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Bancroft News
02.22.12 ¦ ‘Bancroft Unplugged’ events to feature personal stories by people with brain injuries
Bancroft Brain Injury Services will host three inspiring evenings of personal tales, triumphs, insights and special moments, at “Bancroft Unplugged: One world, many stories.”
The free events – scheduled for three sites in March, in celebration of Brain Injury Awareness Month – will feature brief autobiographical speeches by people with brain injuries.
“Brain injury has been in the news a lot lately, but most people still aren’t aware of the long-term challenges survivors face – as well as the great progress they can make,” says Cynthia Boyer, Ph.D., Bancroft’s senior clinical director of brain injury programs. “The three Bancroft Unplugged events are a rare opportunity to learn directly from those who are affected, and to be inspired by their courage and perseverance.”
10.11.11 ¦ It's National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month!
Many Bancroft students and adults have jobs – but too many people with disabilities nationwide remain unemployed.
With October designated as National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month, we're helping to spread the word -- and showing how employing people with disabilities is a win-win situation for all involved.
10.05.11 ¦ Bancroft Day rescheduled for Oct. 15
Bancroft Day, the organization's annual festival, has been rescheduled for Saturday Oct. 15. The event had been postponed several weeks ago due to rain.
The new date features an exciting bonus: the grand opening of Jake’s Place, a fully accessible playground, at the Bancroft Day site.
The festivities – at Challenge Grove Park in Cherry Hill, N.J. – start at 11 a.m. with the opening celebration for Jake’s Place, followed by the Bancroft Day “Street Fair” from noon to 4 p.m.
Bancroft Day, which is free and open to the public, will include games and prizes, music and dancing, arts and crafts, vendors and more. Lunch is available for $6, and other refreshments will be sold.
For more information, contact Deb Conner at dconner@bnh.org or (856) 524-7023.
10.04.11 ¦ THIS FRIDAY: Expert to speak on autism and severe behavior problems
Workshop is part of Bancroft's semi-annual York Lecture Series
People with autism and other developmental disabilities can acquire severe behavior problems, due to their lack of communication skills, frustration and other reasons.
Such problems – from self-injury to property destruction to aggression – can tear apart lives and families. But certain techniques can reduce and even prevent these behaviors.
Bancroft will host a workshop featuring a leading authority on this issue, Friday Oct. 7 in Haddonfield, N.J.
Titled "Autism and Severe Behavior Problems: A focus on prevention," the session will be presented by Gregory Hanley, Ph.D., BCBA-D (pictured above), director of the behavior analysis doctoral program at Western New England University.
10.04.11 ¦ Bancroft graduate in the news
Former Bancroft School student Megan Smetona was featured recently as a "success story" on the website Love to Know Autism.
Megan was interviewed about her life, the challenges she's faced, and how people have helped her. The site also ran a photo of Megan and her twin brother Michael, who also graduated from The Bancroft School and who now participates in Bancroft's adult programs.
9.20.11 ¦ New webinars for brain-injury professionals
Bancroft's 'Heads-Up' series to provide continuing education
Bancroft Brain Injury Services is launching a series of webinars this fall for case managers, social workers, therapists and other brain-injury professionals.
9.13.11 ¦ Officials check out Bancroft's services for veterans with brain injuries
Two Camden County, N.J., officials visited Bancroft Brain Injury Services today, to learn about our new contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which funds these services for eligible veterans.
The guests -- Jack Conners, director of Camden County Veterans Affairs and a former state legislator, and Ed McDonnell, County Freeholder Deputy Director – toured our Day Treatment Services in Cherry Hill and a nearby group home.