Understanding and Working with Clients and Families with a Brain Injury

Date: Friday, April 15, 2016

Check-in: Begins at 11 am

Luncheon: 11:00 to 1:30

Location: Maggiano's Little Italy, 3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA

Learning Objectives

• A more in-depth awareness and knowledge of brain injury, the demographics, and causes of brain injury in the United States.
• An understanding of brain injury classification and severity, and the neuropsychological effects of injury.
• A better understanding to the cognitive, social, and emotional impacts of brain injury on the individual.
• An understanding of the specific needs of persons who have had a brain injury for better community reintegration.
• An understanding of how help families and family caregivers caring for their brain injured loved one.

OC CAMFT Members - $32  (Deadline is April 13th)

Walk-ins - $45

If you prefer to pay by check, please click HERE for payment info and to submit a reservation form so that we have your email contact information. (check must be postmarked by April 8th) Please include your email address so that we can send you a confirmation email 2 days prior to the event.

If you have a special need or need special accommodations, please click HERE. Please advise us of your needs no later than 7 days prior to the event so that we may be able to accommodate you.

Please make a separate transaction for each and every reservation requested. If you are paying by credit card, the receipt you receive at the end of your payment is your confirmation reservation. Those reserving by check and are reserving for 2 or more may combine payment. ONLY check payments received by deadline will receive an email confirmation 2 days prior to event. Any payments not received by deadline are not reserved and will be considered walk-in status. Please note our cancellation policy on our registration page.

• Course meets the qualifications for 1 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

• Orange County Chapter of CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #59405) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs.  Orange County Chapter of CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

She completed her doctoral internship with the County of Orange Neurobehavioral Testing Unit (NBTU) and is currently completing her doctoral dissertation, a quantitative analysis toward understanding thought and cognition in Schizophrenia. She is also currently involved in program development and outcome research with outpatient brain injury rehabilitation patients.

Camilla serves on the Orange County Psychological Association (OCPA) board as the Graduate Student Representative, and a member of the Social Planning Committee. She also serves as a Student Key Contact to help advocate for psychology at a congressional level.