Resources-

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.

A Little Bit of Kramer in All of Us: Social Skills Training Using Sitcoms (276 Kb) Presented by Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D., and Dan Harren, B.A. (Hon)

Attention and Memory Deficits in TBI Patients (184 Kb)

Brain and Memory (2.24 Mb) Presented by Pamela Washbourne, MS, CCC-SLP

Brain Injury and Behavior (361 Kb) Presented by Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D.

Counseling and Brain Injury: A Post Rehab Support View / (word doc layout) (171 Kb)Presented by Ron Broughton, MEd, LPC, CBIS, Chief Clinical Officer — Brookhaven Hospital

Counseling and Brain Injury: A Post Rehab Support View / (powerpoint layout) (2.07 Mb) Presented by Ron Broughton, MEd, LPC, CBIS, Chief Clinical Officer — Brookhaven Hospital

Dynamics of Attention (127 Kb)

Incidence and Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for the Military (650 Kb) Presented by Deborah L. Warden, M.D., National Director of Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, at the Armed Forced Epidemiological Board in San Diego, Cal, Nov. 2004

Is Punishment Necessary in Brain Injury Rehabilitation? (1.27 Mb) Presented by Terry J. Page, Ph.D., BCBA at the 13th Annual Conference on Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury in Hamilton, Ontario, May 2006

Living in the Community Following a Traumatic Brain Injury (0.2 Mb)
Presented at the 2004 Brain Injury Association of Iowa Conference and at the South Dakota Brain Injury Association Support Group, April 2004

Maintaining Intimacy After a Traumatic Brain Injury (0.3 Mb)
Presented at the 2004 Brain Injury Association of Iowa Conference

Neural Bases of Memory (387 Kb)

Neuroscience of Memory (3.2 Kb)
Presented by Pamela Washbourne at the 2006 Colorado Brain Injury Association Conference.

Psychiatric Issues in Traumatic Brain Injuries (2.7 Mb)

Rehab Outside the Box: Lifespan Considerations for Individuals with Brain Injury (10.2 Kb) Presented by Dr. Rolf Gainer at the ABI Network Conference 2006 and Brookhaven Hospital.

Sex and the Single Synapse (7.9 Kb)
Presented by Dr. Rolf Gainer and Mike Mason at the 2006 Southwest Conference for Disabilities.

Shaken, not Stirred (845 Kb) Presented by Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D., Diplomate ABDA

Social Role Return Following Brain Injury (3.30 Mb) Presented by Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D., at the 2008 Zarrow Symposium

Substance Abuse Issues after Traumatic Brain Injury (222 Kb) Educational Brochure from the Brain Injury Association of America

Suicide Attempts Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Identifying and Managing Risks (400 Kb) Presented by Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D. at Brookhaven Hospital, April 2008

The Graying of Brain Injury: Aging and Lifespan Issues (3.45 Mb)
Presented by Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D. at the 2007 Southwest Conference on Disability

Tracer Methodology (1.18 Mb) a Resource of the Joint Commission

What Happens When Rehabilitation Ends? Social Role Issues Ten Years Later (0.9 Mb) Presented at the 2004 Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council Conference

When Attempted Suicide is the Cause of Brain Injury: Implications for Rehabilitation (827 Kb) Presented by Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D., Diplomate ABDA

 

School and Educational Presentations

The "Kids-on-the-Go" summer camp programs- 58.2 kb (currently on hold for 2008)

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

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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.

Click here to download the ABI Order Form.

NRIO is pleased to announce our affiliation with Rob Van Reekum, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Van Reekum will be providing neuropsychiatric assessment to individuals with traumatic brain injury and other neurological conditions in his independent practice. Through our affiliation, Dr. Van Reekum will provide psychiatric consultation and direction to the NRIO Rehabilitation Team serving our joint clients.

For medical-legal and independent assessments, please contact Dr. Van Reekum by email at
dr.vanreekum@rebls.ca