Webinar Wednesdays - North Dakota Brain Injury Network

Webinar Wednesdays - North Dakota Brain Injury Network
NDBIN
Events
Webinar Wednesdays
These FREE webinars hosted by the North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) are designed to meet your needs
whether you are a brain injury/stroke survivor, caregiver, or provider. Continuing education units (CEUs) are
available for social work.
Please note that CEU requests are processed manually, once a week.
Interested in presenting at a Webinar Wednesday?
Learn more and view
available dates
Also browse and view NDBIN's
archived webinars
Upcoming Webinars
You must register for each webinar. Registering will provide you with the Zoom link and connection
information.
Disability and SSI
April 29, 2026

from 1:30
– 3:00 pm Central
David Baier, public affairs specialist for the Social
Security Administration's Midwest Region will host this
session, designed for individuals applying for disability
benefits, as well as caseworkers, social service
providers, and anyone interested in understanding the
disability process.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Register and Join Webinar
NATIVE, Inc.
May 13, 2026

from 1:30
– 3:00 pm Central
NATIVE, Inc. is a Native American-led community based
organization serving urban Indians in the Bismarck-Mandan
area, the Fargo-Moorhead area, and soon to open up in
Grand Forks. Join Lorraine Davis, founder and CEO, as she
explains what NATIVE, Inc. does and how they may be able
to help out with specific situations.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Register and Join Webinar
Safe Shelter is Brain Injury Care for Peer Support Specialists
May 27, 2026

from 1:30
– 3:00 pm Central
Join NDBIN's peer support specialists, Mychal Cook and
Beth Beckers, as they explain the importance of a safe
space for survivors after a brain injury.
Topics:
Program Highlight | Special Populations
Register and Join Webinar
Brainwave Benefit Group
June 10, 2026

from 1:30
– 3:00 pm Central
Christian Kimbrough is the survivor of a gunshot wound to
the head at 13 years old. He is founder and CEO of
Brainwave
Benefit Group
, a Dallas-based neurotechnology company
developing EEG-integrated headwear for cognitive
performance and brain wellness. He also runs Revive Our
Youth, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on social-emotional
learning and entrepreneurship programming for young
people navigating trauma. Join us as he shares his story
and how Brainwave may be beneficial to you.
Topics:
Lived Experience Story | Treatment / Resources
Register and Join Webinar
Buddy the Brain
June 24, 2026

from 1:30
– 3:00 pm Central
Ali Rheaume
is a
speaker, educator, artist, author, and brain injury
survivor. Join us as she shares her story of becoming an
author after brain injury and she will share her new
book,
Buddy the Brain
Please note that
this webinar will not be recorded and saved, so you will
need to attend live if you'd like to view this
presentation.
Topics:
Lived Experience Story | Treatment / Resources
Register and Join Webinar
Domestic and Sexual Violence 101
August 05, 2026

from 1:30
– 3:00 pm Central
Join Kayla Jones and Katelyn Rivinius with the
North Dakota Domestic & Sexual
Violence Coalition
as they explain domestic and
sexual violence, and the general services offered by
domestic and sexual violence programs in North Dakota.
Topics:
Program Highlight | Special Populations
Register and Join Webinar
Archived Webinars
Trauma and Brain Injury for Peer Support Specialists
April 15, 2026
Join NDBIN's peer support specialists, Mychal Cook and
Beth Beckers, as they explain trauma and its impact on
the brain and survivors of brain injury.
Topics:
Program Highlight | Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
Fair Housing Basics
April 01, 2026
Ingrid Meberg, an intern with High Plains Fair Housing
Center, speaks about the Eviction Prevention Grant, where
her role is to assist High Plains Fair Housing in
educating community members about their housing rights
under North Dakota law and the Fair Housing Act. She also
shares how this grant can help individuals prevent
eviction and remain housed.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
TBI Caregiver Support Group
March 18, 2026
Brenda Plechaty is the founder and president of the TBI
Caregiver Support Group, based out of Vacaville,
California, which also offers virtual opportunities.
Brenda became a caregiver of a TBI survivor in 2016.
Going through the recovery and many changes to her life
due to becoming the caregiver, she looked for others
experiencing the same journey. She shares her story and
how to get involved with this group.
Topics:
Lived Experience Story | Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Beth's Story
February 18, 2026
Beth
Beckers
, NDBIN's newest resource facilitator and peer
support specialist sustained a brain injury at 18 years
old, during a three-wheeler accident. She tells her
inspiring story of hope and recovery.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Handout
Brain Injury for Peer Support Specialists
February 04, 2026
NDBIN's peer support specialists, Mychal Cook and Beth
Beckers, explain what peer support is and how it can help
enhance the lives of survivors.
Topics:
Program Highlight | Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
Change Your Response, Change Your Results
January 21, 2026
Carl J de Wet is a motivational speaker and workshop
facilitator who helps purpose-driven people break free
from feeling stuck. Brain injury leads to a loss of
lifestyle. Often a previously productive life has been
taken away leaving the individual feeling stuck. During
this webinar, Carl helps flip the script by creating
choice – moving from a few unappealing options
to a wide range of meaningful possibilities.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Executive Functioning Deconstructed, Part 5: Flexibility
December 10, 2025
At NDBIN's annual Concussion Symposium, executive
functioning has been highlighted over the past several
years. On September 19, 2025, Heidi Fiskness MS CCC-SLP,
CBIS, Nan Kennelly MS CCC-SLP, CBIST, and Megan Dooley,
OTR, CBIS, presented on the fifth of the series, mental
flexibility.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Executive Functioning Deconstructed, Part 4: Judgment
November 26, 2025
At NDBIN's annual Concussion Symposium, executive
functioning has been highlighted over the past several
years. On September 13, 2024, Heidi Fiskness MS CCC-SLP,
CBIS, Nan Kennelly MS CCC-SLP, CBIST, and Megan Dooley,
OTR, CBIS, presented on the fourth of the series,
judgment.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Executive Functioning Deconstructed, Part 3: Initiation
November 12, 2025
At NDBIN's annual Concussion Symposium, executive
functioning has been highlighted over the past several
years. On September 15, 2023, Heidi Fiskness MS CCC-SLP,
CBIS, Nan Kennelly MS CCC-SLP, CBIST, and Megan Dooley,
OTR, CBIS, presented on the third of the series,
initiation.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Executive Functioning Deconstructed, Part 2: Organization
October 29, 2025
At NDBIN's annual Concussion Symposium, executive
functioning has been highlighted over the past several
years. On September 16, 2022, Heidi Fiskness MS CCC-SLP,
CBIS, Nan Kennelly MS CCC-SLP, CBIST, and Megan Dooley,
OTR, CBIS, presented the second of the series,
organization.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Executive Functioning Deconstructed, Part 1: Planning
October 15, 2025
At North Dakota Brain Injury Network's annual Concussion
Symposium executive functioning has been highlighted over
the past several years. On September 17, 2021 Whitney
Johnson, MS CCC-SLP, CBIS, and Katy Wiedenman, MS
CCC-SLP, CBIS, presented on the first of the series,
planning.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Altru Inpatient Behavioral Health
October 01, 2025
Melissa Lennon, director of business development, for
Altru's
Inpatient Behavioral Health Center
will provide
education on the new 24-bed facility as well as the
services they provide for both adolescent and adult
patients.
Topics:
Program Highlight | Special Populations | Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Maximizing Brain Performance and Neuroplasticity in Recovery and Life
July 23, 2025
Mike Studer PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CSRP,
CBFP, FAPTA, is the author of the bestseller,
The Brain That
Chooses Itself
. In this webinar he will cover the
physiology and practical applications to maximize
short-term alertness, long-term attention, and
consolidation of learning (neuroplasticity) both in
recovery, and life – with consideration for
brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Chainz 2 Changed: NDBIN Examines Dread and Zach
July 09, 2025
This prerecorded podcast with Andrea Sailer of NDBIN and
two inmates at the North Dakota State Penitentiary
discusses brain injury and the impact they have on those
incarcerated. Discussion of how the impact of brain
injury may be a contributing factor to how people may end
up incarcerated.
Topics:
Special Populations | Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Occupational Therapy and Brain Injury
June 25, 2025
The North Dakota Brain Injury Network had the opportunity
to have an occupational therapy (OT) intern for the
spring semester of 2025. Alexis Walther joined our team
for 12 weeks. She shares her experience and
information on why seeing an OT after a brain injury is
beneficial. She has created an amazing resource for
providers that work with survivors of interpersonal
violence (IPV) and brain injury, and she shares some
specifics regarding that resource.
Topics:
Special Populations | Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
All Shook Up: Finding Purpose After Traumatic Brain Injury
June 11, 2025
Debra White, author of
All Shook Up: Finding Purpose
After Traumatic Brain Injury
, will share her journey
through brain injury, how she found acceptance, and
advice for others.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Transitioning to Back to School After a Brain Injury: A Multidisciplinary Approach
May 28, 2025
Melaney Grenz, MS, CCC-SLP, from the Center On Brain
Injury Research and Training talks about the many
steps involved with transitioning back to school after a
brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
NDAD Client Services
April 09, 2025
Kim Zeeb, LBSW, presents on the services the
North Dakota Association for
the Disabled
(NDAD) offers to individuals with
disabilities and chronic health conditions.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Vivistim
February 19, 2025
Learn about new technology for stroke survivors, Vivistim. Over 60% of stroke survivors experience persistent upper limb motor deficits that significantly impact daily activities. Vivistim, paired with vagus nerve stimulation therapy, an FDA-approved intervention, has been shown to have success among 300 patients across the U.S. This new technology is just starting to come to North Dakota so be one of the first to hear about how this implanted device may impact you, a loved one, or someone you support.
Topics:
Stroke | Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Help Hope Live
February 05, 2025
Karli Njaa with
Help Hope Live
explains what this national nonprofit can do to support your community and with fundraising for medical-related costs after brain injury.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Brochure
Functional Neurological Disorders: It's Real and Allied Health Professionals Can Help
December 11, 2024
Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) have been
misunderstood and stigmatized for centuries. Previously
called conversion disorder, this complex brain network
condition is very real (not malingering) and has been
studied more and more in the medical literature in the
last 15 years. Join us as Chelsea Richardson PT, DPT,
NCS, from re+active therapy, a transdisciplinary team in
Los Angeles, shares the latest research in
pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and the basics
in assessment and treatment. She will provide education
on the current treatment consensus guidelines for PT, OT
and SLP, as well as additional resources for supporting
your clients with FND.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
What It Was Like, What Happened, and What It's Like Now – A Survivor's Sacred Purpose
November 27, 2024
Leslee Williams, of Fargo, shares her personal story of
courage, strength, and hope. From grieving extensive
loss, to finding bits of hope, connecting to her faith
again – in a profoundly individual way, she found her
freedom of self in the process. Her story is heavy and
overflowing with darkness, brilliance, and soul love.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Finding Your Place: Overcoming Barriers in Rental Housing
November 13, 2024
Richard Sherman with Renter Certification is going to
present preparing for secure stable housing by creating
an information packet that presents you as a unique
individual to potential landlords. The packet will help
explain challenges faced, and show readiness to be a
responsible tenant. This preparation benefits not only
potential renters but also professionals assisting
clients facing housing challenges, as the skills learned
can be applied to other areas such as housing assistance,
job applications, and court-ordered compliance. The goal
of this presentation and packet creation is to empower
individuals to improve their chances of securing housing
and take control of their future.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
The Rancho Los Amigos Scale of Cognitive Recovery: A Guide to Understanding and Managing Recovery After Brain Injury (Three-Part Series)
October 30, 2024
The Rancho Los Amigos (RLA) Scale of Cognitive Recovery
is a user-friendly guide that establishes consistent
language and describes expectations across the course of
recovery after brain injury. This tool informs patients,
families/caregivers, and providers how to best care for
individuals who sustain traumatic brain injury across all
phases of recovery. We discuss the different phases of
the RLA Scale over three recorded sessions. Sarah Ring,
MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST, is presenting.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording Part 1
CEU Request Part 1
Recording Part 2
CEU Request Part 2
Recording Part 3
CEU Request Part 3
Your Story Is Your Superpower
September 18, 2024
Amy Zellmer
is an
author, photographer, writer, and traumatic brain injury
(TBI) survivor from Minnesota. Amy guides participants in
navigating the often-isolating path of self-discovery and
advocacy. She delves into practical strategies for
communicating with legislators, medical professionals,
and other stakeholders interested in understanding the
TBI journey. Additionally, participants explore various
avenues for raising awareness and sharing their stories,
including opportunities such as becoming podcast guests,
writing guest blog posts, and even publishing their
narratives in a book.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Wives of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
September 04, 2024
Featured in the movie "Concussion," Iron Mike Webster's
widow, Pam, has a conversation with NDBIN's Shannan
Stanke, about her experience with her husband's decline
while unknowingly suffering from chronic traumatic
encephalopathy (CTE). Hear the real story from Pam, about
the very first case of CTE diagnosed by Dr. Bennet Omalu
(whose character was played by Will Smith).
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body
August 21, 2024
Science is able to provide insights into how to make
lifestyle choices that may help you keep your brain and
body healthy as you age. Rita Ussatis with
North Dakota
State University Extension
shares research in diet
and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity, and social
engagement. She provides hands-on tools to help
incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy
aging. This
fillable worksheet
is also reviewed.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Why the Eyes Are a Window Into the Brain After a Brain Injury
August 07, 2024
Dr. Erik Reis, a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and
Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist with The Neural
Connection, explains how brain injuries can negatively
impact the visual system and overall quality of life of
survivors. He also discusses the importance of
neuro-visual therapy and implementing integrative
approaches of care to help patients recover from their
injuries.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Resilient Roots
July 24, 2024
Cazoshay Marie, creator and moderator of
Resilient
Roots
, a compassionate community designed
specifically for parents navigating the challenges of
living with brain injury explains their resources and
community approach, and how you can participate in this
group. As a survivor herself, Cazoshay understands living
with an invisible disability and is known for inspiring
resilience and empowerment to help others embrace and
thrive despite challenges.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
The Best Quest
June 12, 2024
Shaun Best is a survivor of a three-month coma and has
secured many blessings since that have been highlighted
in his book,
The Best Quest
. Shaun shares his story and
takes audience questions.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Firearm Safety and Injury Prevention
May 29, 2024
Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death for
children in the U.S. In the event that a firearm injury
is not fatal, the victim is often left with lasting
injuries which can include a traumatic brain injury.
Alyssa Preszler is the injury prevention coordinator and
Safe Kids coordinator for
Sanford Health in Bismarck
, and has a passion for
preventing injuries, especially from guns. During this
presentation, Alyssa covers why safety around firearms is
so important, steps parents and professionals can take to
secure guns within homes, and the correlation between
firearm injuries and suicidal ideation.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention: What Do You Need to Know?
May 01, 2024
Stroke is a type of non-traumatic brain injury and 80% of
all strokes are preventable. Molly Murch, MSN, RN-BC,
SCRN, CBIS is the Stroke Program Educator at Essentia
Health in Fargo, North Dakota. As a nurse and nurse
educator, Molly is passionate about providing care and
education to patients, families, nurses, and others on
stroke recognition and prevention. During this
presentation, Molly discusses primary and secondary
stroke prevention. She also discusses the importance of
knowing the signs and symptoms of a stroke and the acute
treatment available for stroke.
Topic:
Stroke
Recording
CEU Request
Safety on Wheels with Safe Kids
January 24, 2024
Did you know that traumatic brain injury is the leading
cause of death and disability for youth?
Safe Kids Grand Forks
staff
talk about what they have to offer in terms of Safety on
Wheels. From conducting a bike rodeo, to fitting a
helmet, the health safety experts show us how to bring
best practices to your community.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Supported Decision-Making
January 10, 2024
North Dakota
Protection and Advocacy
staff explain supported
decision-making, which is a process for making
well-informed, voluntary decisions by methods less
restrictive than guardianship or conservatorship.
Supported decision-making allows individuals to make
their own decisions and stay in charge of their lives
while receiving the help and assistance they need.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Sleep and Brain Injury
December 13, 2023
Following a brain injury, many individuals struggle getting a good night's sleep. We discuss strategies for getting good quality sleep with two neurologists from
The Neural Connection
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
More Than You Can See - A Mother's Memoir
November 01, 2023
Barbara Rubin, author of
More Than You Can See: A Mother's Memoir
talks about
why she wrote the book and who might benefit from the
story. The story centers around her daughters' traumatic
brain injury (TBI) and her resulting communication
disability following her TBI.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Reflections of a Pediatric Survivor 42 Years Later
October 04, 2023
Brason Lee, MSW, MS, is a 60-year-old pediatric survivor
of traumatic brain injury reads a creative essay
published this year in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
In this piece, Brason imagines going back in time and
meeting his teenage self on the date of his release from
the hospital. What would he say to prepare him for the
decades to come? In answering this question, he hopes to
offer his fellow survivors, their parents or caregivers,
a reason to believe in a future.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Nutrition and Brain Injury
September 06, 2023
Proper nutrition after brain injury can make a large
difference in the recovery process and this webinar
discusses this importance with
The Neural
Connection
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
PACE – Positive Attitude Changes Everything
August 09, 2023
Mike Orris, a brain injury survivor, shares his story and
his positive attitude. Learn about his acronym, PACE
(Positive Attitude Changes Everything). Mike was a
college swimmer, husband, father, entrepreneur, and
business development executive. Then one day everything
changed. He discusses how a positive attitude is our
superpower that few of us use but, but we all have the
ability.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Brain Injury
May 03, 2023
Dr. Reis and Dr. Hennes, two neurologists from
The Neural Connection
, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, explain what Vagus Nerve Stimulation is and how it can help those with a brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
North Dakota Brain Injury State Plan
April 19, 2023
The mission of the North Dakota Brain Injury Advisory
Council is to improve the quality of life for all
individuals with a brain injury and their families
through brain injury identification, awareness,
prevention, research, education, collaboration, support
services, and advocacy. A state plan helps drive the work
of the Brain Injury Advisory Council. Learn about North
Dakota's latest state plan and its goals from NDBIN's
director, Rebecca Quinn.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Learning in Older Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
April 05, 2023
Amy Kemp, a PhD candidate at the University of Georgia
and recent awardee from the Brain Injury Association of
America's Dissertation Award, discusses preliminary
findings from a study investigating how to engage older
adults in health recommendations specific to fall
prevention. Unintentional falls are the leading cause of
accidents and deaths in older adults, aged 65 and older.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
Brain Injury and Addiction
February 22, 2023
One of the unfortunate side effects of brain injury
includes addiction. Substance use following a brain
injury can be a slippery slope. After individuals sustain
injuries, their inhibitions become lowered, allowing them
to be much more susceptible to using and, under certain
circumstances, misusing substances. Join Rebecca Quinn,
NDBIN's director, for a presentation on why this happens
and some useful tools in combating this amongst
survivors.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
LSVT BIG and Stroke: A Functional Amplitude-Based Approach to Recovery for Survivors
February 08, 2023
Nearly 85% of individuals survive initial stroke and
desire to return to daily life in the community. However,
survivors often experience upper extremity dysfunction
that impacts areas of function such as self-care and
community participation. Occupational therapists at the
University of Missouri have found success in using the
evidence-based intervention Lee Silverman Voice Treatment
(LSVT) BIG, a rehabilitation approach focused on
amplitude-based movements of the limb motor system during
functional activities for patients with Parkinson's, to
maximize meaningful participation in daily life for
stroke survivors.
Topic:
Stroke
Recording
CEU Request
Hydrocephalus, Hypothyroid, a Severe Brain Injury, and a Hit-And-Run
January 25, 2023
Lindsay Caron was cycling on a visit in San Diego when
she was hit from behind, by an SUV going over 40 miles
per hour. The driver left and her skull was cracked open.
She had a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3 and spent several weeks
in a coma. Listen as Lindsay shares her story.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Brain Injury Is More Than Neurological Symptoms
January 11, 2023
The Neural
Connection
, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, has
two functional neurologists on staff, Dr. Reis and Dr.
Hennes, who treat complex neurological disorders. Their
treatments focus on individualized neurological
rehabilitation protocols focused on increasing function
through sensorimotor training and neuro-orthopedic
exercises. Hear how brain injury is more than
neurological symptoms and what they recommend for
treatment.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
SHOW Your Doctor Your Symptoms and Manage Your Care
November 30, 2022
Lynne Becker demonstrates how patients' words have been
turned into data. Data that is showing providers the pain
and problems patients experience. Lynne took her "what
if" approach and turned it into "look!" Learn what data
trends are emerging, what symptoms indicate the most
pressing symptoms and what should be treated, based upon
the patient's input and caregivers' words.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota
November 16, 2022
Veronica Wiesz, project manager with Prevent Child Abuse
North Dakota (PCAND), highlights the program Period of
PURPLE Crying. This evidence-based program has shown a
reduction in abusive head trauma in children under two
years of age. It has been published in the Child Abuse &
Neglect journal, and was selected as article of the year.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
Brain Injury and Audiology
November 02, 2022
Dr. Kevin Fire with
Fire
Audiology and Hearing Center
talks about how hearing
can be impacted following a brain injury and about new
advancements in the treatment of tinnitus, or ringing in
the ear, which is common after brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Acceptance and Creating Our New Normal After Brain Injury
October 05, 2022
Craig Phillips talks about the importance of acceptance
and finding your new normal following a brain injury.
Craig sustained a brain injury in 1967, at the age of 10.
He was in a coma for three weeks and doctors said he may
struggle with education after high school. He has since
earned undergraduate and graduate degrees. He started
Second Chance
to Live
in 2007.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Saving Shannon, A Family's Story of Strength and Devotion
September 21, 2022
This webinar features the story of Shannon, who was hit
by an SUV and thrown 40 feet in the air, at the age of
three. Her prognosis was bleak, but her parents believed
in her smallest victories. Paul J. Mulhern shares his
daughter's story in his memoir, Saving Shannon. It's an
uplifting story of a family's collective healing and an
illustration of how a family copes with a child's
traumatic brain injury.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Brain Injury Support System for Caregivers of Survivors
September 07, 2022
Lisabeth Mackall, speech pathologist and caregiver with
the Brain Injury Support System, talks about creating a
custom program to help survivors live their best life.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
North Dakota Programs
August 24, 2022
This webinar discusses three programs available in the
state: Community Connects, Free Through Recovery, and
Peer Support Specialists. If are you interested in
learning more about behavioral health community supports
in North Dakota, listen to North Dakota Health and Human
Services, Behavioral Health Division discuss these
amazing programs that can be helpful for individuals that
have sustained a brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Lit Up My Mind
August 10, 2022
Laura Laureta is a brain injury survivor from Colorado.
She has created a website geared towards helping others
like herself who are survivors of brain injury, and are
enduring health issues and chronic pain. Laura goes over
her website and resources during this webinar.
Topics:
Lived Experience Story | Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
High Plains Fair Housing
July 27, 2022
Fair housing means it's illegal to discriminate in
housing based on race, color, national origin, religion,
sex, disability status, or because you have children.
Additional North Dakota protections include age (over
40), marital status, and receipt of public assistance.
High Plain's Fair Housing Center Associate Director Kelly
Gorz explores your rights as a prospective buyer, renter,
or current tenant in housing. This webinar covers what
housing discrimination looks like against persons with
disabilities, your rights to ask for and receive a
disability-related accommodation or modification in your
housing, and what to do if you are denied equal access to
your living situation because you have a disability.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Bumped His Head and Went to Bed
July 13, 2022
Bumped His Head and Went to Bed: A True Story about the
Life of Greg the Great, is a short storybook for adults
about a football playing little Viking, who grows up to
be a real cowboy. Author Shannan Stanke shares how this
true story led her to educate readers on the risk of
mental health and mood decline after concussions.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Will I Ever Be Able to Drive Again?
June 29, 2022
Joy Tandberg, OTR/L, DRS, of
Dak-Minn Driving and Home
Evaluations
discusses the implications of driving
after a brain injury and the possibility of regaining
some independence.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
PAM (Post-Acute Medical) Health and Patients Post Brain Injury
May 04, 2022
Chelsey Asiala is a physical therapist, board-certified
neurologic specialist through the American Physical
Therapy Association, as well as the outpatient program
director for PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo.
She presents on the rehabilitation programs offered at
PAM Health, along with providing education on how
physical therapy and technology can be used to facilitate
rehabilitation post stroke, brain injury, and concussion.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Pooled Trusts
April 20, 2022
Ryan Boosinger, relationship manager with Lutheran Social
Services of Minnesota, explains pooled trusts, which are
set up to help people who are on benefits due to
disability who come into larger sums of money due to
events such as an inheritance or back-payments after
disability declaration. When looking at larger gifts, it
makes sense to have a conversation about how that money
could be managed. That's where a pooled trust comes in –
those assets can be put into a trust, thus preserving the
funds and protecting beneficiaries from the potential
loss of benefits.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording Part 1
Recording Part 2
CEU Request
Home Therapy Solutions
April 06, 2022
Kara Welke, owner of
Home Therapy
Solutions
, shares how people can maximize their
independence in the comfort of their own home with help
from a home therapy clinic in the Grand Forks area.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Learning Accommodations & Self-Worth Post Injury Podcast
March 09, 2022
Carly Endres and Cristabelle Braden discuss learning
accommodations and self-worth following a brain injury,
on an episode of the Hope Survives podcast.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Podcast
CEU Request
Agency Foster Home for Adults in North Dakota
February 23, 2022
An Agency Foster Home for Adults (AFHA) is a setting
where a survivor of brain injury could receive home and
community-based services which can be provided to up to
four adults, and up to 24 hours per day. In this webinar,
Erica Reiner, nurse administrator with Aging Services,
and Rebecca Quinn, director of the North Dakota Brain
Injury Network, reviews the logistics and vision behind
the AFHA setting in North Dakota.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Emotional Dysregulation After Brain Injury Podcast
February 09, 2022
Rebecca Quinn and Carly Endres talk about emotional
dysregulation on an episode of the Hope Survives podcast
with Cristabelle Braden.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Podcast
CEU Request
Neuroplasticity, Setting Goals, and Creating Hope After Brain Injury and Stroke
January 26, 2022
Craig Phillips sustained his brain injury in 1967 at the
age of 10. He was in a coma for three weeks and doctors
said he may struggle with education after high school. He
has since earned undergraduate and graduate degrees. He
started
Second
Chance to Live
in 2007. In this webinar, he talks
about neuroplasticity, setting goals, and creating hope
after brain injury and stroke.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
E-TIPS Research Study
January 12, 2022
Jamie Tingey, PhD, talks about telehealth cognitive
behavioral therapy as an intervention for chronic pain.
She also shares strategies that individuals can do for
themselves to help manage common experiences and symptoms
following a brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Participate in Research
Advanced Stroke Care
December 15, 2021
Molly Murch, Stroke Program Educator for Essentia Health
in Fargo, goes over advanced stroke care and discusses
Essentia Health's Comprehensive Stroke Care program. She
also includes treatment options for stroke patients at
Essentia.
Topic:
Stroke
Recording
CEU Request
COVID-19 and the Brain
December 01, 2021
Dr. Ala Lysyk is the CEO and a provider with Reviv, PLLC,
in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She discusses the impact
COVID-19 has on the brain.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
Synapse
November 17, 2021
Reagan Linder is the founder/president of Synapse, a
program at Iowa State University. Synapse is a national
nonprofit that works to combat isolation commonly
experienced by individuals with brain injury. Synapse has
three main tiers of work: hosting peer support group
meetings, matching those with brain injury to students in
a volunteer buddy system, and bringing speakers to campus
to spread awareness about brain injury. Reagan explains
the benefits from this program and how to get involved.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Post Concussion Podcast
October 06, 2021
Bella Paige is the host of Post Concussion Podcast. It is
her goal to help prevent others from making the same
mistakes in their recovery as she did. Bella she speaks
about her 10+ concussions and the importance of mental
health.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Rise Above: Conquering Adversities
September 08, 2021
Greg Little, PhD, has more than 37 years experience
working in the mental health field as well as extensive
experience presenting workshops and seminars. He has not
only taught individuals how to cope with life's
challenges, he has lived it. Following a horrific
automobile accident, he survived brain surgery, a coma,
weeks of paralysis, and had to relearn many things. He
talks about his experiences and his book titled
Rise Above: Conquering Adversities
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Vocational Rehabilitation
August 25, 2021
Finding new employment or returning to work after a
traumatic brain injury can have unique challenges.
Vocational Rehabilitation can assist in providing
support, case management, and services to help
individuals reach their vocational goals. Lori Rodgers
(business specialist) and Josie Uthke (vocational
rehabilitation counselor & assessment specialist) provide
an overview of services that can be accessed and
customized to fit individual needs.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
I Am More than My Brain Injury
August 11, 2021
Craig Phillips sustained his brain injury in 1967 at the
age of 10 and was in a coma for three weeks. He was told
by doctors he would not be able to do much academically
after high school. He proved them wrong and has since
obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees! He started
Second Chance
to Live
in 2007. He tells his powerful story and how
he was able to find his purpose after his injury.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
50/30/20 Budget
July 28, 2021
Following a brain injury there can often be changes made to how finances are managed and the amount of money coming into a household. Nanci Wilson with University Federal Credit Union in Grand Forks explains the budget concept of 50/30/20. Nanci walks us through how to set up this user-friendly budget where 50% is going to the household, 30% to wants, and 20% to savings.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
50/30/20 Budgeting
ABA Consultants
July 14, 2021
Following a brain injury there are often behavior changes
that survivors and caregivers note. Applied behavior
analysis (ABA) is a therapy based on the science of
learning and behavior. North Dakotan Toby Trontvet
founded ABA Consultants and her focus is on improving the
lives and social skills in children using the science of
ABA. She explains ABA basics and how it can be utilized
to help survivors.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
HeartSprings Community Healing Center Programs
June 16, 2021
HeartSprings Community Healing Center, in Fargo, North
Dakota, has been in operation since 2008. Director Jan
Nelson and physical therapist Barbara Edin share
information on their programs and how they may benefit an
individual with a brain injury.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Culturally Appropriate Care for Muslim Patients
May 19, 2021
This webinar focuses on healthcare-related issues with
Muslim patients and examine cultural and religious issues
around illness, treatments, dietary restrictions, birth,
end of life, death, and others. Presenter Tamim Saidi
received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University
of Minnesota and currently works as a consultant
pharmacist.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
BrainScope
May 05, 2021
Brian Kroes of BrainScope talks about new technology and why it may be useful in your practice. BrainScope is the only Food and Drug Administration cleared non-invasive medical device that objectively assesses head injured patients for both brain bleeds and concussions at point of care. Use of BrainScope has been shown to reduce the potential use of a head CT in emergency departments by 31%.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Resilience During COVID-19
April 21, 2021
Danielle Brazant was in a near-fatal car accident at the
age of 24. The inspiring story of her comeback is the
topic of her 2018 book, Maximizing Your Potential, and
has been shared at keynote addresses and workshops.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Military Populations and Brain Injury
April 07, 2021
Dr. Alexander Balbir serves as the director for Warrior
Care Network and Independence Services. He talks about
the struggles this population faces with brain injury, as
well as the promising advancements that have been made.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
Student Art Showcase
March 24, 2021
Dickinson High School students in a health careers class
collaborated with NDBIN and learned about brain injury
and brain injury prevention. The high school students
taught the information to elementary students who created
art reflecting brain injury prevention. We showcase the
student's artwork.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
Caregiver Supports
March 10, 2021
Nicole Livedalen and Carly Endres are staff with NDBIN
and are certified to teach Powerful Tools for Caregivers
courses. Each brings a vast array of experiences in
working with caregivers. They discuss best practices in
caring for caregivers.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Five Main Symptoms of Brain Injury and Why They Are so Difficult to Resolve
February 24, 2021
Ala Lysyk, a functional neurologist, covers some symptoms
of brain injury such as, sleep disturbance, loss of
energy, emotional roller coasters, stress, and
concentration, and ways to resolve them.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
LoveYourBrain
January 27, 2021
RJ Lisander, founder of Lotus Seed Lifestyles, works with
individuals, non-profits and community groups to offer
yoga and meditation as paths to recovery and personal
improvement. She is a certified instructor with
LoveYourBrain's six-week Yoga Program and Mindset
Program.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Mindset Video
Yoga Nidra Practice
Crash Reel Trailer Video
Community Participation Following a Traumatic Brain Injury
January 13, 2021
Jessica Kersey is an occupational therapist and PhD
candidate at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work
focuses on community participation following traumatic
brain injury. Jessica discusses the meaning of community
participation and strategies for improving outcomes.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Visual Impacts on Cognition and Attention Capabilities
December 30, 2020
Dr. David Biberdorf, OD is an optometrist in Grand Forks,
North Dakota. He has over 35 years of experience in the
medical field and also serves on the North Dakota Brain
Injury Advisor Council. He talks about the impact vision
following a brain injury can have on cognition and
attention.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Social Security Disability
December 16, 2020
Kylie Oversen is an associate attorney with Schneider Law
of Fargo, North Dakota and they represent social security
disability clients across North Dakota and Minnesota.
Kylie helps us understand this process and your rights as
you go through it.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Meaningful Daily Activities for Health: Reducing Sedentary Behavior After Stroke
December 02, 2020
Emily Kringle, PhD, OTR/L is a rehabilitation scientist
with a clinical background in occupational therapy. She
is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Academic
Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the University of
Illinois at Chicago. Her research focuses on health
promotion among underserved populations with stroke. She
also explores the influence of social and contextual
factors on post-stroke sedentary behavior and engagement
in meaningful daily activities.
Topic:
Stroke
Recording
CEU Request
Hope Survives
November 18, 2020
Cristabelle Braden talks about life following her
traumatic brain injury, from relearning daily life tasks
in a brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet
firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and
artist. She gives an inspiring message of hope.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Aging and Brain Injury
November 04, 2020
North Dakota Brain Injury Network's Rebecca Quinn covers
the impact of brain injury on the older adult population
and how aging itself is a risk factor for brain injury.
Additionally, Rebecca discusses the compounding effects
of aging with a past brain injury and what the research
says regrading brain injury and degenerative dementias.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
The Intersectionality of Mental Health and Brain Injury
October 21, 2020
Aly Downs is an occupational therapist and certified
brain injury specialist. She works at Dakota Alpha in
Mandan, North Dakota. It's the only skilled nursing
facility intended for brain injury survivors. Aly
provides information on mental health and the connection
to brain injury, rehabilitation, and well-being.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
GoUniversal - Environmental Modifications and Mobility Equipment
October 07, 2020
Scott Bernstein with GoUniversal presents on
modifications and equipment that enhance independence,
safety, and quality of life for individuals after
sustaining a brain injury.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
TBI and the Homeless Population: Discussing the Problem and Exploring Possible Solutions
September 09, 2020
Tom Tatlock, MD, is a brain injury survivor and
psychiatrist and talks about the prevalence of brain
injuries among homeless populations and some solutions
to help eradicate that issue in our society.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
I'm Home, Now What?
August 26, 2020
Megan Dooley is an occupational therapist who presents
ideas and techniques related to managing day-to-day
activities following a brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Brain for Life
August 12, 2020
JoLynn Pennington is the owner of Health with Jo in
Bismarck and she shares the benefits that her products
can have on individuals with brain injury.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Why Do I Have so Much Brain Fog and Fatigue?
July 29, 2020
Dr. Ala Lysyk-Smith talks about the causes of brain fog
and fatigue following a brain injury. Dr. Lysyk-Smith is
the founder of Clarity Brain Centers, concussion-focused
clinics in Fargo, North Dakota, and Fergus Falls,
Minnesota. She also owns Cereset, in Fargo, a sleep
technology center.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Brain Injuries and the Criminal Justice System
July 15, 2020
Several community experts and survivors talk about the
impact a brain injury has on those involved in the
criminal justice system.
Topic:
Special Populations
Recording
CEU Request
The Autonomic Nervous System
July 01, 2020
Dr. Jeremy Schmoe is the founder and director of the
Functional Neurology Center in Minnetonka, MN and a
codeveloper of the Brain Health Online Summit. He has
treated thousands of patients with head injuries,
vertigo, dysautonomia, dizziness, movement disorders,
neurodegenerative and developmental disorders. He talks
about the autonomic nervous system and how it is affected
by a brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Meta-Cognition and Awareness
June 17, 2020
NDBIN staff talk about the meaning of meta-cognition and
how awareness is an essential recovery component to brain
injury survivors successful recovery.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Cognitive Skills and How They Are Impacted by a Brain Injury
June 03, 2020
NDBIN staff talk about cognitive skills and the impact a
brain injury can have on these abilities in an
individual.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
Brain Injury Screening Protocols
May 06, 2020
Rebecca Quinn, Program Director for NDBIN, goes over
recommendations for best screening practices when
determining whether or not an individual has a brain
injury.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Concussion Tools
April 22, 2020
Carly Endres, Senior Project Coordinator for NDBIN, goes
through the REAP (Remove/Reduce, Educate, Adjust/
Accommodate, Pace) Concussion Management guide, as well
as shares some helpful tips on common academic
accommodations that can be made in order to allow
students to return to learn following a concussion.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Brain Injury and Physical Therapy
March 11, 2020
Diana Palm is a Physical Therapist and Certified Brain
Injury Specialist employed with Sanford Health in Fargo.
Diana explains why it is important for individuals to see
a physical therapist following their brain injury.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
My Sister's Journey
February 26, 2020
Kim Spivack is a Grand Forks native and currently a STEMI
Stroke Coordinator with Altru Health Systems in Grand
Forks. Kim is also the little sister to a wonderful young
woman, Kari, who has Down syndrome, is a stroke survivor
and also had a scary hospitalization last winter. Kim
explains some of the barriers individuals with special
needs face in the hospital setting and how they can best
be supported by all professionals that these unique
patients come in contact with.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Music Therapy
January 29, 2020
Emily Wangen is the owner of Music Therapy in Motion,
located in Fargo and Grand Forks. Music Therapy has shown
to have superb benefits to survivors of brain injury!
Learn more about this incredible service.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request
Fatigue Pie
December 04, 2019
Rebecca is the program director for NDBIN and is
considered the statewide expert on brain injury. She
explains the barriers fatigue causes to individuals with
brain injury and strategies to help overcome those
barriers.
Topic:
Treatment / Resources
Recording
CEU Request
North Dakota Assistive
November 20, 2019
Staff from North Dakota Assistive explain what North
Dakota Assistive does and they give us a virtual tour of
their new Smart Homes, located in Fargo and Mandan. See
this exciting advancement in technology for North
Dakotans.
Topic:
Program Highlight
Recording
CEU Request
Telerehabilitation
November 13, 2019
Quality Living, Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska is a medical
rehabilitation center specializing in traumatic brain
injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, and other neurologic
injury. They recently have started providing
telerehabilitation. Listen to what this is all about and
how it may benefit you.
Topic:
Lived Experience Story
Recording
CEU Request