Description & Objectives

Continuing Education Hours: 1.5 CE for LPC, SW, LMFT, and Psychologists

Learning Objectives:

  • Brief overview of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 

  • Learn to screen for TBI 

  • Understand techniques of working with survivors with potential TBI 

  • Implications/Interventions

Instructor

Abeer Monem

Abeer Monem has worked for 27 years with survivors of intimate partner violence in a trauma informed, client centered, and data driven way. She started as a research assistant with University of Houston in 1995. In 1997, she was hired as Shelter Director at Fort Bend Women’s Center. By 2001, she was responsible for overall operations of programs including housing and regulatory compliance. In 2014, she added neurofeedback brain training in combination with psychotherapy for survivors with potential TBI and other mental health disorders. In October 2019, she left FBWC to oversee and develop HCDVCC’s $6 million in housing programs.