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How to Cope With the Financial Aftermath of Traumatic Brain Injury

Presentation
Presenter: 
Susan Scully, MSW, Harborview Medical Center
Robert Fraser, Ph.D., TBIMS Co-Investigator
Bud and Joy Carlisle, TBIMS Advisory Board Members / TBI Survivors
David Foster-Koth, Senior Trust Advisor, Wells Fargo
Date Held: 
Thursday, September 29, 2005 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
The session is directed at individuals with TBI & families. Topics include ideas to manage the financial effects of TBI on the individual and family and how to plan for the rest of life.

The Public/Private Partnership In Service System Development

Presentation
Presenter: 
Susan Connors, Executive Director, National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
Date Held: 
Tuesday, October 14, 2003 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
This session overviews the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA).

Idaho's Traumatic Brain Injury Virtual Program Center (TBI-VPC)

Presentation
Presenter: 
Russ Spearman, Project Director, ISU Institute of Rural Health
Laura J. Tivis Ph.D., Project Manager, ISU Institute of Rural Health
Date Held: 
Thursday, December 13, 2007 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
An overview of Idaho's traumatic brain injury virtual program center.

Integrating TBI Issues into the Nation's Disability Legal Advocacy Network

Presentation
Presenter: 
Curtis Decker, Executive Director, National Association of State Protection and Advocacy Systems Inc. (NAPAS)
Date Held: 
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
This session provides an overview of the role and responsibility of our nation's protection and advocacy system for people with brain injury.

Brain Injury Basics: How Brain Functions Are Affected

Presentation
Presenter: 
Mary Pepping, Ph.D., Director, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, University of Washington Medical Center
Date Held: 
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
This session provides a general overview of brain injury and explores how brain functions are affected.

Tips For Effective Case Management & Caregiver Support

Presentation
Presenter: 
Caregiver and Self Advocate Panel Facilitators (WPAS)
Date Held: 
Tuesday, November 2, 2004 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
The session includes a discussion of service arrangement and coordination (case management) from a caregiver and self-advocate perspective.

The Pragmatics of Communication and TBI

Presentation
Presenter: 
Julie Brunnings, MS, CCC-SLP, University of Washington Medical Center
Julie Rosenzweig, MS, CCC, University of Washington Medical Center
Date Held: 
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
This session explores some of the communicative strategies and techniques associated with working with persons with a traumatic brain injury.

Self Advocacy: Navigating the Health Care System

Presentation
Presenter: 
Andrea Abrahamson, Systems Advocate, Washington Protection and Advocacy (WPAS)
Date Held: 
Tuesday, October 26, 2004 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
This session discusses Washington State's Protection and advocacy system for people with brain injury and how to self advocate in navigating the health care system.

Learning after TBI: Challenges and Solutions for Students

Presentation
Presenter: 
Roberta DePompei, Ph.D., University of Akron, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Date Held: 
Thursday, October 13, 2005 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
This session focuses on providing information about behaviors after TBI that relate to classroom learning and community participation. Emphasis is on explaining the neurophysiological basis for language and learning; describing the cognitive-communicative problems that affect classroom learning; behavior, applying these behaviors to the curriculum; and using this understanding to maximize the student's performance through the use of appropriate teaching strategies.

Traumatic Brain Injury in the 21st Century

Presentation
Presenter: 
Allan Bergman, President and CEO, Brain Injury Association of America
Date Held: 
Thursday, February 6, 2003 (All day)
Cost: 
Free!
Objective: 
This session overviews the challenges and opportunities for persons with a traumatic brain injury.

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