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EssentialsofBrainInjuryServicesandSupports

AnnieRandolph,BS,CBISAnnie has been a Neuro-Resource Facilitator with the Brain InjuryAlliance of Iowa since the Fall of 2014. Annie is from Ankeny, IA, andgraduatedfromIowaStateUniversityin2012withherBachelor’sDegreein Child, Adult, and Family Services. She currently lives in Sheldahl, IA,with her husband and one-and-a-half-year-old, rambunctious, andhilarious son, Clayton. She has a strong passion for helping thosewhoaregoingthroughlife’schallenges.Herpriorworkexperiencewasinthedomesticandsexualviolencefield,helpingsurvivorsofabuseconnecttosupportsandregaintheirsenseofself.Sheisapassionatefeministwholoves helping people through the power of positivity. She knows theremay not always be an answer, but there is always a way to providesupport.

“AccesstoSupports,Services,andAdvocacy”

Adiscussion of the purpose and process ofNRF and it’s importance to those affected by braininjury. We will discuss the common barriers that survivors and families face. Screenings andassessmenttoolswillbedefinedanddiscussed,andyouwilllearnaboutadvocacy,outreach,andeducationBIAIAdoestoincreaseawarenessaboutbraininjuryandaccesstoservices.

Objectives:1.IdentifyofBIAIAvalues,missionandprograms(NRF/Outreach/Education/Trainings/IBIRN)2. Description of crucial advocacy skills for families, BIAIA Case Consultations, and SystemsAdvocacyinvolvement3.Overviewofbraininjuryassessments-HELPS,InterRAI,MayoPortland,andNeuropssychologicalassessmentsTargetAudience:Thosewhohaveexperiencedbraininjury,families,oreducators.

Thursday,July20,201710:15-11:15am