The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance provides free or low-cost educational opportunities for all people affected by brain injury, including family and friends, and training opportunities for the professionals who support them. Have our staff train you at your facility; the following Traveling Workshops are available.

• Program Overview
  Participants will be able to describe the free services provided through the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance and Minnesota Stroke Association. Participants will also be able to describe the basic statistics surrounding brain injury and stroke, and the demographic factors contributing to greater risk within certain community groups.
  
  
• Brain Injury and Stroke Basics
  Participants will be able to describe basic facts about the brain, brain injury, and stroke. Participants will be able to explain the mechanisms of injury, the adjustment process to living with a brain injury and its effects. Participants will also be able to interpret information about many brain injury and stroke resources, and explain the various neural regions and their associated functions.
  
  
• Brain Injury and Sports
  Participants will be able to describe a basic overview of the brain, brain injury, and how athletes can be at increased risk of experiencing brain injury. Participants will be able to explain how preventative measures, like helmets, can help athletes avoid the injury and keep playing. This session is formatted best for an audience of Middle to High School aged attendees.
  
  
• Brain Injury Basics Series
  • Brain Injury Basics: Introduction to Brain Injury
    Participants will be able to describe basic facts about the brain and brain injury, living with a brain injury and its effects. Participants will also be able to interpret information about many brain injury resources.
    
    
  • Brain Injury Basics: Adjustment to Brain Injury
    Participants will be able to describe the life changes that occur with brain injury, including: the process of adjustment, emotional aspects of changes and adjustment challenges for individuals with brain injury and their loved ones.
    
    
  • Brian Injury Basics: Caregiving
    Participants will be able to describe how brain injury not only impacts the person who sustained the injury, but also all individuals in their lives; how caregivers play an important role in enhancing quality of life and promoting adjustment to life after brain injury through their caregiving; and how to support the individual with brain injury and their caregiver.
    
    
  • Brain Injury Basics: Violence
    Participants will be able to describe basic facts on the role of domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) regarding incidence of brain injury. Participants will be able to interpret information about DV/IPV statistics within the brain injury population, prevention strategies and many additional resources available.
    
    
  • Brain Injury Basics: Corrections
    Participants will be able to describe the relationship between acquired brain injury (ABI) and incarceration, and the role brain injury plays in rehabilitative efforts. Participants will be able to interpret statistics of brain injury prevalence within incarcerated populations, supportive strategies for corrections workers and many additional resources available.
    
    
  • Brain Injury: Beyond the Basics
    This workshop delves into advanced topics on brain injury, focusing on its prevalence and impact across different community groups. Participants will gain an understanding of the functions of various neural regions and the role of neuroplasticity in forming neural circuits. The session will also cover conditions related to Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and offer supportive strategies to help minimize symptom severity. This workshop is tailored for professionals seeking a deeper understanding of brain injury and its broader effects.
    
    
  • Brain Injury Basics: Pediatrics
    In this session, participants will explore basic information about the developing brain and pediatric brain injuries. They will gain insight into pediatric brain injury incidence statistics, prevention strategies, and the wide range of available resources.
    
    
• Prevention Series
  
  • Suicide Prevention after Brain Injury
    Participants will be able to describe the factors that contribute to increased suicidal ideation following a brain injury and supportive strategies to assist with suicide prevention. Participants will be to interpret information about how comorbid conditions and stigma contribute to suicidality and many additional resources available.
    
    
  • Abusive Head Trauma Prevention
    Participants will be able to describe Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), often referred to as Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), prevalence and implications as well as prevention strategies and resources.
    
    
  • Protect My Brain
    This workshop is geared towards youth populations and is focused on basic head injury prevention, including: proper use of helmets, seatbelts, car seats and various other simple strategies to help prevention brain injury in children. This workshop will also help youth populations in recognizing the signs of a brain injury or stroke in friends, family, or others.
    
    

For more information on any of these Traveling Workshops, please contact the Education Department by calling 800-669-6442 or 612-378-2742.