Certified Brain Injury Specialist

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WESTBOROUGH, MA March 29, 2018  Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to announce that they will be offering a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) class at its hospital in Westborough, MA.  This is a new class and is the first in classroom CBIS program to be offered in over 2 years here in the Boston area.  The class is occasionally offered in web-based format.  The upcoming class is being planned and will be re-scheduled for October 26-28 2018.  The class will be taught by Michael Sefton, Ph.D., who is a
downloadCertified Brain Injury Specialist -Trainer and Director of Neuropsychology and Psychological Services at the Rehabilitation Hospital.  This is a new course that provides extensive education in all areas of traumatic and acquired brain injury.  The certification comes through the Academy of Brain Injury Specialists and must be renewed annually.  Students must pass an online test at the end of the course. Students who receive their certification will receive 1 year of the Journal of Traumatic Brain Injury as part of the certification cost for the first year.
The cost of the course is approximately $500.00 which includes the examination fee, book, and catered lunch both days. The textbook The Essential Brain Injury Guide – 5th Edition  was published in 2016 by the Brain Injury Association of America.  It is extensive in its revision over the 4th Edition text.  It can be purchased on-line or at the class for a discounted price. The CBIS Class will be held in conjunction with the Massachusetts Brain Injury Association. The class will be available as a webinar as well for those who are out of state.
download Class prerequisites include 500 hours of direct service to patients suffering from the effects of traumatic or acquired brain injury and completed their post baccalaureate training.  Others are permitted to take the class and obtain a Provisional certification that may be transferred to full certification once they have completed prerequisite educational requirements.
Contact ACBIS faculty Michael Sefton at 508-870-2222 x 2153 or msefton@whittierhealth.com about becoming a member of the class.  Interested students may also contact Ms. Beth Pusey, Education Manager at the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts at 508-475-0032 X 19 for more. Class size will be limited. Additional details about the Academy of Brain Injury Specialists is at https://www.biausa.org/professionals/acbis

Published by Michael Sefton, Ph.D.

Director of Neuropsychology at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Massachusetts. I am a consultant at the Direct Decision Institute Inc., a specialty practice in Worcester, Massachusetts that provides training, pre-employment evaluations, behavioral health assessment, and fitness for duty evaluations to law enforcement and first responder agencies across New England. Leo F. Polizoti, Ph.D. is the founder and lead psychologist. He has worked in police psychology for over 40 years. He is a police consulting psychologist in Worcester, MA who has taught nationally at conferences around the country including for the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology. Also, a consulting member of the Direct Decision Institute is Dr. Michael Sefton who is a licensed psychologist provider who specializes in neuropsychology, risk assessment, fitness, and pre-employment psychological assessment. Dr. Sefton is a Licensed Psychologist Provider in Massachusetts and is a certified Psychological Autopsy Investigator by the American Association of Suicidality. He is working on a booklet that helps define when to use a psychological autopsy in the aftermath of a suicide by a member of law enforcement.

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  1. The CBIS class will be held on the last weekend of October 10/26 through 10/28 at WRH. It has not been held here in New England for over 2 years – people working with brain injured are encouraged to enroll in this comprehensive certification course. Enrollment is limited.

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  2. The CBIS Class will be held in mid-October 2018. Interested students may contact Dr. Sefton at Whittier or Beth at Massachusetts Brain Injury Association at 508-475-0032 for details.

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