Brain Injury Resource Facilitation is a structured intervention that connects individuals with brain injury to essential resources to enhance independence and improve outcomes, using a flexible, person-centered approach. It involves needs assessment, resource navigation/ service connection, and progress monitoring to identify a person’s strengths and challenges, to set goals and coordinate supports. Research solidly supports the use of BIRF as an effective intervention for academic, employment, and community success. However, historic challenges have involved high variability in program structure, lack of funding and sustainability, and the lack of standardized outcome measures.
Join us for a dynamic discussion of BIRF and the new Resource Facilitation Implementation Guide, geared towards addressing these challenges and providing a map to follow for best practice in this area. Funded by the Moody Endowment and created collaboratively through NASHIA, this guide will be a current and future tool for consistent service delivery and data collection/utilization for rationale to sustain these supports.
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Share an overview of past efforts focused on brain injury resource facilitation
Discuss the Delphi Consensus study conducted in the United States to determine best practices related to brain injury resource facilitation components, approaches and measurement
Describe the development of a brain injury resource facilitation implementation guide
Cite a variety of ways for Guide utilization in state programs and services
Presenters
Judy Dettmer
Director of Technical Assistance and Special Projects
NASHIA
Judy Dettmer has been working in the field of brain injury for 30 years. Ms. Dettmer serves as NASHIA’s Director of Technical Assistance and Special Projects and a Technical Assistance Lead for the Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance and Resource Center at the Administration for Community Living. Ms. Dettmer has worked extensively with adults, children and family members of individuals with brain injury. She has provided direct and systems consultation to improve the lives of individuals with brain injury.
Judy has also assisted with research efforts related to brain injury and has conducted countless presentations, classes and seminars on brain injury both in the state of Colorado and nationally.
Ms. Dettmer has provided technical assistance to numerous states on topics including but not limited to; screening on brain injury; developing infrastructure within state systems; interagency partnership development; and creation and management of advisory boards and councils. Judy has become a national leader in the field of criminal justice and brain injury, developing screening, identification and accommodations protocols in Colorado that have been routinely modeled by states.
Amanda Tower
Consultant
NASHIA
Amanda Tower brings over a decade of experience working in the public and non-profit sectors. Throughout her career, Amanda has brought a passion for education and a dedication to bringing together a wide range of partners to promote positive change in communities. Amanda received a B.A. from Salem State University for Education and Poli-Sci. When Amanda is not working, she is enjoying a good book or the great outdoors.
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