The following presentations are available for download
in PDF format. To request a copy instead, please send an email with
the name of the presentation in the subject line to wecanhelp@nrio.com.
General Acquired Brain Injury
Presentations
The Graying of Brain Injury: Aging and Lifespan Issues (3.50 Mb)
Shaken
Not Stirred (8.8 Mb)
Suicide
Attempts Following Traumatic Brain Injury (5.5 Mb)
Psychiatric Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury (2.7 Mb)
Drugs, Alcohol and Brain Injury: The Difficult Road
to Recovery
(coming soon)
School and Educational Presentations
Coming soon
ABILITY Program: Understanding ABI, Student Education
and Advocacy Program
Catherine Dodds, B.A, B.Ed; School Re-Entry Coordinator,
NRIO
School Re-Entry Process – Strategies to Facilitate
and Coordinate Return to School
Catherine Dodds, B.A, B.Ed; School Re-Entry Coordinator,
NRIO
School Re-Entry Services: Understanding the Methodology
of Direct Instruction
Catherine Dodds, B.A, B.Ed; School Re-Entry Coordinator,
NRIO
Unlocking the Myths: Keys to Success
Effective Behavioural Strategies for Children
and Youth with Acquired Brain Injury
Presented By: Catherine Dodds
and Rebecca Swift-Weir
One of the most distressing consequences of acquired brain injury
is personality change and challenging behaviour. Family members of children
and youth with ABI often report that they can cope with changes in their
child’s physical and cognitive needs, but it is the behavioral
issues, which impact on the child’s ability to learn and to complete
daily routines, that they find the most difficult to understand.
Behaviours that emerge after a brain injury are unique to each child
and are usually linked to cognitive issues. What is often labeled as
“acting out” or “inappropriate behaviour” may
actually be a result of loss of cognitive skills which have been affected
by the injury, such as confusion about what is expected, difficulty
understanding abstract language, lack of insight into limitations and
memory impairment, to name a few. Children with ABI cannot benefit from
consequence-based models of behavioral intervention when the injury
impacts their ability to remember rules from day to day, nor when they
are unable to anticipate the consequence of their behaviour.
This interactive workshop, designed for parents as well as professionals,
will introduce participants to an approach to managing challenging behaviours
in children with acquired brain injury that focuses on interventions
which anticipate behaviour rather than react to behaviour.
Participants will explore their own ideas of challenging behaviours and
will build a strategy keychain to effectively work with children with
acquired brain injury who exhibit those behaviours.
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to download the ABI Order Form.