NCC NEWS AND UPDATE

October will be an exciting month at NCC! We will be rolling out new programs for warriors to experience the Virtual Independence Program (VIP). We will be offering warrior-led workshops on a range of topics from Fantasy Football to Poetry Writing, as well as alternative therapy sessions and open mic events! Information and links to these events will be shared with warriors, families, and service providers early this month. CSS are welcome to join in as part of their sessions with warriors. Look out for more details!

We look forward to sharing resources and trainings with you each month. If you have a resource that may be beneficial to all of our agencies, please contact Jenny Abramson at Jabramson@neurocc.com.

TBI / Veteran Related Trainings

**Please note these trainings are aimed at increasing 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.

Tuesday, October 6: Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia Using Evidence-Based and Community Models of Care
Presented by The American Society on Aging
1pm PDT. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Thursday, October 8: Managing Emotions After Brain Injury
Presented by the Brain Injury Association of America
3pm EDT. $50. Details and registration found here.

Friday, October 9: Be Here Now: Self Care During a Pandemic
Presented by the Center for Practice Transformation
12pm EDT. Free. Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, October 13: A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Finding Balance in the Midst of Grief
Presented by TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing
12pm EDT. Free. Details and registration found here.

Wednesday, October 14: Addressing the Personal Determinants of Health of Older Adults
Presented by The American Society on Aging
10am PDT. Free. CEUs available.
Details and registration found here.

Wednesday, October 14: Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD: Non-Exposure Treatment for Trauma

Presented by The Association for Addiction Professionals

3pm EDT. Free. CEUs available.
Details and registration found here.

Thursday, October 15: Reading Comprehension Supports for People with Aphasia
Presented by the Brain Injury Association of America
3pm EDT. $50. Details and registration found here.

Thursday, October 15: Brain Injury and Behavior: Clinical and Research Approaches
Presented by the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
3pm EDT. Details and registration found here.

Wednesday, October 21: When Helping Hurts: Understanding the Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue
Presented by the Institute for Education, Research and Training in Addictions
2pm EDT. Free. Details and registration here.

Wednesday, October 21: Addressing Implicit Bias in Organizational Structures
Presented by National Council for Behavioral Health
2pm EDT. Free. Details and registration here.

Thursday, October 22: Is it Depression or Is it Grief?
Presented by TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing
12pm EDT. Free. Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, October 27: Resources for Addressing Food Access for Military Families
Presented by the Military Families Learning Network
11am EDT. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Wednesday, October 28: Impacts and Responses in Disaster and Hazard Readiness
Presented by the Military Families Learning Network
11am EDT. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Thursday, October 29: Challenges in Diagnosing and Treating mTBI
Presented by the Brain Injury Association of America
3pm EDT. $50. Details and registration found here.

Friday, October 30: COVID-19: Neurocognitive & Psychological Effects
Presented by NeuroRestorative Neuro Institute
12pm EDT. Free. Details and registration found here.

Resource Recommendation:
The Fallen Outdoors

The Fallen Outdoors (TFO) mission is to organize outdoor adventures for veterans past and present, from every generation and from all branches of the military. Our aim is to connect Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines with like-minded individuals along with teaching them a skill and passion they can continue for a lifetime. Today the TFO serves thousands of veterans a year across this great nation. What started off as a simple idea to help veterans get outdoors has transformed into a lifestyle that the TFO nation lives and breathes every day.

For more details on their program, visit their website at: https://thefallenoutdoors.com/