- Young adults 16 to 25 years of age who have an acquired brain injury
- Who want to become more independent, are motivated to work on skills related to independence, have the ability to participate actively within a group, and are medically stable
- Program includes experiences such as living in residence in a supportive environment, traveling around Brampton using local transit, cooking, grocery shopping, budgeting and many social opportunities
- Program offered in partnership with March of Dimes and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab.
Location: Sheridan College Residence, Brampton
Dates: July 3-8, 2011
Cost: $ 550.00
Program Brochure
PLEASE NOTE THESE IMPORTANT DATES:
Feb. 6, 2011: Information Day offered at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
March 11, 2011: Deadline for Applications
We are pleased to provide you with the Health Council of Canada’s new resource, entitled A Citizen’s Guide to Health Indicators
A Citizen’s Guide to Health Indicators provides user-friendly information about health indicators: what they are, how they are used to inform decisions about the health care system, and their limitations, along with links to valuable tools for using them. The guide also includes stories called “Health Indicators at Work” to help illustrate how indicators are used in real life settings. These stories explore body mass index, the quality of nursing home care, bicycle helmet laws as an example of health policies and monitoring heart attack readmission.
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Evidence resources for brain injury One Stop Evidence Guide for Brain Injury: Where to Search for Evidence Reviews
The Global Evidence Mapping (GEM) project has mapped the available research in traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Co-authored and initiated by:
Dr Tari Turner
Senior Research Fellow | Global Evidence Mapping Initiative
Knowledge Translation & Quality Improvement Group
National Trauma Research Institute & Monash University
Level 6, The Alfred Centre, Commercial Road, Melbourne 3004
Ph: +61 3 9903 0382
Fax: +61 3 9903 0018
The Essential Principles of Neuroscience
What Are Neuroscience Core Concepts?
Neuroscience Core Concepts offer fundamental principles that one should know about the brain and nervous system, the most complex living structure known in the universe. They are a practical resource about:
• How your brain works and how it is formed.
• How it guides you through the changes in life.
• Why it is important to increase understanding of the brain.
The Neuroscience Core Concepts have broad application for K-12 teachers and the general public, offering the most important insights gained through decades of brain
research. They also spotlight promising research paths ahead.
Eight concepts are organized within four “mega-concepts” and contain fundamental principles that serve to stimulate further thinking and exploration. The Core Concepts have been correlated to the U.S. National Science Education Standards and are a tool and resource for inclusion in K-12 teaching curricula.
The concepts were developed with leadership from the Public Education and Communication Committee of the Society for Neuroscience. In January 2007, more than a year of development began, including extensive consultation, review, and refinement by hundreds of neuroscientists and educators nationwide. This constitutes a living document that will be updated as new information becomes available.
Neuroscience Core Concepts – the essential principles of neuroscience (pdf-6mb)
We have a magazine and are launching weekly podcasts starting in May. We were wondering if we could add your link to our website under “resources”.
Sarah Palmer, Director
NeuroConnect
Mission
Through international collaboration, to advance the social work contribution to the field of acquired brain injury (ABI), for the benefit of people with ABI, their families, significant others and broader support networks.
Aim
The network will aim to fulfill this mission by means of (i) information exchange, (ii) development, (iii) support, (iv) advocacy (v) innovation, and (vi) education among social workers with an interest in ABI.
International Network for Social Workers in Acquired Brain Injury (INSWABI)
Just Joe Image is a place of hope. Just Joe Image is a way to give to others the inspiration that I did not get in the early stages of my injury. Just Joe Image is …
WHERE HOPE MEETS INSPIRATION
Just Joe Image was created in November 2003 during my rehab time from a second head injury. No it was not as serious as the first injury which I suffered in August 1999 but as a result of a pre-existing brain injury I was slow to recover fully.
Just Joe Image
UPDATE January 2010
“I highly recommend… for survivors, family members, caregivers, medical providers, and anyone wanting to learn more about traumatic brain injury.”
- Jennifer Charvet, Alaska Brain Injury Network
Hello, I want to alert you to our documentary on DVD that I, a brain injury survivor of 18 years, have co-directed with my friend, veteran filmmaker Lyell Davies of the City University of New York.
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When we started our journey in Canada, almost 30 years ago, recovering from a severe brain injury was a bleak road for people like you, or your loved one, and your family.
Conventional methods offered little hope. You, or your loved one, faced a barren, bed-ridden life without stimulation, rehabilitation or encouragement.
Today, ARBI has a reputation for innovative and caring rehabilitation for people with the most severe brain injuries. Over the years, we have attracted medical and rehabilitation professionals who have helped improve and refine our unique programs. ARBI’s programs are intensive, caring and highly individual. Programs with a mandate to ‘Making Life Better’.
Visit our website www.arbi.ca/ for further information.
The Traumatic Brain Injury Forum was created to reach out and support you and your family.
