Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments

Inclusion Criteria:

- subjects with a traumatic brain injury

- between the age of 18 and 80

- living in the community

- able to read and speak English,

- are more than 1-year post-injury

- are accessible by phone,

- report independent computer usage over the last 6 months

- have access to a computer meeting minimum specifications for the Learning in Virtual
Environments (LIVE) platform (requires Windows)

- have broadband Internet connection,

- achieve a Galveston Orientation Assessment Test (GOAT) score >75 to ensure appropriate
levels of cognition for the study

- and score >93.8 on the Western Battery Aphasia-Revised (WAB-R) scale to indicate
sufficient communicative abilities to participate in a social support group and exit
interview group.

- able to understand and independently consent for the study and provide written consent
prior to enrollment in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- verbal communication impairments will be excluded as measured by the WAB-R, as this study
intends to focus on persons with social communication deficits rather than verbal deficits.