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CoBI Clinical Forum to Focus on Telehealth & Brain Injury Rehabilitation
The Council on Brain Injury (CoBI) has announced their next lecture in their clinical forum series. This upcoming lecture, “Telehealth & Brain Injury Rehabilitation,” is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm and will present a review of the literature and specific case examples regarding delivering services to individuals with brain injury via telehealth. The results of a nationwide telehealth survey, developed by staff from Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), for post-acute brain injury rehabilitation providers will be presented.
A live question and answer session will follow the presentation. The lecture is free of charge; however, registration is required. Questions should be directed to MJ Schmidt.
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May is National Foster Care Month! — Special Panel Presentation
To and Through: Creating Conditions that Support Higher Education Success for Youth with Experience in Foster Care
Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 10:00 am–11:30 am EDT
Hear from members of the Pennsylvania Youth Advisory Board (YAB) about their journey to and through higher education. The Pennsylvania YAB is comprised of current and former youth in foster care, ages 14-21. YAB youth leaders educate, advocate, and form partnerships to create positive change in the substitute care system.
This training will feature a moderated panel of YAB alumni that will discuss their experiences transitioning to higher education as well as how educators and child welfare professionals can create conditions that support youth who have experienced foster care to and through higher education. The webinar will also highlight key information pertaining to Pennsylvania’s new Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program (FosterEd).
Panelists:
Pennsylvania Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Alumni
Shayla Jones, Youth Quality Improvement Specialist, Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
Teresa Musser, Human Services Program Specialist, Office of Children, Youth and Families, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Jillian Schreib, Human Services Program Specialist, Office of Children, Youth and Families, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Act 48 and NASW credits are available for those attending the webinar in its entirety.
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The next National Take Back Day is this Saturday, April 24, 2021. The October 2020 Take Back Day brought in 985,392 pounds (492.7 tons) of unused, unwanted, or expired medication, the most in the program’s history.
Join the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, and NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education in encouraging your campus community to participate this Saturday. Collection sites staffed by authorized law enforcement officials will be open from 10:00 am–2:00 pm — find a site near you.
Visit here to learn more.
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