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SPECIAL FEATURES

7/08  COMING SOON:  Tom has published an article for the International Brain Injury
Association, NeuroTrauma Letter.  The article, "Overcoming Anomy:  The Impact of Positive
Rituals on Quality of Life" will be appearing in an upcoming edition of this Newsletter.  Please
check their website
www.internationalbrain.org for further information.

3/08  NOW AVAILABLE - Transition: From Consumers to Producers, Principles and
Practices of Building Community Series (7th DVD).
Staff will learn how to transition classic
Day Program services to a work oriented service.  Dr. Tom Pomeranz provides viewers with the
values and vision that drive the Day Program from activities of little meaning (bead stringing) to a
content of meaningful activities that engender dignity and respect.  This new training DVD includes
custom animation in the power point slides.  The DVD will be available for purchase through
Program Development Associates.

1/08  **PODCAST** Positive Behavioral Supports in Traumatic Brain
Injury.  Podcast #14.  Northeast Center for Special Care.  December 2007.  
In this informative interview, Dr. Tom Pomeranz discusses the value and importance of
Positive Behavioral Supports for people with Traumatic Brain Injury who struggle with
behavioral challenges.  Tom shares with the audience that the behavioral challenges with
which many individuals with TBI must cope are commonly a function of their unmet needs.  
Diminished sense of self, frustration, loss, boredom and anger must be recognized and
effectively addressed if we are to provide the person with TBI an improved quality of life.  
The theme of the discussion is “anger is a communication of unmet needs”.
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