ACBIS Insider: Volume 6 Issue 1
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
It’s March and time again to celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month. For 31 days, the Brain Injury Association of America will lead survivors, families, caregivers, advocates, and professionals in the #MoreThanMyBrainInjury awareness campaign. Central to this campaign is the sharing of inspirational and touching videos, photos, and messages on various online platforms and during specially planned virtual events. Read more about how CBIS/CBISTs can help amplify survivors’ voices.
News and Updates
New Retiree Designation Now Available
ACBIS recognizes how hard you work to achieve and maintain the Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) and/or Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer (CBIST) certification. If you are nearing or have recently retired from active practice as a CBIS or CBIST, you may apply for the new, honorary CBIS-Retired and/or CBIST-Retired designation. Simply log in to the ACBIS Portal and select the CBIS or CBIST Retiree Option. A one-time fee applies. Click here to access the ACBIS portal.
New CBIS Training Certificate of Attendance Available for CBISTs
Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainers (CBIST) now have the option of providing a new certificate of attendance to participants following a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) training. This certificate can assist participants in acquiring continuing education credit from the CBIS training for other credentials which may accept the CBIS training. Simply download the certificate, complete and sign it, and send it to participants. Download the training certificate from the CBIST Secure Zone.
YouTestMe Tip: Find Your ACBIS Certificate
You can always access your ACBIS certificate(s) in the “My Certificates” tab of our online portal. Save and print your certificate with the click of a button at any time. Log in to the ACBIS Platform, click on “My Assignments,” and look for the “My Certificates” tab at the top of the page.
ACBIS Spotlights
CBIST Spotlight: Sheldon Herring
Sheldon Herring, Ph.D., CBIST specializes in the neuropsychological sequelae of TBI, stroke, and related neurological disorders. He serves as the Clinical Director of the Outpatient TBI and Young Stroke Programs of Roger C. Peace Rehab Hospital, part of Prisma Health, Greenville SC. Dr. Herring is also the current chair of the Board of Governors for the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS). Learn about the role Dr. Herring plays in the field of brain injury and how being a CBIST informs his decision making.
CBIS Spotlight: Kim Reed
Kim Reed, CTRS, CBIS joined On With Life in 1999. She spent 19 years as a recreation therapist working one-on-one with individuals and families. In 2018, she took on the role of Training and Development Lead and now trains and educates new and existing staff with the same passion. She is a certified recreation therapist and a certified brain injury specialist. Learn about Kim’s career in brain injury, how being a CBIS informs her dedication to brain injury, and how her and her staff have adjusted in her role over the last two years. Keep Reading
By the Numbers
More than 5.3 million children and adults in the United States are living with a permanent brain injury-related disability. That’s 1 in 60 people. For some, this disability can be seen by the world around them, but for many others, it is an invisible part of their everyday lives. So just how many is 5.3 million?
Help spread the word about the prevalence of brain injury during Brain Injury Awareness Month by participating in the #MoreThanMyBrainInjury campaign. Download the fact sheet, legislative issue briefs, and other materials now.
Continuing Education Credits
Each month, the Brain Injury Association of America adds new recorded webinars to its online shop. You can gain valuable insight on the latest in brain injury and receive ACBIS CEUs from these webinars. Click here to browse our library.