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Wednesday Workshops
The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota is proud to present Wednesday Workshops, a series of classes held once a month, discussing a different brain injury topic each month. Wednesday Workshops will be held at the Association office in Minneapolis from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The cost to attend one of the workshops is $40 per person. 2.5 CEU's are provided.
Click here to register for one of the Wednesday Workshops, or for more information, please contact the Education Manager of the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota by calling 800-669-6442.
For directions to the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota's office, please click here.
Upcoming Wednesday Workshops
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Socio-Sexuality Issues for Persons with Disabilities such as Brain Injury
Presenter: Geoff Garwick, Ramsey County Mental Health
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Ethics for the Human Service Professional
Presenter: Janet Schank, PhD, LP
Human Service professionals encounter a wide array of ethical dilemmas in the various settings where they work. Communication, boundaries, rules and Q & A will be covered in this workshop to assist professionals in managing situations of an ethics nature when they arise.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Disability Law Center & Legal Aid: Compare and Contrast
Presenters: Lawyers from the Minnesota Disability Law Center and Minnesota Legal Aid
Both of these organizations provide legal services to individuals with disabilities. What is the difference between the two models and who do they serve and why?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Self-regulation after Traumatic Brain Injury: Self-monitored and Self-control
Presenter: Mary Kennedy, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Regulating our attention, learning, communication and behavior is critical in order to adapt to the demands of everyday living. This presentation will provide a working knowledge of how TBI affects self-monitoring and control and which instructional techniques make these processes explicit when training individuals to use strategies.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Pediatric Brain Injury
Presenter: Susan Ellerbusch-Toavs, SlP CCC, Gillette Children's Hospital
Many of the adults that are served in various settings (e.g. residential, mental health, chemical dependency, corrections) sustained brain injuries as children. Sustaining a brain injury as a child has a unique set of issues and impacts life long development.
Wednesday Workshops will be held at the Association Education Center in Minneapolis from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The cost to attend one of the workshops is $40 per person. 2.5 CEU's are provided.
Click here to register for one of the Wednesday Workshops, or for more information, please contact the Education Manager of the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota by calling 800-669-6442.
For directions to the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota's office, please click here.