Support, Information and Education
Index
Oregon Brain Injury Resource
Network
Support Groups
Brain Injury Support Network
Neuro-Resource
Facilitation
Professional Training
and Conferences
Brain Injury Specialist Training
and Certification
Multicultural Resources
The Oregon Brain Injury Resource Network (ORBIRN) is an
information and support system created to begin meeting the
needs of Oregon families experiencing brain injury and the
providers that assist them. The ORBIRN offers multiple supports
to individuals and families experiencing brain injury. These
include local support groups, a peer-to-peer mentor programs , and a professional
support program called Neuro-Resource Facilitation.
Additionally, ORBIRN supports Oregon’s service providers and
community organizations. They can receive training and technical
assistance on supporting individuals and families experiencing
brain injury. Providers can request case specific assistance, a
variety of brain injury educational forums and trainings, and
public awareness presentations.
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On a local level, members meet together monthly to share
experiences and information on an informal basis. Most groups
function as support-giving entities to individuals with brain
injury and to their families. We have support groups active in
several communities throughout Oregon .
Many of these area support groups have more than one support
group; for instance, one for survivors, one for families, and
one for recreational activities. Benefits of participating in a
local support group meeting include presentations by specialty
speakers, referrals to local resources, and emotional support
from others in similar circumstances.
Astoria
Astoria Support Group
3rd Tuesday 6-7:30
Pacific NW Occupational Therapy Clinic
1396 Duane St. Astoria OR 97103
Kendra Ward 1-888-503-7760
Bend
CENTRAL OREGON SUPPORT GROUP
2nd Saturday 10:30am to 12:00 noon
St. Charles Medical Center
2500 NE Neff Rd, Bend 97701
Rehab Conference Room, Lower Level
Joyce & Dave Accornero, 541 382 9451
[email protected]
Ablitree Thursday Support Group
Every Thursday 10:30 am-12pm
Fox Hollow Assisted Living Center
2599 NE Studio Rd, Bend OR 97701
Rich Zebrowski 541-388-8103 x 203
[email protected]
Corvallis
STROKE & BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP
1st Tuesday 1:30 to 3:00 pm
Church of the Good Samaritan Lng
333 NW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330
Call for Specifics: Shawn Johnson, CCC-SLP
541-768-5157 [email protected]
Coos Bay (2)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Support Group
2nd Saturday August 9th 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Kaffe 101, 171 South Broadway
Coos Bay, OR 97420
[email protected]
Growing Through It- Healing Art Workshop
Wednesdays, 9-10:30am
The Nancy Devereux Center
1200 Newmark Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon
Bittin Duggan, B.F.A., M.A.,
541-217-4095 [email protected]
Eugene (3)
Head Bangers
3rd Tuesday, Feb., Apr., June, July, Aug., Oct. Nov.
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Potluck Social
Monte Loma Mobile Home Rec Center
2150 Laura St;, Springfield, OR 97477
Susie Chavez, (541) 342-1980
[email protected]
Community Rehabilitation Services of Oregon
3rd Tuesday, Jan., Mar., May, Sept. and Nov.
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Support Group
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
1465 Coburg Rd.; Eugene, OR 97401
Jan Johnson, (541) 342-1980
[email protected]
BIG (BRAIN INJURY GROUP)
Tuesdays 11:00am-1pm
Hilyard Community Center
2580 Hilyard Avenue, Eugene, OR. 97401
Curtis Brown, (541) 998-3951
[email protected]
Hillsboro
Westside SUPPORT GROUP
3rd Monday 7-8 pm
For brain injury survivors, their families, caregivers and professionals
Tuality Community Hospital
335 South East 8th Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123
Carol Altman, (503)640-0818
Klamath Falls
SPOKES UNLIMITED BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP
2nd Tuesday 1:00pm to 2:30pm
1006 Main Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Dawn Lytle 541-883-7547
[email protected]
SPOKES UNLIMITED BRAIN INJURY RECREATION
4th Tuesday
Contact Dawn Lytle for additional information:
541-883-7547 [email protected]
Lebanon
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP OF LEBANON
1st Thursday 6:30 pm
Lebanon Community Hospital, Conf Rm #6
525 North Santiam Hwy, Lebanon, OR 97355
Lisa Stoffey 541-752-0816
[email protected]
Medford
Southern Oregon Brainstormers Support & Social Club
1st Tuesday 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
751 Spring St., Medford, Or 97501
Lorita Cushman @ 541-621-9974
[email protected]
Molalla
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP OF MOLALLA
5:30 pm—7:00, Every Monday
Support group and Hydro-exercise - Molalla Pool
Sherry Stock [email protected] 503-740-3155
Must Be Pre-Registered
Newport
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP OF NEWPORT
2nd Saturday 2-4 pm
4909 S Coast Hwy Ste 340,
South Beach, OR 97366
(541) 867-4335 or
[email protected]
www.progressive-options.org
Oregon City
3rd Friday 1-3 pm (on hiatus)
Clackamas Community College
Sonja Bolon, MA 503-816-1053
[email protected]
Portland (14)
BRAINSTORMERS I
2nd Saturday 10:00 - 11:30am
Women survivor's self-help group
Wilcox Building Conference Room A
2211 NW Marshall St., Portland 97210
Next to Good Samaritan Hospital
Jane Starbird, Ph.D., (503) 493-1221
[email protected]
BIRC Alumni Support Group
On hiatus until further notice
BRAINSTORMERS Il
3rd Saturday 10:00am-12:00noon
Survivor self-help group
Emanuel Hospital, M.O.B.-West
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Steve Wright [email protected]
503-816-2510
BIRRDsong Support Group
1st Saturday, 9:30-11 am
Peer Support Group for Survivors & Family
Wistar-Morris Room
2211 NW Marshall St., Portland 97210
Next to Good Samaritan Hospital
[email protected]
CROSSROADS (Brain Injury Discussion Group)
2nd and 4th Friday, 1-3 pm
Independent Living Resources
1839 NE Couch St, Portland, OR 97232
Sarah Gerth, 503-232-7411
[email protected]
Must Be Pre-Registered
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
3rd Saturday 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Self-help and support group
Currently combined with
PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH BRAIN INJURY
Emanuel Hospital, Rm 1035
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Joyce Kerley (503) 320-6092
[email protected]
FARADAY CLUB
Must be pre-registered -
1st Saturday 1:00-2:30pm
Peer self-help group for professionals with BI
Emanuel Hospital, Rm. 1035
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Arvid Lonseth, (503) 680-2251 (pager)
[email protected]
HELP
(Help Each Other Live Positively)
4th Saturday - 1:00-3:00 pm
TBI Survivor self-help group (Odd months)
TBI Family & Spouse (Even Months)
Cognitive Enhancement Center
604 SE Water Ave Portland 97214
Brad Loftis, (503) 760-0425
[email protected]
Please contact at least two days in advance
PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH BRAIN INJURY
3rd Saturday 12:30 - 2:30 pm
self-help support group.
12:30-1 pm Currently combined with THRIVE SUPPORT GROUP for Pizza then joins
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
Emanuel Hospital, Rm 1035
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Joyce Kerley (503) 281-4682
[email protected]
Positive Brain Injury Support Group
Must be pre-registered
For career persons with brain injury
Every other Monday 4:30- 6 pm
4511 SE 39th Ave., Portland, 97202
Call: Nancy Holmes, PsyD, (503) 235-2466
MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED
THRIVE SUPPORT GROUP
3rd Saturday 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Teenage and Young adult Brain Injury Survivor support group
Emanuel Hospital, MOB West
Medical Office building West on N.Graham St
Directly across from parking lot 2
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland, 97227
Kate Robinson, 503-318-5878
TBI SOCIAL CLUB
Location varies, call for times & locations
Meets twice a month - days and times vary
call for information
Michael Flick, 503-775-1718
Greater Persons Toastmasters Club (for People with Brain Injury)
On Hiatus until further notice
Caleb Burns, (503) 913-4517
Roseburg
UMPQUA VALLEY DISABILITIES NETWORK
2nd Monday 12 noon - 1:15pm
736 SE Jackson St, Roseburg, OR 97470
(541) 672-6336 [email protected]
Salem (3)
SALEM BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP
4th Thursday 4pm-6pm
Salem Rehabilitation Center, Conf Rm 2 A/B
2561 Center Street, Salem OR 97301
Megan Snider (503) 561-1974
[email protected]
SALEM COFFEE & CONVERSATION
Fridays 11-12:30 pm
Ike Box Café
299 Cottage St, Salem OR 97301
SALEM STROKE SURVIVORS & CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP
2nd Friday 1 pm -3pm
Salem Rehabilitation Center
2561 Center Street, Salem OR 97301
Scott Werdebaugh 503-838-6868
Ruby McEliroy 503-390-3372
VANCOUVER, WA
TBI Support Group
2nd and 4th Thursday 2pm to 3pm
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, 2211 NE 139th Street
conference room B 3rd floor Vancouver WA 98686
Carla-Jo Whitson, MSW, CBIS
[email protected]
360-991-4928
IDAHO & SURROUNDING TBI SUPPORT GROUPS
STARS/Treasure Valley BI Support Group
4th Thursday of each month 7-9 pm
Idaho Elks Rehab Hosp, Sawtooth Room (4th Floor), Boise ID
Kathy Smith (208-367-8962;
[email protected])
Greg Meyer (208-489-4963;
[email protected])
Southeastern Idaho TBI support group
2nd Wednesday of each month 12:30 p.m.
LIFE, Inc., 640 Pershing Ste. A, Pocatello, ID
Tracy Martin (208-232-2747)
Clay Pierce (208-904-1208 or 208-417-0287;
[email protected])
Twin Falls TBI Support Group
3rd Tuesday of each month 6:30-8 p.m.
St. Lukes’ Idaho Elks Rehab Hosp, Twin Falls, ID
Keran Juker ([email protected]; 208-737-2126)
*Northern Idaho TBI Support Group
*For Veterans
3rd Sat. of each month 1-3 pm
Kootenai Med. Center, 2003 Lincoln Way, Rm KMC 3
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Sherry Hendrickson (208-666-3903,
[email protected])
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982;
[email protected])
Ron Grigsby (208-659-5459)
Quad Cities TBI Support Group
Second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.
Tri State Memorial Hosp. 1221 Highland Ave, Clarkston, WA
Deby Smith (509-758-9661;
[email protected])
Stevens County TBI Support Group
1st Tuesday of each Month 6-8 pm
Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 E. Columbia,
Colville, WA
Craig Sicilia 509-218-7982;
[email protected]
Danny Holmes (509-680-4634)
*TBI Self-Development Workshop
“reaching my own greatness” *For Veterans
2nd & 4th Tues. 11 am- 1 pm
Spokane Downtown Library 900 W. Main Ave., Spokane, WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982;
[email protected])
Spokane TBI Survivor Support Group
2nd Wednesday of each month 7 p.m.
St. Luke's Rehab Institute, 711 S. Cowley, #LL1, Spokane, WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982; [email protected])
Michelle White (509-534-9380;
[email protected])
Valerie Wooten (360-387-6428)
Spokane Family & Care Giver BI Support Group
4th Wednesday of each month, 6 p.m.
St. Luke's Rehab Institute, 711 S. Cowley, #LL1, Spokane, WA
Melissa Gray ([email protected])
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982;
[email protected])
Michelle White (509-534-9380; [email protected])
Spokane County BI Support Group
4th Wednesday of each month
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
12004 E. Main, Spokane Valley WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982;
[email protected])
Toby Brown (509-868-5388)
Spokane County Disability/BI Advocacy Group
511 N. Argonne, Spokane WA
Craig Sicilia (509-218-7982;
[email protected])
Moses Lake TBI Support Group
2nd Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m.
Samaritan Hospital
801 E. Wheeler Rd # 404, Moses Lake, WA
Jenny McCarthy (509-766-1907)
Pullman TBI Support Group
3rd Tuesday of each month, 7-9p.m.
Pullman Regional Hospital, 835 SE Bishop Blvd, Conf Rm B
Pullman, WA
Alice Brown (509-338-4507)
Pullman BI/Disability Advocacy Group
2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30-8:00p.m.
Gladish Cultural Center, 115 NW State St., #213
Donna Lowry (509-725-8123)
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Neuro-Resource Facilitation is a service provided to
individuals experiencing brain injury and their families. The purpose of Neuro-Resource Facilitation (NRF) is to increase the independence & quality of life of
individuals living with brain injuries. BIAOR staff assists individuals with a brain injury understand and navigate programs that support persons with disabilities in
Oregon, assist them in finding and applying for the most relevant programs and services to meet their needs and attain their goals, and help them problem-solve any barriers that may arise.
BIAOR offers this service to all individuals with a brain injury, however, it is the most helpful for the individual with a mild to moderate brain injury who has recently completed their formal rehabilitation in a rehabilitation program.
This program offers individuals and families support in coping
with the issues of living with brain injury and transition back
to work and the community. Support is provided in a variety of
forms, including:
- Providing brain injury specific information
and resources;
- Enhancing natural supports and providing
linkage to appropriate supports, services, and
community resources;
- Providing training to service providers to
increase Oregon’s system capacity to provide
appropriate services;
- Accessing, securing and maximizing funding,
both private and public.
- One of the primary resources distributed by
the Neuro-Resource Facilitators is the customized packet,
which contains important brain injury
information and information on various services
and supports for individuals and families
experiencing brain injury that is unique to each caller.
- Another resource commonly distributed by our
staff is a selection of DVDs.
To learn more about any of these supports or to find out how
you can participate, please contact us at 1-8800-544-5243 or via
e-mail at [email protected]
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The Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon can deliver a range of
training for your organization. This includes:
- Brain Injury Awareness
- Brain Injury Awareness and Advocacy
- Brain Injury and Positive Behavioral Change
- Understanding Brain Injury for Vocational
Rehabilitation Professionals
- What your community group should know about
TBI
- Brain Injury 101
- Brain Injury for the Case Manager
- Returning to Work After Brain Injury
- When worlds collide - the Worlds of BI and
MR/DD
- How Brain Injury Affects Families
- Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for
Educators
- Methamphetamine and Brain Injury
- TBI & PTSD - Brain Injury and the Returning
Military
- Returning to Work After a Brain Injury
- Disability Empowerment Workshop
- And more!
There are currently 4 Certified Brain Injury Specialist
(CBIS) and 1 Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainers (CBIST) in
Oregon. The Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon offers training
events twice annually, and by special request. If you or your
organization are interested in learning more about these events,
please contact us at 1-800-544-5243 or
[email protected] . Training is
open to all individuals, regardless of their interest or
eligibility to sit for the certification examination.
The Academy of
Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) offers a
voluntary national certification program for both entry-level
staff and experienced professionals working in brain injury
services. ACBIS provides staff and professionals the opportunity
to learn important information about brain injury, to
demonstrate their learning in a written examination, and to earn
a nationally recognized credential.
ACBIS offers two certification options representing distinct
levels of experience and supervisory skills: Certified Brain
Injury Specialist (CBIS) and Certified Brain Injury Specialist
Trainer* (CBIST). 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
Certification is not restricted to any one profession or
discipline. Rather, it is intended for anyone who delivers
services specific to brain injury.
The Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon offers this training to all
individuals interested in registering, regardless of the
participants qualifications for, or interest in, taking the
examination to be a CBIS, however participation in the training
alone does not qualify the participant to use the CBIS
credentials.
CBIS Training and Exam
The Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon is offering a training program geared toward preparing for the CBIS examination. This training will be delivered in a one day workshop. Students must attend the entire session. The workshop will include study materials and interactive workshop with Sherry Stock, Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer. The National
Online Examination will be given at the end of the day, from 4:00-6:00
pm, or at another time that has been
approved by the instructor..
Cost of participation:
$600
- includes training, book, exam fee and
one year BIAOR professional-level member
pay online now.
$175 for Participation in the training only (includes book)
pay online now.
Join us for this comprehensive training, and gain your national certification in Brain Injury, with support through BIAOR.
Applicants must complete and submit the required eligibility paperwork
four weeks prior to
the training class in order to secure enrollment to the class. Required paperwork includes the following: ACBIS Application Form, Employment Verification and your current Resume. To access the required paperwork forms
All new paid
applicants will receive a one-year
subscription to the Journal
of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.
This reflects a commitment to ensuring
that Certified Brain Injury Specialists
have access to the latest brain injury
research, treatment and practice
information.
Eligibility
Requirements
(Please
read carefully - once payment is
received there are no refunds)
1. Applicants
must have worked or have had direct
contact with one or more individuals
with a brain injury, 10 hours per week
(25% of a 40 hour work week) for a
minimum of 12 months. Part-time
employment must accomplish the same
amount of required contact time within
a two-year period.
2. Experience
can be paid employment and/or academic
internship.
3. The
qualifying experience must have included
formal supervision or have been
conducted while the applicant operated
under a professional license.
Volunteer work does not qualify.
4. The
qualifying experience must have been
obtained within the three years prior to
the application.
5. Applicants
must have a high school diploma or
equivalent.
Training
Official ACBIS training is provided
by Sherry Stock, a Certified Brain
Injury Specialist Trainers (CBIST).
The Essential Brain Injury Guide will be
mailed to you upon receipt of your
payment in full.
Bring a laptop
computer that has wireless capabilities
with you for the online exam. If
you do not have one please contact
Sherry at BIAOR, 503-740-3155
Certification
Examination
Candidates must pass (80% or higher)
on the certification examination. The
exam can only be taken after all forms
and fees have been submitted, processed
and an approval email has been received.
Applicants who have completed the
training or self-study and are ready to
take the examination must read the
instructions further down this page.
The exam can
also be offered to individuals as long
as a CBIST or other approved individual
proctors the exam. Please note: The
certification fee does not include any
expenses associated with proctoring an
individually administered exam. If
hiring an outside proctor is necessary,
the applicant will be responsible for
these costs.
Notification
of Exam Score: Candidates
will receive immediate notification via
email of their exam score upon
completing the online examination.
Information about individual candidates
and examination results will not be
released to any party other than
candidates or group administrators.
Candidates' scores are NOT released to
anyone, including the candidate, by
telephone.
Retakes: Candidates
who do not pass the examination on the
first administration may take one retest
within one year of the initial
application date at no additional
charge. An applicant who does not pass
after two attempts is welcome to reapply
when ready.
Application Process
The process
described below is intended for those
who are pursuing CBIS Certification as a
part of a group with BIAOR, please
contact your Group Administrator, Sherry
Stock, for further instructions.
Once payment is
received there is no refund.
Please read requirements carefully.
STEP ONE: Please
complete this online
application form
, you will receive and email with a link
to complete the application.
STEP TWO:
Each
applicant will need to complete the CBIS
APPLICATION FORM through the link that
was provided in the confirmation email.
Items that will be needed in order to
complete this application:
- Each applicant will need to
attach an electronic version of
their resume to the application in
the allotted area.
A group payment will be made on
behalf of the applicants by BIAOR,
after payment is made to BIAOR for
the class and training.
- Payments maybe made by credit card for
individual applications ($600) by
contacting BIAOR (800-544-5243) or
online.
*Please note that
applications will not be approved until
payment has been confirmed.*
STEP THREE:
TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS:
1. BIAOR will
let you know when the next training and
exam is.
2.
Upon passing
the examination, certificates will
receive their CBIS certificates via
email to the email address they
provided on the initial application.
Those who did not
pass will receive their score via email
to the email address provided on
the initial application.
Handouts and Slides from
training
AACBIS Workbook
Participant Guide
Advice Sheet-handout-Pearls of Wisdom
Brain Injury Cards
Category Card Game
Reference Table - Blank
Reference Table answers
Full Scenario Activity
Scenario Answer Key
Client Bill of Rights
Test Questions
Test Questions Answers
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Brain Injury Specialist Certification - Renewal
ACBIS will email all CBIS and CBIT at the beginning of the
renewal month as a courtesy reminder. There is a 2 month grace
period for submitting renewal information and payment.
Renew
your certification onlineBrain Injury Trainings Available On-Line:
Other Upcoming Conferences & Training:
-
International Brain Injury Association -
Upcoming Conferences
-
Centre for Neuro Skills - Conferences and
Symposiums
-
Oregon Training Consortium
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The Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon and its Oregon Brain
Injury Resource Network are committed to assisting families and
service providers with meeting the need for resources in a
variety of languages. Here are some of the resources we have
identified to begin meeting this need. Please contact us at
[email protected] if you have other resources we could link to.
Trauma Cerebral - Una Guia para Familiares y Amigos -
Spanish: Acute Brain Injury: A Guide for Family and Friends
Información Acerca de la Lesión Cerebral Leve - Spanish:
Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury and Where to Get Help
¿Qué es una Lesión Cerebral? Guía para Empleadores -
Spanish: Understanding Brain Injury a Guide for Employers (PDF)
SERVICIOS DOMÉSTICOS Y COMUNITARIOS EXCEPCIÓN POR DAÑO CEREBRAL
PAQUETE DE INFORMACIÓN - Spanish: Medicaid Home and
Community Based Services Brain Injury Waiver (Word)
Centros
para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Spanish:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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