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Resource Center: Best Practices

Welcome to the Best Practices section of NASHIA's Resource Center. NASHIA members are URGED to contribute tools and information that may useful to their peers. Please send materials or comments to Susan Vaughn. Note: You will Adobe Acrobat to view the PDF files listed here.

Domestic Violence

Informational Materials and Reports

• The Family Violence Prevention Fund's (FVPF's) State-By-State Report Card on Health Care Laws and Domestic Violence is an at-a-glance evaluation of state activity in passing laws to improve the health care response to domestic violence.

National Organizations and Resources

• American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
• The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
• The Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Coalition Again Domestic Violence Coordinators [Word 45KB]
• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Violence Against Women Grants Office (VAWGO)

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment

• TBI & Vocational Rehabilitation [PDF 20]
• TBI & Vocational Rehabilitation - Spanish Translation [PDF 21KB]
• Vocational Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury, and the Power of Networking [PDF KB]This booklet, revised in 2003, is designed for professionals and others interested in expanding the range of vocational possibilities for individuals with TBI. The booklet provides an overview of TBI, describes how traditional approaches can be shaped to better fit the needs of people with TBI in returning to work or entering the job market, and describes a variety of non-traditional approaches: business advisory committees, grand rounds, and Personal Futures Planning. In appendices, several topics are covered: Social Security work incentives, New York’s Medicaid Waiver, as well as protocols for appropriate neuropsychological testing.