Brain Injury and Its Effect on Behavioral Health Treatment

Friday, September 20, 2019
9:00AM - 4:00PM PDT

Traumatic Brain Injury Training with Dan Overton, LMHC

Location: Clark College
Anna Pechanec Hall RM 201,
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663

Cost: Free for RVP Volunteer Providers
Community Providers: $99.00

CE Credits: 6

Who Should Attend: This training is open to all Returning Veterans Project Volunteer Providers and community mental health providers who work with veterans.

What You Will Learn

One in five service members returning from the Global War on Terror report a traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet it is suspected that the true occurrence of TBIs among service members is even higher. TBIs are notoriously under reported, especially in the veterans population, yet veterans do incur TBIs at four times the rate of their civilian counterparts. Having a TBI puts individuals at a higher risk for suicide, substance abuse, inter-personal violence, contact with the justice system, and incurring another TBI. This workshop will take a thorough examination of what a TBI is/isn’t, how TBIs occur, the effects of a TBI on behavioral health evaluations, TBI diagnosis and treatment processes, and more. Completing this workshop will give participants a better understanding of how to identify a TBI within their caseload and best practices once identified.

Learning Objectives
Participants will:

have a working knowledge of the causes, signs, and symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
have an understanding of the impact TBI may have on behavioral health and ability to comply with orders/plans/goals.
have an understanding of the prevalence of TBI populations in their caseload and how intervention/compliance approaches may differ from the general population.
leave with practical applications in evaluation, screening, referrals, and intervention techniques they can put into practice with TBI populations.
be able to identify three practices associated with identifying, documenting, and treating mental health clients with traumatic brain injury.
be able to describe the relationship between traumatic brain injury with mental health disorders and the increased risks of suicide and other dangerous behaviors that co-occur in the clinical setting.
understand the proper coding of a TBI per the DSM V and how to incorporate TBI treatments into a behavioral health treatment plan.
be able to distinguish different types of traumatic brain injuries.
be able to identify at least three potential resources available to mental health providers related to the treatment of TBI in the behavioral health setting.

CE Faculty
Dan Overton is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist, holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling, and is currently a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington state. For over a decade he was an adjunct professor with Western International University, and his professional work with veterans dates back to the beginning of his professional career at the Seattle VA Medical Center in the mid-1980s. Dan has helped develop programs for inpatient and outpatient substance abuse and mental health programs - both in the public and private sector - as a clinician, a clinical supervisor, as well as a program manager. Moreover, Dan has professional experience with court-ordered treatment and crisis intervention. His expertise supported his work in program development for: social and health agencies; law enforcement; the court system; corrections; and community corrections in Arizona, Wyoming and Washington. Dan’s work was formally recognized by the Arizona Governor’s office in addition to receiving Washington’s State Innovation Award. He has also presented his professional work to groups of 400+ and at “brown bag” meetings with local professionals.

Brain Injury and Its Effect on Behavioral Health Treatment

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