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Disseminates Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury with its 3rd
Annual Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference in Kingston, NY
Northeast Center for Special Care Advances and Disseminates Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury with its 3rd Annual Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference in Kingston, New York
Lake Katrine, NY September 30, 2007: CEO Ann Belcher is pleased to announce that Northeast
Center for Special Care, a nationally-recognized brain injury
rehabilitation program located in Ulster County, NY, hosted its third
annual Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference on September 20,
2007, offering healthcare professionals from around the country the latest
information on clinical developments in the field.
Experts in the fields of medicine, neuropsychology, optometry, speech
language pathology, substance abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
consumer advocacy and legal advocacy discussed a wide variety of topics
related to traumatic brain injury rehabilitation during the day-long
conference in Kingston, NY.
Anthony Salerno, President of Northeast Center for Special Care, noted:
“This conference brings together some of the country’s leading experts
in brain injury rehabilitation. Northeast Center for Special Care is
pleased to be able to make this information available to the public and
our peers in the healthcare and rehab community.”
The agenda included the following presentations:
- Ethical
Considerations in Working With the Brain Injured Population,
Michael V. Kaplen, ESQ, Chairperson, New York State Traumatic
Brain Injury Coordinating Council.
- Best Practice
Positive Behavioral Support Strategies: Addressing Anomie and
Other Aberrant Influences on Conduct, Thomas E. Pomeranz, Ed.D.,
authority, trainer, clinician and consultant in the field of
services for people with disabilities and creator of the
Universal Enhancement program to improve the quality of life for
people with disabilities.
- Visual
Disturbance and Rehabilitation Post TBI, Daniel Lack, OD, FCOVD,
FAAO, Board Certified specialist in vision therapy and a Fellow
in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, the
American Academy of Optometry.
- Finding and
Funding Community Supports in Your Community, Dominick Raffio,
LMSW, Northeast Center for Special Care.
- PTSD and TBI --
What Do We Really Know?, Nathan Zasler, MD, FAAPM&R, FAADEP,
DAAPM, CIME, Medical Director, The Tree of Life Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Center in Glen Allen, VA.
- The Healing
Power of Neurofeedback in TBI, Steve Larsen, Ph.D., Director of
the Stone Mountain Center, Stone Ridge, NY.
- Substance Abuse
and TBI - What You Need to Know, F.R. Sparadeo, Ph.D., Director
of the Rhode Island Traumatic Brain Injury Institute.
- Developing
Self-Awareness and Motivation Post TBI , Gerry Brooks, MA, CCC,
CBIT, Director of Brain Injury Programs, Northeast Center for
Special Care.
- Ask the Doctors,
a Panel Discussion with Dr. Thomas Pomeranz, Dr. F.R. Sparadeo,
Dr. Nathan Zasler, Dr. Steve Larson, Dr. Daniel Lack, Dr.
Richard A. Hodder, Medical Director, Northeast Center for
Special Care, and Dr. Victor Zelek, Neuropsychologist, Northeast
Center for Special Care.
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Michael V. Kaplen, Esq, received the Northeast Center for Special
Care’s first Advocate of the Year award for his work on behalf of brain injury
survivors and their families. Mr. Kaplen is Chairperson of the New York State
Traumatic Brain Injury Coordinating Council, Past President of the Brain Injury
Association of New York and the Brain Injury Association of America, and a
partner in the law firm of De Caro & Kaplen LLC.
One of the highlights of the conference was the special appearance by one of the
graduates of the Northeast Center’s TBI program who has been living
independently in the community for more than five years. As part of a
presentation on identifying and acquiring community supports, the center
graduate discussed his progress since returning to the community and explained
how Northeast Center’s unique programs and staff made his re-entry into the
community so successful.
A gallery of recent works of art created by Northeast Center Resident-Neighbor
artists with TBI was on display at the conference. The attendees were also
delighted by a multi-media display about the arts in a therapeutic community,
compiled by Rick Soshensky, MA, MT-BC, NRMT, Director of Fine and Performing
Arts, Susan Togut, MFA, Carolyn Corbett, MFA, and Peter Bass, all of Northeast
Center for Special Care.
Conference participants from Scripps Health of San Diego, California, praised
the information presented on brain injury: “This excellent one-day conference
was filled with the latest developments needed by professionals in the traumatic
brain injury rehabilitation field. We need more conferences like this one. We
need to get more information out there.”
Northeast Center Program Director Gerry Brooks noted: “It is amazing the
information that comes out in these clinical convocations. The interactions
among the physicians and therapists and the dialogue with the attendees was very
valuable. Everyone leaving the conference was pumped up and inspired to return
to their programs with new insights.”
Northeast Center will continue in its commitment to the continuing education of
professionals who support individuals with TBI by scheduling additional
information seminars in the coming months. To join the mailing list for our 4th
Annual Mid-Hudson Brain Injury Rehabilitation conference to be held in 2008,
follow this link.
Media contact: Northeast
Center for Special Care, Deborah Muise, Media and Public Relations
Director 845-336-3500
Northeast Center for Special Care is a state-of-art
rehabilitation program for individuals with brain injury, neurobehavioral
disorders, spinal cord injury, and ventilator dependency. Established in
1999, it is located on a 39-acre campus in the beautiful Hudson Valley.
The mission of Northeast Center for Special Care is rehabilitation,
recovery and community reentry for individuals with disabilities. Since
its inception, hundreds of individuals have "graduated" from its
programs and have moved on to integrated settings in their communities.
Northeast Center has been honored with numerous awards including: The New
York State Health Facilities Association’s (NYSHFA) Clinical and Quality
Services Committee 2007 Innovative Practices Award, The Advance Magazine
Award for Innovative Clinical Program, The American Association for
Respiratory Care Quality Respiratory Care Recognition Award for 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, The Gateway Community Industries Employer of
the Year award and the Mid-Hudson Employment Alliance Outstanding Employer
of Individuals with Disabilities.
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