[Tom Tatlock]

The CEU availability is a great idea. In Wisconsin the Brain Injury Alliance has to use the continuing education section of the university in Madison. The Ohio State Screening tool instruction offers a free class but charges a nominal fee, $25.00, Think for CEUs. It would seem appropriate to offer CEUs to physicians, nurses and teachers. BEST could offer CEUs for an entire webinar series or for individual sessions. It might be possible to collaborate with some of the state affiliates the Brain Injury Association or the Brain Injury Alliance, who might could offer the courses and help with finding ways to obtain CEUs in their state. It would be great to educate the providers directly. At times, the members of NAMI have been the educators of the professionals. We can also look at what the different state brain injury groups charge for CEUs.

[Tom Tatlock]

BEST Communications/Outreach Committee’s April 2024 Brainstorming on How to Reach Our Audiences

Part 1 – How to Reach Survivors

State brain injury community groups (like the regional Brain Injury Services in Virginia) that provide direct services to people with brain injury, including case management. We must research who the providers are for each state. Also states with resource facilitation services like Minnesota and Iowa

State BIA chapters

State brain injury councils

State TBI directors

State vocational rehab counselors

State assistive technology directors

Brain injury support groups

Brain injury medical providers and rehab clinics

Brainline.org

Pink Concussions

BIAA/USBIA

VA

The TBI Model Systems programs

NAMI programs: local, state, national

Domestic Violence providers

Substance abuse programs

County mental health and substance abuse providers

Reach professionals to have them refer their clients to BEST.

Assorted Other:

Authors of relevant books, (survivors and fam as audience) (esp. with review?)

People producing podcasts relevant to survivors and fam

People running relevant YouTube channels (find source website)

People running relevant social media accounts (find source websites)

Small businesses producing products our population uses (reviews?)

Brain & Life magazine

Other periodicals?

Part 2 – How to Reach Professionals

State brain injury community groups (like the regional Brain Injury Services in Virginia) that provide direct services to people with brain injury. These groups have OTs and case managers on staff.

Centers for Independent Living

https://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory

State BIA

State rehab counselors

Brain injury medical rehab clinics

Professional organizations like:

American College of Rehab Medicine

American Speech, Language, & Hearing Association (ASHA)

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

NASHIA

NABIS

Assorted Other:

Authors of relevant books, such as textbooks

Professors and instructors of relevant subjects

Sports team management and medical staff (leads to survivors)

The people producing podcasts relevant to BI professionals

Brain & Life magazine

Other periodicals

Organizations in related fields such as vision and hearing

Part 3: Information & Grant Resources

Administration for Community Living

https://acl.gov/

NIDLRR

State, national and/or local conferences

School social workers

School psychologists

School nurses

School athletic trainers and coaches

ilru.org

ILRU Directory of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Associations | Independent Living Research Utilization

ILRU Directory of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Associations | Independent Living Research Utilization