title: Clinician and educator experiences of facilitating students' transition back to school following acquired brain injury: A qualitative systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Transition back to school following paediatric acquired brain injury (ABI) is complex. It must be facilitated by healthcare and educational professionals, who need to work together to return affected students to learning. This qualitative systematic review synthesizes qualitative studies on clinicians' and educators' experiences of facilitating hospital-to-school transitions following ABI.
  
  
  METHODS
  A search was conducted using seven electronic databases (CINAHL, Cochrane, EMBASE, ERIC, HealthSTAR, MEDLINE, PsycINFO) and key resources were manually reviewed. Publications selected for inclusion had a sample of clinicians and/or educators who worked with children/youth with ABI and focused on hospital-to-school transition processes from the professionals' perspectives.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The initial search returned 4761 publications. Of those, 10 met the inclusion criteria. Six main themes emerged across those publications. Three related to transition barriers: (1) lack of training and education regarding transition processes; (2) lack of communication between stakeholders; and (3) lack of preparation for transition. The remaining three presented items that both facilitate and/or impede the transition process: (4) supports available; (5) linking agents; and (6) policies and procedures guiding transition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinicians and educators called for collaboration and communication to support students' transition back to school. Further inquiry into designated linking agents and policies that facilitate hospital-to-school transitions for students following ABI may address these lacking areas.
authors.affiliation: a Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
authors.forename: Laura R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.affiliation: a Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .|b Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , and.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duncanson
authors.affiliation: a Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
authors.forename: Sarah Marie
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Farahat
authors.affiliation: a Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .|b Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , and.|c Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindsay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010372:Pediatrics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology
keywords: ABI; child; clinician; educator; professional; qualitative; review; youth