Educational Series
Workshops and Trainings
BIA-MA offers a variety of workshops, trainings and conferences for professionals, brain injury survivors and families. Each of these offerings provides important information needed to work with the growing number of individuals who have sustained a brain injury.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are included in the pricing for professional workshops and trainings. CEUs are approved for the following disciplines: Certified Counselors, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Nursing Home Administrators, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Educators, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and others.
Winter and Spring 2012 Offerings
Price Per Workshop
January 12, 2012 10 a.m. -Noon
Caring For Yourself in the New Year
(For Survivors and Family Members)
Westborough BIA-MA Office
Presenter: Amanda Sexton, LMHC
The workshop is designed to teach participants self-care and stress relief strategies to help them in the new year as well as relaxation skills and motivational techniques geared toward helping participants achieve their New Year's resolutions.
To register, click here.
February 2, 2012, 3-5 p.m.
Brain Injury 101
(An Introductory Course for Professionals, Survivors and Family Members)
Westborough BIA-MA Office
Brain Injury 101 will provide a general overview of brain injury including brain anatomy, types, causes and impact of brain injury, and additional professional resources.
To register, click here.
This workshop has been postponed until late Spring 2012
How to Communicate With Your Loved One
(For Survivors and Family Members)
Community Rehab Care, Newton, MA
Do you want to be able to have more productive conversations with your loved ones? Learn how you can speak more effectively with each other. This workshop will provide practical solutions to everyday communication issues as give a basic understanding of how brain injury affects communication skills. Participants will work on identifying strategies that are helpful in improving communication skills for both survivors and family members.
To register, click here.
March 16, 2012, 10 a.m. -Noon
Phineas Gage: A Guide to Mental Health & Brain Injury
(For Mental Health Professionals)
Westborough BIA-MA Office
Presenter: Amanda Sexton, LMHC
The workshop is designed to teach mental health professionals basic information about brain injuries as well as techniques to adapting therapy sessions to meet the needs of this population. It will provide a basic understanding of brain injury and its effects on mental health and cognitive functioning, identify strategies that are helpful in adapting treatment and provide resources for brain injury.
To register, click here.
April 26, 2012, 6-8 p.m.
Case Management: How to Advocate for Your Loved One
(For Family Members and Caregivers)
Neuro-Rehab Management, Melrose, MA
Presenters: Mary Roach and Pat Read
To register, click here.
May 26, 2012, 3-5 p.m.
Reducing the Risk: A Hands On Approach
(For the General Public)
Westborough, MA
Presenter: BJ Williams
BJ Williams, BIA-MA's Manager of Prevention, American Council of Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer and three-time Iron Man Tri-athlete will teach participants how to build strength in their lower extremeties and core muscle groups to reduce the risk of falls through strength training and education. Participants will learn how to protect themselves from falls and how to respond and adjust to their environment.
To register, click here.
May 2012
Tips & Strategies for Living with a Brain Injury
(For Survivors)
Springfield, MA area
Presenter: Suzanne Doswell, CBIST
To register, click here.
Onsite Corporate Trainings
Can't come to us? We'll come to you. BIA-MA is offering Onsite Corporate Trainings.
Topics Include:
- Brain Injury 101
- Domestic Violence
- Phineas Gage: A Guide to Mental Health
- Falls: Reducing the Risk
To request an Onsite Corporate Training, click here.
For more information about BIA-MA's Onsite Corporate Trainings, please e-mail education@biama.org