September 17, 2009

Disability 101 Workshop: Use Your Brain to Change Your Body

Second Saturdays™ Program of the Month
USE Your Brain to Change Your Body: Treating Medical Disorders with Hypnosis, Meditation, Music & Neurofeedback

For centuries physicians have recognized that certain kinds of mental activty cancreate actual physical changes in the body; but it is only in the last few decades that studies of how the brain works have providedthe keys about how this works. In this program you willlearn about the science behind hypnosis, meditation, neurofeedback,music therapy,and other mental skills and discover how developing these skills may help you manage medical symptoms such as chronic pain, insomnia, high blood pressure and even diabetes & asthma.

Speakers
Carol Kershaw, Ed.D. is a psychologist and Co-Director of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of Houston. She isan Approved Consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and member of the International Society for Hypnosis. She is the author of the book entitled, The Couple’s Hypnotic Dance, and has published many articles including those on the use of hypnosis with diabetes, childhood asthma, trauma resolution, and weight loss. Dr. Kershaw has presented workshops and lectures at numerous Erickson Congresses, annual scientific meetings of ASCH, Evolution of Psychotherapy conferences, and AAMFT. She has led workshops in Canada, South America, and Europe, as well as leading a medical team for trauma intervention in Saudia Arabia. She co-authored the book Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self-Transformation.

Bill Wade, M.Div., LPC is a psychotherapist at the Institute for Family Psychology and Co-Director of the Milton Erickson Institute of Houston in Houston, Texas. He received his Master’s degree in Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and is currently pursuing his doctorate. Bill is a Clinical member and Approved Supervisor with American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member and Approved Consultant with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and a member of the International Society of Hypnosis and The American Counseling Association. He co-authored Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self-Transformation, coming out soon.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
THE UNITED WAY, 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX, 77007

1.5 hours of CE credit is available for psychology, social work, LPC & LMFT

Fee for registration is $ 5.00 (includes lunch)
Fee with CE certificate: $ 18.00 (includes lunch)

If you cannot afford the fee, please call our office for a special waiver.

To reserve a place, register at Disability 101, call 713-660-8878, email Disability 101 at info@disability101.org

July 19, 2009

Golf Tournament

Brain Injury Association of Texas (BIATX) is proud to announce our 1st Annual Golf Tournament to be held at the Longwood Golf Club in Houston, TX on November 14th. We encourage everyone to come out and join us for an exciting day of golf and camaraderie!

Click here for registration and sponsorship information.

June 13, 2009

TBI as a chronic disease

A recent position paper from the Brain Injury Association argues that many TBI survivors never completely recover; as the result TBI should be treated like chronic disease, and not a single event. A TBI survivor may have difficulty with movement, cognition, memory, and more; these effects that can impact health and well-being for years and decades to come. Some of the wide-ranging effects of a TBI can ultimately lead to new disease processes, such as heart disease, and a shorter lifespan. Encourage your doctors to follow brain injury patients with aggressive surveillance and treatment.

June 13, 2009

Keeping hope alive with Michael Segal

Mike's new CDHouston_Brain_Injury member Mike Segal has recently developed a CD of inspirational short stories. You can hear a free sample story track at this link. For more about Mike, check out this video or click through his website. Thanks for sharing your story, Mike!

June 13, 2009

First Annual BIATX Golf Tournament

Mark you calendars!

1st Annual Brain Injury Association of Texas Golf Tournament
Longwood Golf Club
14 November, 2009

Check here and join our Yahoo! group for more information.