aspects of traumatic onset disability, and causal attribution.
RCBIS provides education to regional service providers through conferences and workshops.
*Stephen Heaton's November 2007 talk is now available in PDF form - Click Here to download.
Participate to Learn: A Promising Practice for Community ABI Rehabilitation. Brain Injury, October 2006.
Community Integration: A useful construct, but what does it really mean? P. Minnes, P. Carlson, M.L.Nolte, J. Johnston,& K. Buell. Brain Injury, 2003, 17(2), 149-159.
Defining community integration of persons with brain injuries as acculturation: A Canadian perspective. P. Minnes, K. Buell, M.L. Nolte, M.A. McColl, P. Carlson, & J. Johnston. Neuro- rehabilitation, 2001, 16, 3-10.
The Community Integration Measure: Development and preliminary validation. M.A. McColl, D. Davies, P. Carlson, J. Johnston, & P. Minnes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2001, 82, 429-434.
Coping and stress in Canadian family caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injuries. P. Minnes, S. Graffi, M.L. Nolte, P. Carlson & L. Harrick. Brain Injury, 2000, 14(8), 737-748.
Changes in spiritual beliefs following traumatic-onset disability. M.A. McColl, J. Bickenbach, J. Johnston, M. Schumaker, K. Smith, M. Smith, B. Yelland. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2000, 81 (6), 817-823.
Spiritual issues associated with traumatic - onset disability. M.A. McColl, J. Bickenbach, J. Johnston, M. Schumaker, K. Smith, M. Smith & B. Yelland, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2000, 22(12), 555-564.
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