Under the auspices of the American Acadamy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists (AACBIS), BIA-MA is offering a certified brain injury specialist class. The AACBIS works to improve the quality of care given to individuals with brain injury through the education and training of those who work in brain injury services. Tom Hall, a certified brain injury specialist trainer, will lead the training. Tom holds a Masters degree in rehabilitation counseling and has worked in the field of brain injury recovery for 20 years, specializing in behavior analysis. He is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer and has served on the Board of Governors of AACBIS for the past three years, and on the BIA-MA board since 2002.

Certification is based on a comprehensive training manual that covers the following topics:

• Incidence and epidemiology of brain injury
• Continuum of services
• Brain anatomy and brain-behavior relationships
• Functional impact of brain injury
• Effective treatment approaches
• Children and adolescents with brain injury
• Health and medical management
• Family issues
• Legal and ethical issues

Participants must attend four consecutive classes which will be held at BIA-MA's Westboro office on dates to be announced in the near future, from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact Nicole Godaire at ngodaire@biama.org

Refer to the following links for information about registering, and about the class itself.

Download the registration form*		*Mail the registration to BIA-MA's Westboro office, not to AACBIS as indicated on the form.
Description of class and requirements
Frequently asked questions