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Webinar: Brain Injury and the Impact on Employment March 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), the leading cause of death and lifelong disability among Americans under the age of 45 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020), can happen to anyone at any time. TBI can create immediate temporary changes or lead to a lifelong process of recovery with physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges. Individuals with TBI need a variety of customized services and supports to return to work. This session will provide an overview of TBI and how it happens, as well as a discussion of the types of challenges it can create personally, academically and professionally. Basic accommodations and strategies for helping individuals with TBI obtain and retain employment will be shared. There are a number of resources available to help, and guidance on accessing them will be provided to support both the individual seeking employment as well as state and community providers assisting them. |
Webinar: Tips and Tools for Employment Specialists working with individuals with Co-Occurring Brain Injury and Substance Use Related Challenges March 25, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The link between traumatic brain injury and problematic alcohol use that either precedes or continues post a traumatic brain injury is well documented in the literature. Recently, due to the national rise in overdoses related to opioids alone, or in combination with other substances, a similar pattern is observed by both addiction and brain injury professionals and researchers. Individuals who use opioids post a traumatic brain injury, commonly prescribed for post injury pain, can initiate individuals into problematic use. Likewise, individuals who survive overdose or multiple overdoses are at risk for acquired brain injury. Reports from professionals and family members alike suggest that many who survive an overdose or a series of nonfatal overdoses experience cognitive, physical and behavioral challenges common after TBI. This training will discuss how these challenges can pose barriers to successful placement and sustained employment success and how employment professionals can incorporate brain injury informed strategies and techniques to enhance recovery for both brain injury and substance use related challenges. |
Developing One Page Profiles and Health Passports for COVID-19 Health Care SettingsThis One Page Profile is a Person Centered discovery tool with people living with brain injury durin the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Regrounding Our Response:
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Brain Injury Provider Activities:
Tips & Tools The Tips & Tools Provided in this program is meant to not only provide guidance to increase engagement and promote the mental and physical well-being of participants in the TBI Waiver Program, but also spark conversations about other ways to overcome boredom, anxiety, and frustration during the COVID-19 restrictions.
CLICK HERE for Webinar CLICK HERE for Audio Only CLICK HERE for Slides CLICK HERE for Handouts Basic Teaching Strategies:
Doing Laundry At Home Or In A Shared Space 
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Brain Injury 101
One Hour Webinar introduction to Brain Injury and its impact on the public health of individuals throughout the United States.
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Transportation 
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Adapted Budgeting 101
We all could use help on managing our money. This informational webinar spells out step-by-step how to create a budget you can stick with and become successful no matter how you choose to define it. CLICK HERE for Webinar CLICK HERE for Audio Only CLICK HERE for Slides CLICK HERE for Handouts Independent Living Skills Training: Medication Management
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What if There's a Brain Injury?
Specialty Training Developed in Cooperation with
the National Association of Head Injury Administrators and
the University of Ohio
the National Association of Head Injury Administrators and
the University of Ohio
While public awareness of TBI has shifted dramatically since it was dubbed “a silent epidemic” in 1980, appreciation of its effects has not garnered the attention of healthcare professionals and Skilled Nursing Facility staffs outside of rehabilitation. Particularly, with many health specialists, a gap remains in knowledge about TBI, understanding its implications for physical and behavioral health conditions, and active consideration of treatment implications. This overview is intended as an initial attempt to briefly summarize key elements of the disorder and speak to the multiple points of convergence with behavioral health concerns, substance abuse, and physical complications.
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