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Online Resources top

· Regional Epilepsy Center at Harborview Medical Center
· Epilepsy Foundation Northwest
· WA TBI Resource Coordination Services
· The EpiCentre
· Interweb Schoolhouse Epilepsy Links
· Epilepsy Contact Database
· Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders
· National Multiple Sclerosis Society
· National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater Washington Chapter
· MS Awareness Foundation
· Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
· Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County
· International MS Support Foundation
· Brain Injury Association
· National Database of Educational Resources on Traumatic Brain Injury
· The Brain Injury Information Network
· The Perspectives Network
· Head Injury Awareness Foundation
· Brain Map
· Brain Injury Association of Washington
· University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
· Epilepsy Foundation Jobs Links and Resources
· Washington State Business Leaders Network (WSBLN)
· Brain and Spinal Cord Organization

Selected Research, Articles and Books of Interest top

· Fraser RT & Thorbecke R (2008). Pre- and Post-Operative Rehabilitation. In: JC Engel, T Pedley: Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook. Philadelphia: Lippencott-Raven, 1939-1948.
· Fraser RT (2008). Overview Social Issues. In: JC Engel, T Pedley: Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook. Philadelphia: Lippencott-Raven, 2225-2228.
· Fraser RT (2008). Successfully engaging the business community in the vocational rehabilitation process. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 115-120.
· Fraser, RT (2008). Job Clubs: Vocational tool should be better utilized. Training Tool Kit, 1-2.
· Johnson KL, Bamer AM, Fraser R (2008). Motivational interviewing intervention to preserve employment in multiple sclerosis: promoting self-efficacy in the workplace. Multiple Sclerosis;14(S1):S142.
· Bell KR, Hoffman JM, Temkin NR, Powell JM, Fraser RT, Esselman PC, Barber J, Dikmen SS (2008). The effect of telephone counseling on reducing post-traumatic symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury: A randomized trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatr;79:1275-1281.
· Fraser RT, Johnson K. Vocational Rehabilitation (2010). In R. Frank, M. Rosenthal, & B. Caplan, Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology, 2nd Edition. New York: Springer, 357-365.
· Chan F, de Silva Cordoso E, Copeland J, Jones R, Fraser R. (2009). Workplace Accommodations. In Feuerstein, M., Work and Cancer Survivors, New York: Springer, 233-255.
· Fraser R, Strand D, Johnson E, & Johnson C. “Rehabilitation, vocational assessment, and return to the workplace.” In Bush, S. & Iverson, G.L. Neuropsychological Injury in the Workplace. New York: Springer, in press.
· Fraser RT, & Miller JW. Epilepsy. In Zanetsky, H., Richter III, EF, & Essenberg, M. (2010). Medical Aspects of Disability, 4th edition. New York: Springer, 177-194.
· Fraser RT, Koepnick D, Getter A, Johnson E, Gibbons L. (2009). Predictors of employment stability in MS vocational rehabilitation. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 31:1-7.
· Fraser RT, Miller JW, Glazer E, & Simcoe B. (2009). Epilepsy. In: Brodwin, M.G., Siu, F.W., Howard, M.D., & Brodwin, E. Medical, Psychosocial, and Vocational Aspects of Disability, 3rd Edition (eds). Athens, GA: Elliot & Fitzpatrick, 235-248.
· Hart T, Dijkers M, Whyte J, Broden C, Baden C, Trott CT, Fraser RT (2010). Vocational intervention and supports following job placement for persons with TBI. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 135-150.
· Johnson, KL, Bamer AM, & Fraser RT. (2009). Disease and demographic characteristics associated with unemployment among working-age adults with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care.
· Fraser RT, Johnson EK, & Uomoto JM (2010). Using neuropsychological information in vocational rehabilitation planning: Perspectives for clinical practice. In Arzubi, E. & Mambrino, E. (eds.): A Guide to Neuropsychological Testing for Health Care Professionals. New York: Springer, 395-413.
· Fraser RT, Strand D, Johnson C. (2011). Employment interventions for persons with mild cognitive disorders. In: Schultz, I. & Rogers, E.D. (Eds.), Handbook of Work Accommodations and Retention in Mental Health. New York: Springer, 263-276.
· DiIorio CK, Bamps YA, Edwards AL, Escoffery C, Thompson NJ, Begley CE, Shegog R, Clark NM, Selwa L, Stoll SC, Fraser RT, Ciechanowski P, Johnson EK, Kobau R, Price PH. (2010). Epilepsy and Behavior, 19:218-224.
· Fraser RT, Johnson EK, Miller JW, Temkin N, Barber J, Caylor L, Ciechanowski P, Chaytor N (2010). Managing epilepsy well: self-management needs assessment. Epilepsy and Behavior, 2:291-298.
· Fraser RT, Johnson K, Hebert J, Ajzen I, Copeland J, Brown P, &Chan F. (2010). Understanding employers’ hiring intentions in relation to qualified workers with disabilities: preliminary findings. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 20:420-426.
· Copeland J, Chan F, Bezyak J, & Fraser RT (2010). Assessing cognitive and affective reactions of employers toward people with disabilities in the workplace. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, in press.
· Ciechanowski P, Chaytor N, Miller J, Fraser R, Russo J, Unutzer J, Gilliam F (2010). PEARLS depression treatment for individuals with epilepsy: a randomized controlled trial. Epilepsy and Behavior, 19:225-31.
· Chaytor N, Ciechanowski P, Miller J, Fraser R, Russo J, Unutzer J, Gilliam F. Long term outcomes from the Pearls randomized trial for the treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy and Behavior, 20:545-549.
· Mason S, Esselman P, Fraser R, Schomer K, Truitt A, Johnson K (2011). Return to work after brain injury. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation.

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