Personal Injury Law

Brain Injury in Students

By Bruce Stern

The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will host an educational session entitled, Brain Injury in Students. This free session is intended for parents, school professionals, and other interested health and disability professionals. The session will include an overview of brain injuries, brain injury in the school system, effects of brain injury, accommodations & strategies to assist students, and programs and services of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey.

There will be two sessions for this educational seminar. The first will be held Monday, April 4, 2011 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the UMDNJ, Classroom 3000 in the University Doctor's Pavilion (42 East Laurel Road, Stratford, NJ 08084).  Drew Nagele, PsyD, CBIST, Neuropsychologist, The Center for Neurological & Neurodevelopmental Health will serve as the presenter for this session.

The second session will be held Monday, April 11, 2011 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the Morristown Memorial Hospital, Malcolm Forbes Auditorium (100 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07962). Brad Ross, Ph.D, Pediatric Neuropsychologist for Children's Specialized Hospital and Lois Mishkin, MA.CCC/LDTC, Speech-Language Pathologist & Independent Learning Consultant will serve as the presenters for the second session.

For more information about the session or to RSVP, contact Justin Stanley of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey at 732-745-0200 or jstanley@bianj.org.

Full post as published by Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog on January 21, 2011 (boomark / email).