BIA-MO Survivor and Family Education 2026

Life with brain injury is a journey. There may be changes in abilities, relationships, needs, responsibilities, and more.

You are not alone.

The Brain Injury Association of Missouri (BIA-MO) offers Survivor and Family Seminars to provide practical suggestions for life with brain injury.

Recordings of the BIA-MO Survivor and Family Seminar sessions may be viewed for free. These recordings are intended for informational purposes only. They do not replace medical advice or a diagnosis of a brain injury.

Survivor and Family Seminar Sessions (2026)

Managing Sensitivity, Overstimulation, and Sensory Overload After Brain Injury

Managing Sensitivity – HANDOUT

Presented by Makayla Todd OTR/L, CBIS (30 Minutes)

Brain Injury: Causes, Effects, and Impacts – Family and Survivors

Brain Injury: Causes, Effects, and Impacts – Family and Survivors – HANDOUT

Presented by Carol Ponciroli, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA (45 Minutes)

Basics of Medicaid and Navigating Government ProgramS

Basics of Medicaid and Navigating Government Programs – HANDOUT

Presented by Sandy Keyser (55 Minutes)

Care for You

Care for You – HANDOUT

Presented by Amy Ingold-Phillips, M.S. CCC-SLP (30 Minutes)

Positive Relationships

Positive Relationships – HANDOUT

Presented by Patrick J. Weis, PsyD (40 Minutes)

Program Partners

This project was supported, in part by grant number 90TBSG0061-05-00, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201.

Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions.

Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.

These materials are based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), United States Department of Agriculture, Under sponsored project number 2022-41590-38128.

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BIA-MO UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Support Group Meetings
St. Louis South (Online) – September 13

Kirksville – September 14
St. Louis City – September 14

Kansas City Male Survivors – September 15
Rolla – September 15

Springfield Survivors – September 16
St. Louis North – September 16
Warsaw – September 16

One-Day Regional Outdoor Camps
Springfield – Thursday, September 10, 2026
Kansas City – Saturday, September 12, 2026
St. Louis – Sunday, September 13, 2026
Columbia – Saturday, September 19, 2026

22nd Annual Statewide Conference
Join Us: October 20 – 21, 2026

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