Brains continue to mature and develop throughout childhood and adolescence and well into adulthood. This means juveniles’ decision-making process is very different from adults’, including the way they problem solve. Even with normal brain development juveniles are more likely to act impulsively, less likely to think before they act, consider the consequences of their actions, and engage in dangerous or risky behavior. Therefore, normal brain development is even more compromised for the juvenile who has a brain injury or cognitive disabilities.
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Nebraska Activity #165564, 3.0 CLE Hours. (OnDemand)
Brains continue to mature and develop throughout childhood and adolescence and well into adulthood. This means juveniles’ decision-making process is very different from adults’, including the way they problem solve. Even with normal brain development juveniles are more likely to act impulsively, less likely to think before they act, consider the consequences of their actions, and engage in dangerous or risky behavior. Therefore, normal brain development is even more compromised for the juvenile who has a brain injury or cognitive disabilities.
This session will provide GALs and juvenile law attorneys with an understanding of brain development, explain the unique needs of juveniles with brain injury and cognitive disabilities and discuss the challenges and unique needs those juveniles have when they are also involved in the juvenile justice system.
This session will also provide GALs juvenile law attorneys with the means to recognize and manage brain injury and cognitive disabilities in juveniles; understand how brain injury and cognitive disabilities impact the cognitive development of juveniles; understand the differences and overlap between symptoms of brain injury, cognitive disabilities and mental illness; and identify alternative responses in meeting the unique needs of juveniles with brain injury and cognitive disabilities in the juvenile justice system.
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