2013 Regional Seminars
Each spring, the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey hosts free regional trainings for health and human service staff to learn more about brain injury. The focus of this year’s trainings will be pediatric brain injury.
In 2011, 1,346 children and youths aged 0-21 were hospitalized with Brain Injury in New Jersey. An additional 34,880 were seen in emergency departments.
Come learn more about how you can assist children and adolescents affected by brain injury, along with those caring for them.
The agenda includes sessions on:
- An Overview of Pediatric Brain Injury
- An Overview of Concussion: How is it Different?
- Return to School & Life After Pediatric Brain Injury
- Growing Up with Pediatric Brain Injury
- A Panel Discussion on Living with Pediatric Brain Injury
- State Services for Children & Adolescents with Pediatric Brain Injuries
Offered at Two Locations:
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Speakers Include:
Barbara Leech, PhD is a clinical neuropsychologist with private practices in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dr. Leech’s private practice includes conducting neuropsychological evaluations, primarily in pediatrics, supervision of cognitive remediation specialists, and neuropsychology services at Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. She has also served as a school and development psychologist.
Connie Domingo, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR is the Medical Director for Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine, and American Academy of Pediatrics. In addition, she is a frequent lecturer on the topic of the rehabilitation of brain injury form a physical and medical perspective.
Janet Gwiazda, RN, BS, MBA, NJDHS, Division of Disability Services – Providing information on state services for pediatric brain injuries.