Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Before we begin: Test your knowledge

    3. Glossary of terms

    1. Introduction

    2. Intersectionality, brain injury & IDEA+B

    3. Let's try an exercise

    4. Unconscious bias

    5. Watch: A presentation on recognizing, challenging and interrupting implicit bias

    6. Allyship

    7. Creating an inclusive environment

    8. Inclusion in action: Creating a welcoming environment for clients and staff

    9. Conclusion and References

    1. Introduction

    2. Working with clients/community members

    3. Working with staff members with brain injury

    4. Let’s put this into practice: System 1 vs System 2 thinking

    5. Test your knowledge

    6. Reflection

    7. Conclusion and References

    1. Introduction

    2. Barriers and IDEA+B

    3. Effective and constructive communication

    4. Let’s put it into practice: Case study

    5. Reflection

    6. Conclusion and References

    1. Introduction

    2. Sex assigned at birth, gender & sexual orientation

    3. Sex, gender and brain injury

    4. Challenging misconceptions about sex and gender

    5. Strategies for sex and gender-inclusion

    6. Watch: Skills for Supporting Gender and Sexually Diverse Patients

    7. Building inclusive organizations through gender mainstreaming

    8. Reflection

    9. Conclusion and References

    1. Introduction

    2. What is an IDEA+B audit?

    3. Checklist for documents, policies and processes

    4. Creating inclusive policies and procedures

    5. Watch: Respecting Traditions: Health Care for Indigenous Peoples in a Different Lens

    6. Being an inclusive team member

    7. Scenario: Harmony House’s budget reallocation

    8. Test your knowledge

    9. Additional resources for further learning

    10. Conclusion and References

About this course

  • 44 lessons
  • Made for brain injury associations

    This course is designed for brain injury associations, framing these topics in familiar settings to make learning more relevant to you.

  • Expert information, your pace

    Don't worry about losing progress or finishing it all in on go. Engage with expert, evidence-based information at the pace that works for you.

  • Practical tools you can use

    Access resources for further learning, as well as guides, templates and tools you can put into practice at your own organization.

About the CBIAN courses

Brain Injury Canada is grateful to have received a Community Services Recovery Fund grant, which has allowed us to develop complimentary educational resources for brain injury associations. These courses will enable brain injury organizations to act proactively to modernize and adapt through supporting their staff, volunteers and boards of directors. Each course provides tangible learnings that can be implemented into organizational governance, program development, assessment and evaluation and improve the inclusivity of the organizations, as well as developing the skills of the individual learners.

Disclaimer: These courses are designed specifically for brain injury associations. Please do not share this link outside of your staff/volunteer network.