Lifelines: The Brain Injury Wellness and Recovery Group
meeting at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.
The July meeting is scheduled for Monday, the 11th, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM (directions below).
Make plans to attend this very special presentation!!!
Dr. Genie Bodenhamer-Davis, Ph.D., CRC, BCIA-EEG, is a Licensed Psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work & Addictions. She also serves as the Director of the DRSWA Neurotherapy Lab. Her specialization areas are EEG biofeedback, psychosocial and spiritual aspects of rehabilitation, and health psychology.
Dr. Bodenhamer-Davis teaches Psychosocial and Developmental Aspects of Disability and coordinates the graduate practicum and internship in Rehabilitation Counseling. She is currently coordinator of the rehabilitation counseling Master's program.
Richard E. Davis, M.S., LPC, BCN, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in Denton, TX. He has a Master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development from the University of North Texas (UNT) with a concentration in biofeedback, and he is Board Certified in Neurofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance.
He is a former Treasurer and Board Member for the Biofeedback Society of Texas; and is a former two-term Treasurer and now President-Elect of the International Society of Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR), Treasurer for the ISNR Research Foundation, and a former Board Member of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Neurofeedback Division.
What is neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback is a rapidly growing treatment for attention, behavior, and learning disorders. Research has shown it to be as effective as stimulant medication, without the side effects. Also known as EEG biofeedback or brainwave biofeedback, this technique follows a learning or operant conditioning model, rather than a pharmacological one. It can be used as an adjunct to medication or as a gradual replacement for it, depending upon the circumstance of an individual case. All forms of biofeedback involve training people to regulate their own physiology. Much like physical therapy is used to strengthen muscles and extend their range of motion, brainwave biofeedback uses a series of instrument assisted training sessions over several weeks or months to help a person gain greater control and flexibility in the neuroelectrical aspects of their brain functions. This control then permits improvement in their mental and behavioral functions. The neurotherapist acts as a teacher and coach, setting successively higher goals of performance as the trainee progresses.
text courtesy of Richard Davis's website http://www.neurotherapyassociatestx.com/services/neurofeedback/
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is located on Walnut Hill Lane, just east of U.S. 75 (Central Expressway). The meetings are in the
When turning into the campus from Walnut Hill, the best route of entry may be the driveway prior to the light. The Fogelson Building is to the right when facing the main hospital entrance, and is next to the Margot Perot Center. Using the underground parking is the easiest way to reach the meeting location; if entering from the main floor, cross the foyer (past the stairs) and take the elevators to the ground floor. Classroom is to the left off the elevators.
The parking booths are no longer staffed in the evening and the exit requires machine payment. We have a couple more months worth of parking stickers, but they didn't work in the machines at the March and April meetings. Please bring a couple of dollars for parking.
Neither Lifelines: The Brain Injury Wellness and Recovery Group nor Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment, or a program for persons with a brain injury. The intent of the group is to provide support and make information available. Attendance in the group is not a substitute for an informed discussion between a patient and his/her health care provider. No endorsement is intended nor implied.
