Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Statewide Webinar Series on TBI : Veteran Culture & VA Service Coordination

Central Coast Center for Independent Living is hosting the second in a series of webinars. This webinar will facilitate collaboration between Independent Living Centers, Traumatic Brain Injury sites and community partners including veteran service providers and community colleges. This is made possible through an ARRA-funded grant (economic stimulus) administered by the Department of Rehabilitation.

Webinars will be regional for Southern, Central and Northern California. The second set of webinars - Veteran Culture & VA Service Coordination will be held in April 2011. Webinars will be regional to facilitate collaboration with regional ILCs, TBI Sites, DoR staff and community partners. You are strongly encouraged to attend the webinar in your region.

Webinar speakers and topics:

Veteran Culture – Brock McNabb
What is Unique about Veterans w/ TBI - Dr. Cynthia Boyd
Service Coordination: VA Services and System - Laura Gomez
Veteran Outreach – Chris Lopez
   Moderator – Doug Chandler

Veteran Culture & VA Service Coordination
    The webinar schedule is as follows:
Monday, April 18th   9:00 – 10:30 A.M Southern California
          Friday, April 22st    9:00 – 10:30 A.M Central CA & Bay Area
          Monday, April 25th    9:00 – 10:30 A.M Northern California
                  
Registration and Accommodations:
Please register to participate in this webinar.  
Click http://tinyurl.com/TBIStatewideWebinar to register. You will receive a confirmation and log in information.

We recommend early registration to this free webinar as space is limited. If you have trouble registering or to request for accommodation or should be sent seven days prior, please contact Crystal Loutzenhiser at
cloutzenhiser@cccil.org             
831-757-2968 (Voice)
831-757-3949 (TTY/TDD)