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The Brain Injury Association of
Rhode Island is a statewide organization dedicated to
providing support, education, advocacy, research and prevention.
Whether you are a person with a brain injury, a family member or
friend of someone affected by brain injury, a professional working
in this field, or an interested member of the general public, the
Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island hopes to be of service to you.
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Programs and Services
The Association has a variety of
programs to provide information and resources about brain injury and
brain injury prevention to any interested person who contacts us. We
are involved in many public awareness and prevention education
activities. We are active in the public policy arena, both within
the state and nationally, around issues related to brain injury and
prevention.
Free Brain Injury
Training
Videos
The RI Brain Injury Resource Center is
now able to provide Free Brain Injury Training for Professional
Groups/Provider Agencies and Community
Organizations in Rhode Island.
Advocacy
Training
The Rhode Island Disability Law Center
and the Brain Injury Association of RI, Inc. are available to
provide advocacy training for consumers (individuals with brain
injury or other disabilities), family members and professionals at
your heath care facility or community organization free of charge.
For additional information or to
schedule an on site training at your agency or organization contact
Elizabeth Connallon,
our TBI Project Coordinator at 401-461-6599
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Training for Professional Groups and Provider
Agencies
The RI Department of Human Services
contracted with the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island to
develop five brain injury trainings for service providers and
professional groups. Each video provides an introduction to
traumatic brain injury, followed by approaches, strategies,
accommodations and insights specific to that provider or
professional field. Four of the videos are concluded with interview
input from survivors of brain injury and family members.
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Brain Injury: A Practical Training for Case
Managers
(43 minutes viewing time)
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Brain Injury: A Practical Training for
Direct Care Givers
(50 minutes viewing time)
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Brain Injury: A Practical Training for
Mental Health Professionals
(46 minutes viewing time)
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Brain Injury: A Practical Training for
Substance Abuse Treatment Professionals
(44 minute viewing time; brain injury survivor interviews are
not included in this presentation)
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Brain Injury: A Practical Training for
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
(53 minute viewing time)
The RI Brain Injury Resource Center
is able to provide these trainings to any Rhode Island service
provider agency or professional group free of charge at your site.
For further information or to schedule training contact
Elizabeth Connallon,
our TBI Project Coordinator at 401-461-6599
Funding for the video training
project was provided by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health
Resources and Administration Department of Health and Human Services
Grant project # H21MC00057-01.
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Training for Community
Organizations
The RI Department of Human Services
contracted with the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island to
develop brain injury training for community organizations such as,
social clubs, special interest or civic groups, and places of
worship. Studies have shown that recovery and adjustment are
enhanced when individuals return to community participation as soon
as possible. Active participation as a valued member of a community
group can have a positive impact throughout the recovery process.
For those who will not enjoy a full recovery, the adjustment process
is made easier when they do get involved in community and have
contact with a large circle of support.
The video entitled Understanding
Traumatic Brain Injury: Welcoming the Traumatic Brain Injury
Survivor Back into Your Community Group provides basic education
on the causes and consequences of traumatic brain injury, overview
of common areas of difficulty including practical approaches and
techniques to support participation in social and community
activities, followed by interview input from individuals with brain
injury and family members.
The RI Brain Injury Resource Center
is able to provide these trainings to any community group or
organization in Rhode Island free of charge at your site. For
further information or to schedule training contact
Elizabeth Connallon,
our TBI Project Coordinator at 401-461-6599
Funding for the video training
project was provided by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health
Resources and Administration Department of Health and Human Services
Grant project # H21MC00057-01.
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