Vocational Rehabilitation for Brain Trauma

The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) has announced an upcoming web cast on "Using a Team Approach to Employment for People with Traumatic Brain Injury" to be held Monday, September 19, 2005, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. E.D.T.  To register for this web cast see instructions below.

TARGETED AUDIENCE: State and private vocational rehabilitation counselors, employment services providers (supported employment services and job coaches), employers, and TBI case managers/service coordinators.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will increase their knowledge of traumatic brain injury and its effect on employment, as well as learn how to use a team approach to improve vocational outcomes for people with traumatic brain injury.  Participants will be able to list at least three
discussion points in each of the following areas:

What is a traumatic brain injury (causes, effects, and impact on employment)?

What is the role of a neuropsychologist in helping to develop vocational goals?

What are the benefits of using a team approach and who are the members of an Employment Support Team?  What are their roles on the team?

What are "best practices" in placement and on-site job training?

What are the critical non-vocational issues affecting employment and how are they addressed?

HOW TO ACCESS THE WEB CAST: The Web cast takes place entirely online and requires prior online registration at <http://www.nashia.org.  A technical check of your computer is conducted automatically during the registration process.  To ensure that your computer meets all technical
requirements, please register at least a couple of days in advance of the Web cast, and be sure to use the same computer to register that you will use to view the event.  If you experience any technical difficulties while registering, please submit a question to http://www.mchcom.com/help/.

An archived version of the Web cast will be available about one week after the event at http://www.nashia.org.

SPONSORS: The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (NASHIA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau's Federal TBI Program, in cooperation with the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR) and the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services.

For further information please contact Susan L. Vaughn, at slvaughn@nashia.org.