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Season's Greetings from WWRC
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:20:52 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

The staff of WWRC wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season

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WWRC Brain Injury Assessment Clinics
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:50:11 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

Mission: To provide focused assessments, information and recommendations that contribute to the life planning needs of persons with brain injury. *Neuropsych ological evaluation or interview is conducted with all BIS outpatient clients. Pre-Admiss ion Consult Services: Staff assist referral sources to identify from referral information an appropriate outpatient evaluation or clinic service for clients referred. Clinic options are: Vocational Clinic Medical Evaluation Clinic BIS Program Feasibility Clinic Video teleconferencing is increasingly being used to help with pre-admission service planning. **Pre-admi ssion review helps to clarify referral questions!

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WWRC Spinal Cord Injury SCI Clinic
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:03:00 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

WWRC's Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Program is available to individuals 18 years or older who are medically stable, and are in need of SCI-related services. The goal of the SCI Program is to achieve the individuals highest attainable functioning level through team involvement of the client and his or her family. The program emphasizes treatment planning and intervention to teach self sufficiency, responsibility for managing personal and physical needs, and vocational preparation.

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Dr James Reinhard, Commissioner, Virginia DMHMRSAS
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:21:59 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

Available to citizens statewide, Virginias public mental health, intellectual disability and substance abuse services system is comprised of 40 locally-run community services boards (CSBs) and 16 state-operated facilities. The CSBs and state facilities serve children and adults who have or who are at risk of mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, or substance use disorders. Virginias state-run facilities provide highly-structured, intensive services and consist of: seven mental health facilities, five mental retardation training centers, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, a psychiatric geriatric hospital and a center for behavioral rehabilitation (SVP). For placement in state facilities, patients are initially evaluated and referred from local CSBs.

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David McGinnis, Decision Support Manager, Virginia DMHMRSAS
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:13:25 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

Available to citizens statewide, Virginias public mental health, intellectual disability and substance abuse services system is comprised of 40 locally-run community services boards (CSBs) and 16 state-operated facilities. The CSBs and state facilities serve children and adults who have or who are at risk of mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, or substance use disorders. Virginias state-run facilities provide highly-structured, intensive services and consist of: seven mental health facilities, five mental retardation training centers, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, a psychiatric geriatric hospital and a center for behavioral rehabilitation (SVP). For placement in state facilities, patients are initially evaluated and referred from local CSBs.

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Capt. Catherine Wilson, USN (ret), Executive Director, Virginia Wounded Warrior Program
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:00:43 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

The Virginia Wounded Warrior Program is designed to provide timely supplemental behavioral health, rehabilitation services, and support to Virginias veterans, members of the Virginia National guard, Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves, and their family members, who are coping with the effects of combat/operational stress and other combat-related injuries resulting from their service and sacrifice in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Program focuses on traumatic brain injuries and post traumatic stress disorders and operates in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services and the Virginia Department of Rehabilitation Services. The Program will be administered through three regional directors working closely with existing local Community Services Boards.

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Families coping with Wounded Warriors with PSTD, TBI, and other combat injuries
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:20:45 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

Rev. C. Diane Mosby, Executive Minister, St. Peter Baptist Church, Glen Allen/Family Member and Ms. Angita "Gi Gi" Szelesta, Member, Virginia Brain Injury Council/Family Member discuss their experiences coping with PTSD and TBI

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WWRC Medical Services and Brain Injury Services
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:13:25 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

Barbara Ostrander, Director, Medical Services, Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center and Dr Gerald Showalter, Director of Brain Injury Services, Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center discuss services available to veterans at WWRC including Neuropsychological Assessments

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Vincent Burgess, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veteran Services
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:05:48 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

The Department of Veterans Services (DVS) is organized into five service delivery sections – benefits, veterans education, care centers, veterans cemeteries, and the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program. Four citizen boards work closely with the agency to support the effective delivery of services to Virginia’s veterans – the Board of Veterans Services, the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, the Veterans Services Foundation, and the Veterans Care Center Advisory Committee.

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James A. Rothrock , MS, LPC, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:55:26 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

Mission Statement In partnership with people with disabilities and their families, the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services collaborates with the public and private sectors to provide and advocate for the highest quality services that empower individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and full inclusion into society.

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Virginia Wounded Warriors Program Summit at WWRC
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:21:50 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

WHSV's Yuna Lee talks with family members coping with PTSD and TBI at the recent Virginia Wounded Warrior Program Summit held 11/6 and 11/7/2008 at WWRC.

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Disability Sensitivity Day at Stewart Middle School
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:45:54 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

WWRC PT Staff and Stewart Middle School Educators arranged a series of simulations that will enable 8th grade students to experience first hand what it might be like to have the limitations associated with disabilities like spinal cord injury, stroke and cerebral palsy

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WVIR Disability Sensitivity Day at Stewart Middle School with WWRC
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:51:08 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

WWRC PT Staff and Stewart Middle School Educators arranged a series of simulations that will enable 8th grade students to experience first hand what it might be like to have the limitations associated with disabilities like spinal cord injury, stroke and cerebral palsy

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Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast at WWRC
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:22:34 -0800 by WWRCvirginiagov

Local Business Owners and Executives met with Area State Legislators during this year's Legislative Breakfast. Lawmakers briefed the audience on their agendas for the upcoming General Assembly session in Richmond, Va.

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