2024 Annual Conference Presentations

The 2024 Annual Conference presentations can be accessed by clicking the links below.

Please note: All session notes, slides, and documents are the author's property and may not be copied or used without their written permission.

MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024

Opening Keynote:
Title: “Don’t You Remember? A Survivor, Caregiver and Professional’s Blueprint for Life After Brain Injury”
Speakers: Jenna Jebitsch, PsyD, and Brian Yount, BS

Session 1:
Title: “Depression and Suicidality After Brain Injury: Improving Mental Health and Preventing Suicide”
Speakers: William Gardner, PhD and Rebecca Crambert, PhD
Click here.

Session 2:
Title: “Navigating Social Security Claims for Brain Injuries: Legal and Medical Perspectives”
Speaker: Maria Bermudez, Esq.
Click here.

Session 3:
Title: “Vision and Vestibular Rehabilitation to Address Dizziness and Vision Symptoms in Persons with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury”
Speakers: Janine Brodovsky, MSPT, DPT, PT and Allison Hendrix, MOT, OTR/L
Click here.

Plenary:
Title: “Managing Complicated Behaviors in Long-Term Brain Injury Care: Promoting and Maintaining Safety and Stability”
Speaker: Christopher Schaub, MSEd, BCBA
Click here.

Session 4:
Title: “Art Therapy and Brain Injury: Making the Invisible Visible”
Speakers: Denise Wolf, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, LPAT, and Michele Rattigan, MA, ATR-BC, NCC, LPC, LPAT
Click here.

Session 5:
Title: “Rationale and Strategies for Working With Individuals With Co-Existing Brain Injury and Substance Misuse”
—PART I
Speakers: Madeline DiPasquale, PhD, CBIST and Monica Vaccaro, MS, CBIS
Click here.

Session 6:
Title: “Dispatches From the Field of Concussion: ACRM’s Revised Mild TBI Diagnostic Criteria and CARF’s New Concussion Rehabilitation Program Standards”
Speakers: Drew Nagele, PsyD, ABPP, CBIST-AP, FACRM, CESP and Terrence Carolan, MS, PT, MBA
Click here.

Session 7:
Title: “Rationale and Strategies for Working With Individuals With Co-Existing Brain Injury and Substance Misuse”
—PART II
Speakers: Madeline DiPasquale, PhD, CBIST and Monica Vaccaro, MS, CBIS
Click here.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2024

Plenary:
Title: “Minds Matter: Seeing Concussion Through New Eyes”
Speaker: Christina L. Master, MD
Click here.

Session 8:
Title: “Building Resilience and Increasing Community Participation Among Brain Injury Survivors: An Evidence-based, Multimodal Program Model”
Speaker: Mary Brownsberger, PsyD, ABPP
Click here.

Session 9:
Title: “From Injury to Recovery: Evaluation and Treatment of Cognitive and Psychosocial Difficulties in Youth with Brain Injuries”
Speaker: Katherine Baum, PhD, ABPP-CN
Click here.

Session 10:
Title: “Preparing for and Supporting Youth with Brain Injuries During the Transition From High School to Adult Living”
Speaker: Doreen Milot, MEd, CBIS
Click here.

Session 11:
Title: “Coping With Loss and Acceptance After Brain Injury: Survivor Panel”Speaker: Ann Marie McLaughlin, PhD
Click here.

Session 12:
Title: “Beyond the Playlist: The Rehabilitation Benefits of Music Therapy After Brain Injury”
Speakers: Allison Broadderick, BS, MT-BC, and Miranda Murphy, BM, MT-BC
Click here.

Session 13:
Title: “Using WIOA Pre-Employment Transition Services: Success in the Transition to Adult Roles for Students with Brain Injury”
Speakers: Drew Nagele, PsyD, ABPP, CBIST-AP, FACRM, CESP, and Allison Simms, BS, CESP
Click here.

Session 14:
Title: “Implementations and Outcomes of a Disorders of Consciousness Rehabilitation Program”
Speakers: Nabela Enam, MD; Kevin Franzese, DO; and Gary Galang, MD
Click here.

Session 15:
Title: “Caregiver Fatigue Following Traumatic Brain Injury”
Speakers: Joshua Reinsburrow, MBA, BS, NREMT and Danelle Reinsburrow, MSW, LSW
The 2024 Annual Conference presentations can be accessed by clicking the links below.

Please note: All session notes, slides, and documents are the author's property and may not be copied or used without their written permission.

MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024

Opening Keynote:

Title: “Don’t You Remember? A Survivor, Caregiver and Professional’s Blueprint for Life After Brain Injury”

Speakers: Jenna Jebitsch, PsyD, and Brian Yount, BS

Session 1:

Title: “Depression and Suicidality After Brain Injury: Improving Mental Health and Preventing Suicide”

Speakers: William Gardner, PhD and Rebecca Crambert, PhD

Click here.

Session 2:

Title: “Navigating Social Security Claims for Brain Injuries: Legal and Medical Perspectives”

Speaker: Maria Bermudez, Esq.Click here.

Session 3:
Title: “Vision and Vestibular Rehabilitation to Address Dizziness and Vision Symptoms in Persons with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury”
Speakers: Janine Brodovsky, MSPT, DPT, PT and Allison Hendrix, MOT, OTR/L
Click here.

Plenary:
Title: “Managing Complicated Behaviors in Long-Term Brain Injury Care: Promoting and Maintaining Safety and Stability”
Speaker: Christopher Schaub, MSEd, BCBA
Click here.

Session 4:
Title: “Art Therapy and Brain Injury: Making the Invisible Visible”
Speakers: Denise Wolf, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, LPAT, and Michele Rattigan, MA, ATR-BC, NCC, LPC, LPAT
Click here.

Session 5:
Title: “Rationale and Strategies for Working With Individuals With Co-Existing Brain Injury and Substance Misuse”
—PART I
Speakers: Madeline DiPasquale, PhD, CBIST and Monica Vaccaro, MS, CBIS
Click here.

Session 6:
Title: “Dispatches From the Field of Concussion: ACRM’s Revised Mild TBI Diagnostic Criteria and CARF’s New Concussion Rehabilitation Program Standards”
Speakers: Drew Nagele, PsyD, ABPP, CBIST-AP, FACRM, CESP and Terrence Carolan, MS, PT, MBA
Click here.

Session 7:
Title: “Rationale and Strategies for Working With Individuals With Co-Existing Brain Injury and Substance Misuse”
—PART II
Speakers: Madeline DiPasquale, PhD, CBIST and Monica Vaccaro, MS, CBIS
Click here.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2024

Plenary:
Title: “Minds Matter: Seeing Concussion Through New Eyes”
Speaker: Christina L. Master, MD
Click here.

Session 8:
Title: “Building Resilience and Increasing Community Participation Among Brain Injury Survivors: An Evidence-based, Multimodal Program Model”
Speaker: Mary Brownsberger, PsyD, ABPP
Click here.

Session 9:
Title: “From Injury to Recovery: Evaluation and Treatment of Cognitive and Psychosocial Difficulties in Youth with Brain Injuries”
Speaker: Katherine Baum, PhD, ABPP-CN
Click here.

Session 10:
Title: “Preparing for and Supporting Youth with Brain Injuries During the Transition From High School to Adult Living”
Speaker: Doreen Milot, MEd, CBIS
Click here.

Session 11:
Title: “Coping With Loss and Acceptance After Brain Injury: Survivor Panel”Speaker: Ann Marie McLaughlin, PhD
Click here.

Session 12:
Title: “Beyond the Playlist: The Rehabilitation Benefits of Music Therapy After Brain Injury”
Speakers: Allison Broadderick, BS, MT-BC, and Miranda Murphy, BM, MT-BC
Click here.

Session 13:
Title: “Using WIOA Pre-Employment Transition Services: Success in the Transition to Adult Roles for Students with Brain Injury”
Speakers: Drew Nagele, PsyD, ABPP, CBIST-AP, FACRM, CESP, and Allison Simms, BS, CESP
Click here.

Session 14:
Title: “Implementations and Outcomes of a Disorders of Consciousness Rehabilitation Program”
Speakers: Nabela Enam, MD; Kevin Franzese, DO; and Gary Galang, MD
Click here.

Session 15:
Title: “Caregiver Fatigue Following Traumatic Brain Injury”
Speakers: Joshua Reinsburrow, MBA, BS, NREMT and Danelle Reinsburrow, MSW, LSW
Click here.

Session 16:
Title: “Development of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Inpatient Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation, Targeting Function and Generalization”
Speakers: Kathryn Schmus, MS, CCC-SLP; Jacqueline Conklin, MSOT, OTR/L; Emily DiVirgilio, PhD, and Kathryn Ritchie, PhD
Click here.

Session 17:
Title: “Pathways to Community Engagement After Brain Injury: The Exploration of Steps Towards Successful Employment or Volunteering”
Speakers: Eduardo Jorge, MS, CBIS, and Nicole Miller, BS, CBIS
Click here.

Session 18:
Title: “Building Blocks of Learning: Pediatric Brain Injury and School Strategies”
Speaker: Brenda Eagan-Johnson, EdD, CBIST-AP
Click here.

Session 19:
Title: “Music Therapy During Pediatric Neurocritical Illness: The Data and the Day-to-Day Observations”
Speakers: Jessica Jarvis, PhD, MT-BC and Brittany Meyer, MM, MT-BC, NICU-MT, NMT
Click here.

Session 20:
Title: “Ways to Elicit Posttraumatic Growth and Enhanced Social Skills for Individuals with TBI”
Speakers: Erica Devery, MSW, LSW, CBIST, CCTP; Patti Shutt, AA, CBIS and Ian Posh, BS, CBIS
Click here.

Session 21:
Title: “Short-Term Behavioral Health Strategies for Individuals with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion: An Integrative Approach”
Speakers: Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell, PhD, MA, BC-DMT, LPC; Emily McGuigen, MS and Yevgeniya Sergeyenko, MD, MPH
Click here.

Session 16:
Title: “Development of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Inpatient Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation, Targeting Function and Generalization”
Speakers: Kathryn Schmus, MS, CCC-SLP; Jacqueline Conklin, MSOT, OTR/L; Emily DiVirgilio, PhD, and Kathryn Ritchie, PhD
Click here.

Session 17:
Title: “Pathways to Community Engagement After Brain Injury: The Exploration of Steps Towards Successful Employment or Volunteering”
Speakers: Eduardo Jorge, MS, CBIS, and Nicole Miller, BS, CBIS
Click here.

Session 18:
Title: “Building Blocks of Learning: Pediatric Brain Injury and School Strategies”
Speaker: Brenda Eagan-Johnson, EdD, CBIST-AP
Click here.

Session 19:
Title: “Music Therapy During Pediatric Neurocritical Illness: The Data and the Day-to-Day Observations”
Speakers: Jessica Jarvis, PhD, MT-BC and Brittany Meyer, MM, MT-BC, NICU-MT, NMT
Click here.

Session 20:
Title: “Ways to Elicit Posttraumatic Growth and Enhanced Social Skills for Individuals with TBI”
Speakers: Erica Devery, MSW, LSW, CBIST, CCTP; Patti Shutt, AA, CBIS and Ian Posh, BS, CBIS
Click here.

Session 21:
Title: “Short-Term Behavioral Health Strategies for Individuals with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion: An Integrative Approach”
Speakers: Rebekka Dieterich-Hartwell, PhD, MA, BC-DMT, LPC; Emily McGuigen, MS and Yevgeniya Sergeyenko, MD, MPH
Click here.