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Administration for Community Living (ACL) – Wellness and Brain Injury Webinar Series: Part 1- Sleep and Brain Injury – July 1st

Join the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) for a webinar series about how to address two areas focused on wellness and brain injury. This session will be recorded and made available for replay.

Sleep is everything. Sleep (or the lack of it) can significantly impact brain function for everyone, and individuals are particularly at risk after brain injury. Accurate assessment of sleep disorders is critical in addressing residuals as is appropriate behavior management. This presentation will discuss:

  • Sleep and dementing disease, and how less sleep chemically increases the spread of pathology;  
  • Various sleep disorders after brain injury;
  • The criticality of assessment of sleep disorders; and
  • Approaches to behavioral health management of sleep problems.

When: Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 from 12 to 1 PM

For more information and to register, please click HERE