Webinar, May 20, 2021, with The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts. The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts offers an introductory educational series regarding Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) via a Zoom platform.
* These presentations have been designed for staff who are currently providing services to individuals with ABI, as well as those who may be new to the field of brain injury.
* Who should attend? Participants for whom this series was developed include: Case Managers, Program Coordinators, Residential Program Staff, Day Support Program (e.g., club house) and Day Habilitation Staff, Certified Brain Injury Specialists, Nurses and Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs), Occupational and Physical Therapy Assistants, Family Counselors and Other Mental Health Clinicians, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Home Health Agency Staff, and Community Support Workers.
Description of Training: Communication is an active process by which people exchange information, ideas, needs, and desires. Communication requires a sender and a receiver. It involves encoding a concept (the sender), transmitting that concept (the sender), and decoding the intended concept (the receiver).
* Communication breakdowns are common after such acquired brain injuries (ABIs) as anoxia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and tumor.
* This presentation will focus on the steps involved in successful communication, causes of ABI communication breakdowns, and strategies to prevent as well as repair such breakdowns in everyday life.
To register or for more information visit www.biama.org/abiprograms.html or contact Laura MacFeeley, Education & Program Coordinator, lmacfeely@biama.org 508-475-0032
