Under the auspices of the Acadamy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS), BIA-MA is offering a certified brain injury specialist class. ACBIS 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.

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

For more information, contact Nicole Godaire at ngodaire@biama.org