Personal Injury Law

Children & Adolescents Committee of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Seeking New Members

By Bruce Stern

Since its inception in the early 1980s, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has been dedicated to addressing the needs of children with brain injury.  In the mid 1980s, the Association formed the Education Committee, known today as the Children & Adolescents Committee, from a group of passionate professionals and parents of children and adolescents who had sustained a brain injury.  The Committee grew out of a need, often expressed by parents, to improve the information available to parents and those working with children and adolescents who had sustained a brain injury.

The goals of the Committee remain the same as they were at its inception, to improve the information that parents and those working with children and adolescents who sustained brain injury receive.  The Committee strives to improve school re-entry for students with brain injury pre-kindergarten through college, improve community re-entry for children and adolescents who have sustained brain injury, and increase awareness about the effect of brain injury on children and adolescents through in-services, training guides, and education.
 
The Children & Adolescents Committee is currently seeking new members to be part of the Committee.  The Committee is made up of both professionals and parents of children and adolescents who sustained a brain injury.  The Committee asks new members to make a minimum of a 1-year commitment to attend meetings.  The Committee holds 7 daytime meetings and 3 evening meetings throughout the year, typically meeting on the 4th Tuesday of the month.  If you are interested in joining the Committee please submit a letter of interest along with a current resume, bio, or CV to René Carfi at rcarfi@bianj.org. 

Full post as published by Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).