Heading into the Future: 2023 Interprofessional Virtual Summit on Brain Injury
May 1–21, 2023
Virtual - pathlms.com/atra
“Heading into the Future” is a virtual summit focused on current practice, trends, education and research on brain injury. The summit is focused on an interprofessional audience, including consumers with brain injuries, family members, caregivers, students, educators, clinical staff like therapists, social workers and psychologists, medical staff of nurses and physicans, administrators, and policy makers.
Pre-recorded sessions are 60 and 90 minutes, allowing summit attendees to watch the videos 24/7 at their convenience. Presenters will be available for live Q & A sessions that will be published for attendees in the event they would like to dialogue with the speakers.
The keynote address will be given by Carole Starr, who sustained a brain injury in an auto accident in 1999. Hear this nationally recognized speaker share a humorous and inspirational speech on developing resiliency during times of adversity. A speaker LIVE Q & A will be held with Carole on May 16.
The Benefits of Interdisciplinary Collaboration for the Brain Injury Population
Session Length
60 minutes
Description
This session explores the uniqueness and benefits of interdisciplinary intervention for the brain injury population. The brain injury population faces certain barriers that can be overcome by collaboration between different disciplines; this session focuses on Recreational Therapy and Speech Therapy. This session will look at different options for co-treatments that address various characteristics of brain injury.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify 2 similarities and differences between Speech Therapy and Recreational Therapy when providing services to the brain injury population.
- Generate a list of tasks/group for different disciplines (e.g., Speech Therapy, Recreational Therapy, etc.) to collaborate on for the brain injury population.
- List 3 benefits of co-treats for the brain injury population.
Focus of Presentation
Community Involvement
Target Audience
Clinical staff: therapists, social workers, psychologists, etc.
Speaker Perspectives
Clinical staff: therapists, social workers, psychologists
Presenter
Erin Bukvic, M.A., CTRS
Head Shot
Biographical Statement
Erin graduated with a BS in Therapeutic Recreation from Slippery Rock University as an undergrad. She has been practicing as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist for 10 years with 4 of the latest years working in neurorehabilitation. Erin enjoys her work in neurorehabilitation because she sees a variety of clientele reaching all 5 domains of Recreational Therapy.
Co-Presenters
Nikita Olguin, M.S., CCC-SLP
Biographical Statement
Nikita has practiced in various settings, but her favorite is adult neuro rehabilitation to help individuals through recovery by focusing on functional activities while addressing speech, language, cognition, & swallowing.