I’m excited to announce the fall series of “Top 10 Challenges to Meeting Brain Injury Survivors’ Needs”, a primer on brain injury causes, symptoms, and strategies. We’re offering the half day workshop free of charge in 4 communities this fall: Picton, Smith’s Falls, Sharbot Lake, and Bancroft…
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/08/autumn-workshops-for-professionals/" align="left"]If you need ongoing assistance or rehabilitation following an injury, there are multiple routes to take to receive it. You may be able to access publicly funded services or have access to private funds through disability insurance or your own means. In each realm, there are important considerations and places worth investigating to increase your support.
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/08/when-choice-is-involved-picking-the-right-service-provider-part-3/" align="left"]Here’s a shout out to the clients, staff, families, and friends of RCBIS Brockville! They are participating in the annual Heart & Stroke Big Bike ride on Wednesday, August 29.
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/07/899/" align="left"]The Brain Injury Association of Quinte and District is holding its 3rd Annual Marathon on August 28th
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/07/biaqd-3rd-annual-marathon-aug-28th/" align="left"]So who are the professionals regularly involved in rehabilitation care? Although this is not an exhaustive list of the types of people who may provide care during rehabilitation, the most common are listed below.
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/07/when-choice-is-involved-picking-the-right-service-provider-part-2/" align="left"]Come visit us and a host of other community services at the Rising Heights Community Health Fair at 263 Weller Avenue, Kingston from 11 am – 2 pm.
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/07/visit-us-at-the-rising-heights-community-health-fair-july-27/" align="left"]For some survivors, rehabilitation follows a predictable path from one stage to another with little choice offered along the way. There may be only one doctor specializing in the care you require, or one rehabilitation facility within your region. At times however, choice is involved to find your way in your recovery journey. How do you know what service or individual is going to be the right one for you?
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/07/when-choice-is-involved-picking-the-right-service-provider-part-1/" align="left"]Some of you may be familiar with the term BIFI, but for those of you who are not it stands for “Brain Injury Family Intervention”. It is a series of interventions for clinicians to use…
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/06/what-is-bifi-learning-to-talk-about-brain-injury-in-a-family/" align="left"]The 2012 Spring Newsletter has hit the presses. Please take a look to find out what we’ve been up to and what we’ve learned since ABI System Navigation of Southeastern Ontario was launched last November 2011.
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/05/check-out-our-spring-newsletter/" align="left"]For those of you who might not have been in the know, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month. There are a host of activities rolling out across Southeastern Ontario and beyond, and I thought it would help to showcase a few of them with you.
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/05/do-you-know-what-happens-in-june/" align="left"]The Brain Injury Association Quinte District is hosting “Play Hard, Play Safe”, a concussion information session on May 23rd, 2012 at the Wally Dever Arena…
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/05/concussion-discussion-in-belleville/" align="left"]What has your experience of brain injury been? As a professional, we tend to provide research about the brain and talk about approaches to rehabilitation. This is important, but what is equally important is hearing what the experience of brain injury is like for those who live it each day…
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/04/we-want-to-hear-your-story/" align="left"]System Navigation invites community service providers and frontline staff to attend “Top 10 Challenges to Meeting Brain Injury Survivors’ Needs”. Brain injury doesn’t discriminate, and so the challenges of living with a brain injury can turn up in just about any place on earth. For community professionals trying to help people in their daily lives adding a brain injury into the mix can cause confusion and frustration for all involved.
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Community Agencies will be showcasing their services to the public on May 10, 2012 from 11 am – 2 pm at the Kingston K-Rock Centre. System Navigation will be there as well as many others.
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Community partners and people living with mental health issues are invited to attend a Community Engagement Session in Kingston on April 12, 2012.
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/03/mental-health-support-network-host-community-engagement-session/" align="left"]It’s been a long time coming, and here we are! I am so pleased to welcome you to the website of ABI System Navigation of Southeastern Ontario. I would like to start by introducing myself, Rachael Henry, the System Navigator…
[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://braininjuryhelp.ca/2012/03/dr-alexander-matthew-on-patient-home-care/" align="left"]Fatigue is a common symptom that lingers following a brain injury. For some it is occasional days where they don’t feel up to snuff, while for others it is an ongoing struggle to attend to the tasks of daily life. Ignoring it doesn’t help, only causing other symptoms to be amplified. Sometimes this will lessen over time, but when it lingers, what should you do?
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On Monday April 2, 2012 primary health care providers from across the region will meet to discuss issues together. I will be bringing System Navigation…
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