Are applicants required to demonstrate practical skills as part of the certification process?
Although the Performance Based Assessment (oral evaluation required under the previous guidelines) is no longer necessary, there is an application section of the written examination. This section includes questions regarding real-life scenarios that require the applicant to apply his/her knowledge to clinical situations. These scenarios are presented as reports that describe persons with brain injury. The report describes their background, explains their brain injury, summarizes their evaluation results, and lists the components of their rehabilitation program. The scenarios, or cases, include both children and adults who are in various situations and settings and are intended to be similar to real-life individuals that a person working in brain injury may encounter.
