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Audience
This training is specifically intended for vocational
service providers (and others) intending to take the test to become a
Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS). Targeted groups
include: MCO Vocational Coordinators and Care Managers, Self
Directed Supports Waiver Consultants, Supported Employment Providers,
DVR Counselors, Veterans' Administration Counselors, Technical College Counselors, Community
Employment Organizations, and Pathways Regional
Coordinators.
Prerequisites
1. Attendees are
required to complete the Certified Brain Injury Specialist
(CBIS) APPLICATION on line at http://www.aacbis.net/aacbisform2.html using the following GROUP
NUMBER: WBIAC09. Cost for those taking the exam are covered by the
project. Please choose the "Pay by Check" option on the
application and print the collection statement to send with the forms
listed below.
For more
information on the CBIS see the Academy of Certified
Brain Injury Specialists site at
http://www.acbis.pro/index.html.
2. Attendees must
obtain a completed WORK
VERIFICATION FORM available from
ACBIS at http://www.acbis.pro/documents/Employmentverification.pdf. The WORK
VERIFICATION FORM, DETAILED RESUME
and COLLECTION STATEMENT must be
mailed WITHIN ONE WEEK of your Registration and Application
completion to the Group Coordinator at BIAW 21100 W. Capitol Drive Suite 5 Pewaukee, WI 53072.
3. Attendees must
prepare for the training by reading The Essential Brain Injury
Guide, which will be provided to registrants free of charge. IT
IS NECESSARY TO READ AND STUDY THE GUIDE PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE
TRAINING TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TEST.
** Attendees Are Encouraged**
Attendees
are encouraged to view the following computer videos at http://braininjury.wisconsin.gov/links.htm from
the Department of Health Services titled "Beautiful Minds:
Guiding Individuals with TBI in Their Quest to Communicate, Work and
Learn":
Session 1 - Introduction-
Myrt Sieger / Starting Over: A Personal Consumer Story- Kim Virden
Session 2 - Successful
Interaction With Individuals With TBI- A How-to Guide- Lyn Turkstra
Session 3 - Successful
Interaction With Individuals With TBI - A How-to Guide- Lyn Turkstra
Session 4 - Career
Planning And Building: The Changing Landscape of Returning to Work-
Laura Owens
Video- Cognitive
Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Treatment.
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