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Brain Injury and Mental Health -- What Is Going On?

Dates and Locations:
Owatonna – Monday, October 27, 2008
AmericInn - Owatonna
245 Florence Avenue
Owatonna, MN 55060
507/455-1142

Duluth – Tuesday December 2, 2008
Sheraton Duluth Hotel
301 East Superior Street
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218/733-5660

This intermediate level seminar will deepen your understanding of the intricate relationship between brain injury and mental health issues. Direct support professionals and frontline supervisors should attend.

Click here to register.

Seminar Topic Include:

• Which comes first? A traumatic brain injury or mental helath issues ... or vice versa?
• Substance abuse
• Personality disorders
• Depression and bi-polar disorder
• Anxiety disorders
• Skills and strategies to effectively work with individuals with brain injury and mental health issues

About the Presenter: Jodi Greenstein, MSW, LICSW, CBIS

Jodi is currently the Supervisor of Behavior Services at Courage Center in Golden Valley, MN. She holds a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas/College of St. Catherine and has over 20 years experience working with individuals with brain injury and mental health issues.

She has worked in long term care, in a community mental health program, as a social work consultant, and in community based services. She is a member of the DHS TBI Advisory Committee and the MN Low Incidence Project.

Details
Registration: 8:30 am
Session: 9:00 am – 3:15 pm
Breaks and lunch included

Registration deadline:
Owatonna: registration closed
Duluth: November 24, 2008

Registration Fee: $89

• Registration fees will be refunded less a $25 administrative fee for cancellations received by the deadline dates noted above.
• There is no refund for cancellations received after those dates, regardless of reason; substitutions are permitted.
• There is a $25 late fee for registrations received after the deadline dates and lunch is not guaranteed.
• No shows will be billed.