What is the Interactive Community-Based Model?
The Interactive Community-Based Model ( ICBM ), originally funded in 1992 by a grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration, was developed to help Alabamians with traumatic brain injury access community resources that would enhance their opportunities to work. The ICBM is an interactive, criterion-based model of vocational rehabilitation for people with traumatic brain injury ( TBI ). It is a five-phase model designed to address employability, independence and community reintegration for TBI survivors. The model empowers the TBI consumer and family through active participation in the individualized assessment, goal setting and performance evaluation. There are a number of forms used with each phase of the ICBM . They are used to provide structure, monitor progress, identify and address functional limitations, develop individualized goals and plans, and promote family involvement.
