Come to our ONLINE Workshop for people who CARE ABOUT folks who live with BRAIN INJURY.  Learn about strategies and resources to help YOU support your loved one and take care of YOURSELF as a support person.

Register, HERE.

Please read our Code of Conduct, HERE.

Attendees will receive a gift certificate for $5 so they can get a small treat – ENJOY!

Welcome and Introductions

Laura Bellon; BIST, CEO

Get ANSWERS to YOUR QUESTIONS from a Neuropsychologist

Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Lemsky, Neuropsychologist & BIST Board Member 

With over 20 years of experience in brain injury, Dr. Lemsky has extensive knowledge and experience in the field – and she is here to answer YOUR QUESTIONS!

To help Dr. Lemsky prepare, we encourage participants to send questions in advance to: info@bist.ca and put ‘Question for Dr. Lemsky’ in the subject line.

About Dr. Carolyn Lemsky:

Dr. Lemsky is a board certified clinical neuropsychologist with over 25 years of experience working with people who are living with a combined challenge of brain injury, serious mental illness, and substance use disorders. She is the clinical director of Community Head Injury Resource Services of Toronto.

Self Care for Caregivers

Speaker: Nancy McDonough, Rexdale Community Health Centre (RCHC)

Self-care is an integral part; a vital component of an overall health care plan. Supporting the health and well-being of individual caregivers contributes to building thriving, healthy communities. Nutrition, physical activity, mental/emotional health and social connection all contribute to ensuring we stay healthy in mind body and spirit. This workshop will identify some of the challenges that family caregivers face and provide some simple self-care tools for ensuring we stay healthy and strong during stressful times.

About Nancy McDonough:

Nancy was the program coordinator for the RCHC Caregiver Capacity Building Project in 2018. The project was intended to provide support to Family Caregivers in the Rexdale community through skills development and knowledge building, access to resources and information, and social recreational programming focusing on self-care. Extensive community outreach and caregiver needs assessments were conducted in order to inform the development of the program. In partnership with a number of community agencies, RCHC delivered a successful caregiver support program for 2 years addressing many of the challenges faced by family caregivers in the community.

The Ontario Caregiver Organization: Resources that can Help

Speaker: Katie Muirhead

BIST Programs and Services

BIST Staff will give an overview of our programs and services, with a focus on supports for family and friends of people who live with brain injury.

Thank you to our Platinum Corporate Sponsor

And for the Generous Support Provided by