The Foundations of Brain Injury for Health Care Providers is the affordable self-paced course designed specifically for health care and service professionals to enhance their knowledge of brain injury, enabling improved, customized and informed care.

What you will learnCauses and types of brain injury;

• How injury affects the brain;
• Physical, cognitive, behavioural, and emotional effects;
• Dealing with challenging behaviours;
• Focus on person-centered care;
• Intersectionality and brain injury;
• Cultural intelligence in care:
• Supporting families;
• Self-care and preventing burnout and compassion fatigue.

This course is multi-modal for the best possible self-directed learning experience, including:

• Videos from experts in the area of brain injury to provide an evidence-based, research-supported lens
• Videos from individuals sharing their personal accounts of living with the effects of brain injury, ensuring a valuable educational resource powered by lived experience
• Downloadable resources & further educational opportunities for deeper learning

Who should take this course:

• Clinicians
• Physiotherapists
• Physiotherapy assistants
• Occupational therapists
• Occupational therapy assistants
• Speech language pathologists
• Personal support workers
• Mental health counsellor
• Social worker
• Vocational rehabilitation counsellor
• Rehabilitation therapist
• Home care workers
• Long-term care workers

…And any one else working in the brain injury sector.

All course content is evidence-based and has been developed under the guidance of our Scientific Advisory Committee, comprised of researchers and clinicians from across Canada.

Course available in English and French.

Register here: https://braininjurycanada.ca/en/professionals/education-skills-training/foundations-course/

Course Length: 10-15 hours
Registration fee: $65.00

Included in your registration fee: Access to online course modules for a one-year period, downloadable resources and electronic certificate of completion