title: Project Career: A qualitative examination of five college students with traumatic brain injuries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Project Career is an interprofessional five-year development project designed to improve the employment success of undergraduate college and university students with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The case study information was collected and synthesized by the project's Technology and Employment Coordinators (TECs) at each of the project's three university sites. The project's evaluation is occurring independently through JBS International, Inc.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Five case studies are presented to provide an understanding of student participants' experiences within Project Career. Each case study includes background on the student, engagement with technology, vocational supports, and interactions with his/her respective TEC.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative analysis from the student's case notes is provided within each case study, along with a discussion of the overall qualitative analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Across all five students, the theme Positive Outcomes was mentioned most often in the case notes. Of all the different type of challenges, Cognitive Challenges were most often mentioned during meetings with the TECs, followed by Psychological Challenges, Physical Challenges, Other Challenges, and Academic Challenges, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Project Career is providing academic enrichment and career enhancement that may substantially improve the unsatisfactory employment outcomes that presently await students with TBI following graduation.
authors.affiliation: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nardone
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sampson
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Callista
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stauffer
authors.affiliation: JBS International, Inc., North Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leopold
authors.affiliation: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hendricks
authors.affiliation: JBS International, Inc., North Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.affiliation: JBS International, Inc., North Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rumrill
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D004651:Employment; D005107:Explosions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Traumatic brain injury; cognitive support technology; employment; secondary education