Educational Opportunities for Professionals

The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota provides training opportunities for the professionals who support persons affected by brain injury and free or low-cost education opportunities for all people affected by brain injury, including family and friends. Continuing Education credits can be provided for more training opportunities.

Brain Injury Basics

  • Brain Injury Basics: Introduction to Brain Injury
    Participants will be able to describe basic facts about the brain and brain injury, living with a brain injury and its effects. Participants also will be able to interpret information about many brain injury resources.

    Brain Injury Basics: Introduction to Brain Injury will be held on January 26 and April 19 from 6 to 8 p.m.

  • Brain Injury Basics: Adjustment to Brain Injury
    Participants will be able to describe the life changes that occur with brain injury, including: the process of adjustment, emotional aspects of changes and adjustment challenges for individuals with brain injury and their loved ones.

    Brain Injury Basics: Adjustment to Brain Injury will be held on February 23 and April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.

  • Brain Injury Basics: Caregiving
    Participants will be able to describe how brain injury not only impacts the person who sustained the injury, but also all individuals in their lives; how caregivers play an important role in enhancing quality of like and promoting adjustment to life after brain injury through their caregiving; and how to support the individual with brain injury and their caregiver.

    Brain Injury Basics: Caregiving will be held on March 22 and May 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Wednesday Workshops are brief and intensive educational sessions for a relatively small group of professionals focusing on a different brain injury topic each month. Certificates of attendance will be provided upon completion of training. Please click here for more information about the Wednesday Workshops series.

On Site Training Opportunities
The Association offers on-site training at your facility. CEU's are available for selected workshops. Please click here for more information on our Traveling Workshops.

If you require a reasonable accomodation to access classes with the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota, please contact us two weeks prior to the class and specify your need. Curriculums are recommended for persons 18 years and older.

Click here to register for upcoming education opportunities or call 612-378-2742 or 800-669-6442.

Click here to view education opportunities for individuals affected by brain injury.