Skill Building Workshops
For those who want a more in-depth approach, our workshops provide focused training with smaller groups of attendees, allowing a more interactive training with specific skill building. Don’t see a topic you’re interested in? Let us design one for your organization!
Brain Injury & Older Adults - Understanding Behavioral Challenges and Counseling Best Practices
Interactive Workshop
November 5, 2026
1:00pm - 3:00pm ET
Interactive Workshop
September 23, 2026
1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
This workshop focuses on the unique challenges faced by older adults who sustain brain injury, whether traumatic or non-traumatic, such as stroke, hypoxia, long COVID, or overdose. Participants will examine common behavioral, emotional, and cognitive changes after injury and how medical factors, shifting independence, and family dynamics influence recovery and daily functioning. The session highlights the importance of cultural and generational considerations in counseling, including attitudes toward disability, mental health, help-seeking, authority, and family roles, which can shape engagement and outcomes. Grounded in person-centered, strengths-based approaches, the workshop equips professionals with practical strategies to build rapport, adapt interventions, and provide responsive, culturally informed support tailored to the needs of older adults navigating life after brain injury.
Medicaid 101: State Plan, Waivers, and the Wider Coverage Landscape for Brain Injury
Understanding how people with brain injury access services can feel like navigating a maze - State Plan Medicaid, numerous types of HCBS waivers, lesser-known options like the 1915(i), private insurance gaps, Medicare rules, and a policy landscape that is constantly shifting. This two-hour session cuts through the complexity for brain injury administrators and their community partners, offering a clear, practical map of where coverage actually comes from and how to make it work for the people you serve.