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You can click here to register! What:This webinar will present augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies and devices appropriate for people with communication impairments resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Survivors of TBI may have cognitive, linguistic, and motor speech impairments that may affect their use of AAC strategies and devices. Appropriate AAC strategies and devices will be discussed as well as assessment and intervention techniques across rehabilitation and recovery stages.    Learner Outcomes: 1. Participants will explain the importance of using AAC during early stages of rehabilitation from TBI.2. Participants will describe two applications of AAC suitable for the early stages of rehabilitation from TBI.3. Participants will describe one appropriate AAC strategy or device for each TBI recovery stage.  Webinar begins at 9:00am Pacific time, 10:00am Mountain time, 11:00am Central time, 12:00pm Eastern time.  Session sign in begins at 15 minutes prior to start time. This session requires you to call in to access the audio. When:February 23, 201210:00 am - 11:00 am MTContact:AblenetPhone: 1-800-843-9166

BrainLine is a national multimedia project offering information and resources about preventing, treating, and living with TBI. BrainLine includes a series of webcasts, an electronic newsletter, and an extensive outreach campaign in partnership with national organizations concerned about traumatic brain injury. BrainLine serves anyone whose life has been affected by TBI. That includes people with brain injury, their families, professionals in the field, and anyone else in a position to help prevent or ameliorate the toll of TBI.

Click here to RSVP!What:Is there a role for states in screening youth offenders in Juvenile Justice systems for TBI?  How do we help ensure access to appropriate treatment once they are screened?  What are the keys to a successful partnership with the Department of Juvenile Justice? Answering these and many other important questions about working with the juvenile justice system will be the focus of a HRSA Federal TBI Program webinar on December 13 at 2:00 p.m. EST.  You will hear from grantees currently working to implement programs in their respective states, their partners, and mental health providers from state and local departments of Juvenile Justice, who will discuss: Issues facing juveniles with TBI and the complexities of getting properly screened and treated Two screening tools currently being used in juvenile justice systems Concerns often voiced by juvenile justice partners and strategies for addressing them Key components of successful partnerships Issues facing mental health providers in juvenile justice systems How to maximize program sustainability When:Tuesday, December 13, 201112:00pm – 1:30pm MTContact:Phone: 877-253-2087Email: HRSA-TBITAC@norc.org

Click here to access this presentation and for more information What: Concerns and experiences of college students with TBI How do changes in cognition and social development impact students' college experiences? What services are currently available to students What do students with TBI need in order to be successful in college? Sessions are presented via a fully accessible Talking Communities webinar platform. When: Tuesday, June 22, 2011 at 1 p.m. - 2:30