Family Handbook 2017-18

Junior School Concussion Protocol  The  Junior School Concussion Protocol  is managed by  the  Learning  Support Team, who work with  the  family  to  support  the  student. Download our  Junior School Concussion Protocol here:  h p://bit.ly/2wopQGh .  Upper School Concussion Protocol  One of  the first  key people no fied  in  the Upper School  is  the  school nurse. She  is  tasked with  reaching out  to parents and  (in  cases  that  result  from athle c‐related  injuries) no fying  the David  L. McIntosh Sports Medicine Clinic at  the University of Toronto. Parents  follow up by making an  appointment  for  their daughter  to be  seen by a physician at  the  clinic who  can  confirm  the  diagnosis and—as  importantly—assesses  the pa ent  for  the  severity of  the  concussion.  A Return  to  Learn  (RTL) plan  is  ini ated by  the doctor  that documents what  the pa ent  can and  cannot do  in  three domains:  cogni ve,  sensory and physical. Furthermore,  the RTL plan makes  clear  to what degree each domain has been affected by  the  injury on a  scale  from one  to  six  (1‐6).  A pa ent has  fully  recovered  from a  concussion when  she has obtained a  six  (6)  in each  category.  The RTL plan  launches a  circle of  care  for  the  student at Havergal, which  includes her Guidance  Counsellor  in  the Upper School  (her go‐to person during her  recovery), her  teachers and  the  school nurse.  At  its  core  the physician‐directed RTL plan  informs how our  concussed  students are  taught and  assessed. Teachers understand  that every  student  recovers  from a  concussion at different  rates  and  in different ways. Havergal’s  concussion protocol has  students being  re‐assessed on a  regular  basis by McIntosh Clinic physicians who amend  the RTL plan accordingly. This  itera ve process  con nues un l  the  student  is Stage Six,  fully‐recovered.  

For  students not  injured  through  sports‐related  injuries,  the McIntosh Clinic has authorized  the  school nurse  to provide  your  family doctor with  the RTL plan described above.  

The  concussion protocol flowchart of ac on and  responsibili es  can be  found at  h p://bit.ly/HCconcussionprotocol2017 .  

Last Updated Aug. 18, 2017  Havergal College Family Handbook 2017–18

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