2010 ISLCP Presenter Profile: Harvey E. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Harvey Jacobs has a long history of serving people seeking opportunity who are challenged by disability following neurologic, psychiatric, developmental, medical or physical impairments.  Now in private and consulting practice for individuals and programs, he previously served on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the UCLA School of Medicine and Temple University.

Dr. Jacobs has numerous research publications and has received millions of dollars in grants from federal, state and private foundations for his work.  He is the author of the book Behavior Analysis Guidelines and Brain Injury Rehabilitation:  People, Principles, and Programs and Training Job Seeking Skills, a comprehensive multi-media program to help people capable of community employment find jobs. His new book Understanding Everybody's Behavior After Brain Injury: DON'T "DON'T"TM will be published later this year. 

Dr. Jacobs' current interests include behavioral rehabilitation for neurological, psychiatric, medical and developmental disorders; brain injury; severe behavior dysfunction; rehabilitation outcomes research; vocational rehabilitation; family systems; staff training; and community integration.

Hear from Dr. Jacobs at the 2010 International Symposium on Life Care Planning

"Contemporary Challenges in Life Care Planning"
September 13 – 14, 2010
Walt Disney World® Contemporary Hotel

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