Press Contact:
Julie Walsh
Director of Public Relations
Tel: (856) 348-4006
Fax: (856) 216-0643
Erin Allsman
Brownstein Group
Tel: (215) 735-3470, ext. 121 eallsman@brownsteingroup.com
12.16.10 | Free Workshop: Overview of Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Bancroft will present a free workshop titled “Overview of Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injuries” on Wed. Jan. 19 in Haddonfield.
This workshop will provide an introduction to brain anatomy, development, areas of the body that each section of the brain controls, types of brain injuries that people can be born with or that occur at birth, and types of brain injuries that can occur through accidents or trauma.
Designed for family members and professionals who support people with neurological disabilities, the workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Farrington Hall conference room on Bancroft’s Haddonfield Campus at 425 Kings Highway East. The session will be presented by Bancroft neuropsychologist Karen Lindgren, Ph.D.
For more information or to register, call Pat Reid at (856) 524-7453 or email preid@bnh.org.
Bancroft is a leading nonprofit provider of programs and supports for people with neurological challenges. This event is part of Bancroft’s ongoing series of free disabilities workshops. For the complete list of upcoming workshops, visit www.bancroft.org.
About Bancroft
A nonprofit organization founded in 1883, Bancroft annually serves more than 1,300 children and adults with intellectual and developmental challenges and acquired brain injuries. Bancroft strives to ensure that every person is given opportunities for lifelong learning and fulfillment. It does this by altering perceptions and supporting people with neurological challenges in achieving their life goals as valued and respected members of our world.
Based in Haddonfield, N.J., Bancroft has sites in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem and Middlesex counties, New Jersey; in New Castle County, Delaware; and in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. Programs include early childhood, education, vocational and supported employment, structured day programs, rehabilitation, community living, behavioral treatment, as well as in-home and outpatient services.