Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Network

BrainSTARS: A Resource for Parents and Professionals working with Children and Adolescents who have Acquired Brain Injury, Jeanne E. Dise-Lewis, Ph.D. and Angela M. Scott, MSW

You are invited to attend, at no charge, a series of BrainSTARS workshops offered by Dr. Dise-Lewis and Angie Scott.

The purposes of the workshop are:

1. To understand and develop solutions to any problems or concerns you have about your child or teen’s development, learning, or behavior;

2. Use your BrainSTARS Manual effectively to look up target symptoms and develop effective intervention plans;

3. Learn about community resources available to you and your child throughout the course of his/her development through adulthood to get him/her back on track developmentally and keep her there.

This workshop will use a team-based, problem-focused learning format and case examples (your own children and their situations). Parents should bring IEPs, neuropsych evaluations, questions from teachers, etc. – Anything to contribute to the discussion of their child’s particular dilemmas. It will be specific and problem-solution focused.

It will be fun and fruitful! Pizza will be provided!

Session Information

Group One: April 8, 15, 22, and 29

Group Two: May 6, 13, 20 and 27

Thursday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
The Children’s Hospital | 13123 East 16th Ave. | Aurora, CO 80045

**You must register by April 5 for the April sessions and by May 3 for the May sessions.**

To RSVP or for more information, call Bridget Fogelberg at (303) 636-5836 or email at bfogelberg@denveroptions.org.
Participants will need to bring their BrainSTARS manual if they have one.

Click here to download the flier

The Brain Injury Association of Colorado

Educator’s Conference

February 4, 2011
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Qwest Conference Center
Lakewood, Colorado

“When Mild TBI Really Isn’t Mild”

Keynote Speaker: Ronald C. Savage, Ed.D
Dr. Savage is the Director of the Brain Injury & Concussion Center at The Center for Neurological and Neuro-Developmental Health (NJ). Dr. Savage has worked with children, adolescents and young adults with neuro-developmental disabilities (i.e., acquired brain injuries, autism, developmental disabilities and other neurological disabilities) for over 30 years.

Conference supported by the TBI Networking Team (TNT)
Cost: $140.00
Registration, breakfast and lunch included.

For more information contact Rhonda Rickett, Event Director
Rhonda@BIAColorado.org or (719) 574 1634

Click here to download the Educator’s Conference Save the Date

Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Program is accepting Education Grant Applications beginning March 1, 2010. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on April 14th, 2010.

• Announcement with Application Instructions
• Application

Effective June 6, 2008, program participants may re-apply for an additional year of care coordination services. Additional “purchased services” are only available during the first year of an individual’s participation with the TBI Trust Fund Program.

Please join us for our 2nd case sharing meeting on March 12th, 2010 from 2:00-4:00pm.  It will be at the Brighton 27J District Training Center.  The address is:

80 South 8th Avenue,
Brighton, CO 80601

See you there!

I received this information via email, if anyone is interested.  It looks like a great opportunity:

EMPOWER Colorado will be offering classes for parents and caregivers of children with brain disorders.  The class is entitled “Empowering Families Through the Diagnostic Journey.”  It is a 7 week series and includes topics such as:  Getting to the Diagnosis, After the Diagnosis, Effective Communication, Collaborative Problem Solving – (2 week discussion), Building a Partnership with Schools and Taking Care of Yourself.

Two locations:  Adams County – Rainbow Center 2140 E 88th Ave.  Thornton, CO

February 2 – March 16th   6:00 – 8:00 PM

Aurora – at Aurora Mental Health Center – 11059 E Bethany Drive  Aurora, CO

February 10 – March 31st (no class on March 3)   5:30 – 7:30

All classes are provided free of charge.  Childcare and pizza are also provided free of charge.

Participants will receive a manual with resources and the book “The Explosive Child” by Ross Green.

Contact:  Cheri Bena at 800-213-4631 to register or on-line at bena303@msn.com

Happy new year to all of you!  We hope this new year allows us to assist even more kids with brain injury.  Our first endeavor of the new year is our first case sharing meeting this Friday, January 8th at Legend High School (in Douglas County School District) at 2pm.  We hope to see you there!!

Please email us if you you have any questions.

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20091126/NEWS/911259949/1077/NEWS&parentprofile=1058

Go to this link to read an article from The Aspen Times about the Apsen Ski Club and how they are studying concussions this ski season!  Great work Aspen Ski Club!

We are in the process of adding new presentations and videos to the website!  So check back in a week or two for more information that you can take back to your schools and teams.

The TNT steering committee is excited to launch the new website at the meeting today.  I hope that everyone who views the website finds it useful.  Please email me at liz@biacolorado.org with any comments or leave a reply below.

The website was designed through funding from the Colorado TBI Trust Fund.  This website should serve as a tool for educators, school administrators, school psychologists, related services professionals, and families.

Please  join in the discussion and learn more about how to support our kids in Colorado with brain injuries!