We have worked with thousands of people with brain injuries. Let our experience, combined with the curriculum of the Brain Injury Association, teach your team how to understand brain injury in the most informative CBIS training around!

History

A survey was completed in 1990 regarding the needs of licensed and non-licensed staff in brain injury services. Seventy-five percent of respondents noted that specialized training was needed for licensed staff and eighty-four percent indicated that training was needed for non-licensed staff. Ninety percent of survey respondents agreed that the training curriculum include the following: cognitive, psychological and social consequences of brain injury, behavioral approach for managing challenging behaviors and promoting positive skills, and techniques for effectively working with families.

Requirements

Applicants must have 500 hours of currently verifiable direct contact experience (employment and/or academic internship) working with survivors of brain injury (BI). Certification is renewed annually, requiring ten hours of continuing education each year.

Certification

The Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) allows professionals and staff to demonstrate their knowledge during a written examination and by earning a nationally recognized credential.

Organizations that serve individuals with brain injuries value hiring and training CBIS certified staff, because it allows them to work with and promote clinicians who understand the unique needs of persons recovering from brain injury and staying abreast of current resources in the field.

This Training Course will focus on:

• Diagnostic imaging
• Medical, physical, cognitive, neurobehavioral, and psychosocial consequences
• Pediatrics, adolescents, and aging with a TBI
• Concussions and mTBI
• Disorders of consciousness
• Rehabilitation philosophy, outcome measurement, and care management
• Effect of injuries on families
• Cultural, gender, and sexuality issues
• Military populations
• Neuropsychology
• Participation and return to work

Earn CEUs

Applicants are eligible to use this training for 12.0 CEU hours. It is a self submission and we supply the certificate upon request at the completion of your training. Please note, this course has not been preapproved by ASHA, so Speech Language Pathologists are not able to use this for their ongoing educational requirements.

Please call 866-429-6757 for discounted pricing for enrolling a group of five or more trainees.