March 2022 Newsletter

Posted on by Seth Friedman

 

 

Professional Development Opportunities

March 2022

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month! To kickoff this month, Neuro Community Care will be participating in Raleigh, North Carolina’s First Friday Art Walk on March 4th by exhibiting our clients’ Unmasking Brain Injury masks. In addition to the client masks, we will be exhibiting masks created by our clients’ caregivers created for our ‘The Other Side of Brain Injury’ initiative.

To learn about other public awareness events and campaigns happening in March, check out the Brain Injury Association of America’s website and your state’s Brain Injury Association or Alliance.  

TBI / Veteran Related Trainings

**Please note these trainings are intended to support your professional development, but are not required by NCC.Therefore, the registration fee and time spent participating in these external webinars may not be billed to NCC.

Wednesday, March 2:  Mental Health & Aging: Supporting A Loved One
Presented by the American Society on Aging
10am PT. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Wednesday, March 16: AboutFace: Veteran Video Stories and Their Use in PTSD Treatment
Presented by PTSD Consultation Program: Lecture Series 
2pm ET. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Thursday, March 17: Brain Health: Understanding Military-Related TBIs 
Presented by Military Families Learning Network 
11am ET. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, March 22: TAPS Suicide Postvention Model™ A Roadmap Toward Post-Traumatic Growth
Presented by TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing
12pm ET. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration here.

Tuesday, March 29: Music Therapy and the Brain
Presented by The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina
12pm ET. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration here.

Tuesday, March 29: Navigating This New Grief And Loss Journey
Presented by TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing
12pm ET. Free.
Details and registration here.

Wednesday, March 30: Support For Reintegration After TBI: Strategies For Advocates, Care Coordinators and Case Managers
Presented by Military Families Learning Network 
11am ET. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Thursday, March 31: Beyond “One Size Fits All”: Addressing The Needs Of People Living With Dementia And Caregivers In Asian American And Persian American Communities
Presented by the American Society on Aging
10am PT. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Thursday, March 31: Self-Advocacy after Brain Injury: An Evidence-based Model of Empowerment
Presented by the Brain Injury Association of America
3pm ET. CEUs available. $50.
Details and registration found here.

Resource Recommendation:

Warrior Music Foundation Retreats

During our virtual songwriting retreats, participants have the opportunity to tell their story as they work with professional songwriters to write their own song. The retreats take place over the course of a weekend. Dates and times are below. The weekend will consist of several one-on-one songwriting sessions with the songwriter, as well as group sessions where our music therapists will give songwriters and participants tips throughout the process. You do not need to have musical or songwriting experience to participate. All skill levels are welcome. These impactful weekends area great opportunity to connect with others who have shared experiences and learn more about the songwriting process.

• April 2nd-3rd, 2022 from 0900-1630 EST (sign up by Friday, March 4th). This is an adult songwriting retreat for individuals 18 and older.
• September 24th-25th, 2022 from 0900-1630 EST (sign up by Friday, August 26th). This is an adult songwriting retreat for individuals 18 and older.
• December 3rd-4th, 2022 from 0900-1630 EST (sign up by Friday, November 4th). This is an adult songwriting retreat for individuals 18 and older.

Further details can be accessed on their website: https://www.warriormusicfoundation.org/songwriters-retreat 

Creative Arts Corner:

The Forbidden Fruit by Robin Y.

Oh, how I long for this forbidden fruit
I know I should not eat of it
But how my body longs for it
I try my best not to think of it
But I catch myself daydreaming
Of the taste of it
I try to convince myself that
That maybe just take one bite
And it will be suffice.
I know that not to be true
Because my body craves this
Forbidden fruit too
And with one bite, the taste with its delight
Will consume my body
Until I eat it all night.
So, partaking in the eating of
The forbidden fruit will change my life forever
But lords know, how I yearn for this forbidden fruit
And I could care less about whatever
Just to taste the forbidden fruit

Artist bio:
My name is Robin Lynn Young. I served 24 years in the United States Army.  I’m married and I have four grown adult children, ages 22, 23, 28, and 29. I have been in the Independence program for 5 years.

Creative Arts Therapist: Several of our warriors have been participating in creative arts sessions online once a week with writing instructor Anne Alper. Sessions focus on guided writing exercises with theme prompts to develop writing skills and structured writing practice.

Ms. Alper has a Masters in Education and Counseling, is certified through the Amherst Writers and Artist Foundation, and completed a 2 year program in California for expressive arts.

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