This Symposium seeks to:

Continue to increase knowledge and Connecticut

awareness about the causation, Department of Social
prevention, and impact of traumatic brain Services
injury on individuals, their
families/support systems, and the

TBI
Addressing the

Hartford, CT 06106
25 Sigourney St.
Department Of Social Services
State of Connecticut
community; Complexities of
Support and facilitate the involvement of Traumatic Brain
non-traditional service providers in the Injury II:
identification, prevention, and creation of Traumatic Brain Injury
Cognitive and
intervention strategies for people with Behavioral
traumatic brain injuries across the life- Rehabilitation
span; & Working with
Diverse Communities
Provide attendees with concrete
strategies useful in long and short term
rehabilitation of people with traumatic
brain injuries;
Facilitate an understanding of the impact
of ethnicity, culture, and “injury culture”
on help seeking and help acceptance by
people with brain injuries;
Increase knowledge and provide
strategies useful in preventing and
identifying brain injury among infants and
toddlers;
Provide concrete strategies useful in
measuring progress in rehabilitation;
Increase knowledge about disparities in
TBI programs and services for members
of certain ethnic groups; and
Increase awareness about the use of
assistive technology for people with
traumatic brain injuries.
October 16, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tunxis Community College

TBI 271 Scott Swamp Road

Farmington, CT
 Schedule of Events
7:30-8:30
Registration/ Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Agency / College Representatives
Plenary: (Overview of workshop)
8:45 9:05
Kelli Williams Gary, PhD, MPH, OTR/L
TBI , Race and Ethnicity
9:05- 9:25
Tony Gentry, PhD OTR/L
Assistive Technology
9:25- 9:45
Amy Goldberg, MD
Inflicted TBI among Infants
9:45- 10:05
Jeffrey Kreutzer PhD
Post injury Rehabilitation
10:05-10:25
Allen Lewis PhD, CRC
Cultural Competence
10:25-10:45 Break
Master Workshops: Each of the Plenary
speakers will conduct a 3 hour workshop in
which their overview will be expanded to
include suggestions and demonstrations
of techniques and strategies useful in
the identification and prevention of brain injury
and in the rehabilitation of people with brain
injuries. The first half of the workshops will be
offered before lunch; the second half will
commence after lunch
Master Workshops
10:45 – 12:15
A1- “Impact of Race and Ethnicity on
Rehabilitation: Access and Quality ”
Kelli Williams-Gary
A2- “Using Assistive Technology After a TBI”
Tony Gentry
A3- “Recognizing Abusive Head Trauma in
Infants: Prevention and Clinical Outcomes”
Amy Goldberg, MD
A4: “A Practical Guide to Recovery After
Brain Injury: Work, Relationships,
and Emotional Well-Being”
Jeffrey Kreutzer
A5: “Serving Culturally Diverse Persons
with Disabilities: Reassessing Progress in
Rehabilitation”
Allen Lewis Ph.D.,CRC
12:15-1:30 - Lunch
1:30-3:15
Master Workshops Continued
3:15-3:30
Break
3:30- 4:00
Closing Remarks/ Evaluation
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Registration Deadline:
October 12, 2009
$25.00 General Registration
*Scholarships available for Survivors and Family
members
If you have any questions please contact Donna
Montelle at donna.montelle@ct.gov or
(860)424-5668
Make Checks payable to Connecticut
Department of Social Services
Please mail completed registration and check to:
Department of Social Services
Att: Donna Montelle (12 floor)
25 Sigourney St.
Hartford, CT 06106
Registration Form
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Sponsored by
the Connecticut Department of Social Services’
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Project
Funded by HRSA Grant: H21MC06767-03-00