Family Caregiver Support after Traumatic Brain Injury
 

Date/Time: April 10, 2014; 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT)
 

Family caregivers require and benefit from specialized support, education and understanding from health care professionals as they move through stages of adaptation that often correspond with the treatment and recovery of a service member who sustained a traumatic brain injury. In 2010, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, in collaboration with the Defense Health Board, developed a “Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for Caregivers of Service Members and Veterans”. This guide contains four modules that provide in-depth information for family caregivers of service members or veterans with TBI. This includes information to help family caregivers understand TBI, how to advocate, help children cope with TBI and how to navigate services and benefits.

This webinar will review common emotional and cognitive responses, caregiver responsibilities, learning needs and educational interventions. This discussion will explore how to build a therapeutic alliance with families and resources for professionals to enhance their understanding of the family caregiver’s experience and perspective.

You are invited to the DCoE Webinar Series (TBI): April 2014 titled, Family Caregiver Support after Traumatic Brain Injury.  We look forward to your participation on Thursday, April 10, 2014 from 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT).  Below are the event details and instructions for participating.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Illustrate common emotional responses and role responsibilities of family caregivers during the acute and rehabilitation stages
• Identify signs and symptoms of secondary traumatic stress in family caregivers
• Educate family caregivers about two self-regulation techniques to enhance parasympathetic nervous system function
• Construct effective skill building strategies to educate, empower and encourage family caregivers during the crisis and rehabilitation stages

PRESENTER:

Janet Cromer, R.N., M.A., BCPC
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
Board Certified Professional Counselor
Registered Art Therapist
Independent Consultant
Bethesda, Md.

MODERATOR:

Lauren Goudy, M.S., CCC-SLP
Senior Clinical Consultant – Traumatic Brain Injury
Contract support to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
Silver Spring, Md.

HOW TO REGISTER/ENROLL IN A COURSE:

• Login to your Duke Ethos Account at http://continuingeducation.dcri.duke.edu/dcoe-webinar-series-tbi-april-2014
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Take Course” and/or "Pre-Registration Questionnaire"

**IF YOU ARE A NEW USER, PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE "PRE-REGISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE" LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, COMPLETE BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THE WEBINAR AND FOLLOW THE REMAINING STEPS BELOW.

• Once you have completed the "Pre-Registration Questionnaire" you will click on the link titled "This course is a dependency of DCoE Webinar Series (TBI): April 2014 which will return you to the course landing page. 
• Scroll down and click on Take Course, you are now registered for the course.
• Upon completion of registration, a confirmation email will be sent providing webinar event details.
   

IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY REGISTERING, PLEASE CONTACT THE SERVICE DESK AT, 919.668.8916.

 

TO VIEW THIS WEBINAR, PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:

• Login to your Duke Ethos Account at http://continuingeducation.dcri.duke.edu/dcoe-webinar-series-tbi-april-2014
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Take Course”
• Click on the Webinar icon for Adobe Connect provided on the screen.

*If you have any technical issues accessing Adobe Connect, you may log in to Defense Connect Online (DCO) by clicking the DCO icon. You need only to sign on to either one of the sites to fully participate in the webinar.  

• The webinar window will then appear on your screen.
• Login as a guest to view the webinar.
• Audio will NOT be provided via Adobe Connect. Use the following dial-in information to access the audio portion of the webinar. (CONUS) 888-877-0398, (International) 210-234-5878; Participant pass code: 3938468.
   

TO COMPLETE ALL COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND CLAIM CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

• Complete the post-test.
• Complete the course evaluation.
• Attest to your hours of completion.
• Download your certificate.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:
 

Continuing education credit is available from Duke Medicine. You must register on or before April 10, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) to qualify for the receipt of continuing education credit.

To qualify for receipt of continuing education credit for applicable webinars, eligible participants must create a profile in the Duke Medicine Learning Management System and register for the event on, or before, the event registration deadline. Complete responses to all pre-requisite course questions are required to be eligible to receive credit for attending this event. For guidance on creating a user account and event registration in the Duke Medicine Learning Management System site, please visit https://www.dcri.org/cee/education/ethosce-learning-center/EthosCE_Fundamentals.pdf

Please note:  DCoE's awarding of continuing education credit is limited in scope to health care providers who actively provide psychological health and traumatic brain injury care to U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, National Guardsmen, military veterans and/or their families.

If your network security settings do not allow access to the Duke Medicine website, use another network or device to access the registration page. Once registered, you may use Adobe Connect or Defense Connect Online to attend the webinar.