Neurobehavioural Disorders: Their Origin, Nature and Rehabilitation

Neurobehavioural Disorders: Their Origin, Nature and Rehabilitation (Level 2) Online Professional Training Program

Date: TBA

Prerequisite Required: Level 1 Neurorehabilitation – Assisting Recovery & Function in Everyday Life Following Brain Injury (No Exceptions)

Registration Fee: $500 (discounts available)

Approved by VRA Canada for 11.0 Continuing Education Hours – Certificates available upon request

Program Description:

This course will focus on the nature and expression of the consequent neurobehavioural issues that can accompany an injury to the brain. Topics will examine the common neurobehavioural syndromes, and provide an overview of the neurological underpinnings, behavioural outcomes, and psycho-social implications all of which can interrupt/interfere with social skills, conduct and reintegration and, ultimately, success.

Strategies for neurobehaviourally-targeted intervention will be introduced including, environmental supports and metacognitive strategy training. These strategies can be used to address the complex behavioural issues that may arise after brain injury. 

In this course, topical discussions, case examples of neurobehavioural disorders, in addition to the overview of rehabilitative strategies that can assist with those challenges, will be covered to address the following:

1. What are neurobehavioural impairments (e.g., self-regulation, social cognition)?
2. How does brain injury result in neurobehavioural impairments (i.e., what is the neurocognitive-neurobehavioural connection)?
3. What are the behavioural and psycho-social implications of these impairments?
4. How can behavioural strategies (e.g., antecedent management, distress tolerance) help?
5. How can metacognitive strategies be used?
6. How does this differentially express as a function of injury severity (e.g., mTBI vs. more severe)?
7. Opportunity to ask questions that may pertain to the neurobehavioural challenges of your clients.

Professors, Dr. Dawn Good and Dr. Carolyn Lemsky will be teaching the program by live video conference.

Professors:

Dawn Good, PhD, CPsych is an Associate Professor, and past Chair and Director, at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, in the Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience. Her research is in the field of acquired brain injury in both paediatric and adult populations. She is a Research Associate of the Lifespan Development Research Institute at Brock University and a Registered Psychologist (Ontario) specializing in the fields of neuropsychology and cognitive rehabilitation, licensed to practice in the province of Ontario. She is a Director with the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, and a writer for the licensing EPPP (Examination for the Professional Practice in Psychology) exam for North American licensure and deemed an expert witness in neuropsychology for both civilian and criminal courts in Ontario. Her research grants have spanned the areas of paediatric acquired brain injury (ABI) and cognitive functions/strategies for persons with ABI and was acknowledged by the Canadian Institute of Health Research as a Canada 150 Health Researchers: Discoveries for Life. She also serves as a Consultant Neuropsychologist to brain injury rehabilitation and mental health programs across Ontario.

Carolyn Lemsky, PhD, C.Psych. ABPP-CN is a board certified neuropsychologist with 25 years of experience working in rehabilitation settings in the U.S. and Canada. For the past 20 years she has been the Clinical Director at Community Head Injury Resource Services of Toronto. Dr. Lemsky has been a strong proponent of integrated care. For the past 10 years  she has been the director of the Substance Use and Brain Injury Bridging Project, a research and knowledge transfer initiative funded by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF). In addition to frequent conference presentations, Dr. Lemsky has contributed book chapters and articles to the neuropsychology and brain injury literature.

Please use the event/course registration portal to sign up for any current courses by clicking on the button below. For registration and payment by cheque, or if your organization requires an invoice, please contact training@obia.on.ca or phone 905-641-8877 ext. 102.

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Please note: Payment in full must be received in advance of the program. A cancellation fee of $75 will be applied if notice is not received by 48 hours prior to the start of the course. Cancellations made less than 48 hours are non-refundable, and no credits will be issued.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Leah Hughes, Training Coordinator & Special Projects
Ontario Brain Injury Association,
PO Box 2338,
St. Catharines, ON L2R 7R9
Ph: (905) 641-8877 ext. 102 or 1-855-642-8877
Email: training@obia.on.ca