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Two federal government employees will share their lived experiences, one resulting in a traumatic brain injury after a fall down a cliff and another dealing with a mental health injury from a traumatic prison incident and cumulative stress. We will hear what happened, how it affected them, how they recovered, their transition back to the workplace, what helped and what didn’t, and how they are doing now. Joining the panel will be a neuro-rehab-based chiropractor and director of the Canadian Brain Performance Clinic, as well as an occupational therapist who will speak about brain injuries from a medical perspective – what happens to the brain, the care needed, treatments available, how to advocate for yourself or someone else, the recovery process, resuming regular activities<ins>,</ins> and successfully transitioning back into the workplace.
Two federal government employees will share their lived experiences, one resulting in a traumatic brain injury after a fall down a cliff and another dealing with a mental health injury from a traumatic prison incident and cumulative stress. We will hear what happened, how it affected them, how they recovered, their transition back to the workplace, what helped and what didn’t, and how they are doing now. Joining the panel will be a neuro-rehab-based chiropractor and director of the Canadian Brain Performance Clinic, as well as an occupational therapist who will speak about brain injuries from a medical perspective – what happens to the brain, the care needed, treatments available, how to advocate for yourself or someone else, the recovery process, resuming regular activities<ins>,</ins> and successfully transitioning back into the workplace.
*Melanie Brousseau, Conflict Management Practitioner, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (moderator)
*Aaron Billesberger, British Columbia-Yukon Regional Field Coordinator with the Joint Learning Program
*Dr Janelle Curtis, PhD in Conservation Ecology, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
*Kristina Sheridan, Occupational Therapist, JR Rehab Services
*Dr Askan Jalili, Neuro-Rehab-Based Chiropractor and Director of the Canadian Brain Performance Clinic
<h3>Understanding the Experiences and Trauma of Indigenous Colleagues</h3>
<h3>Understanding the Experiences and Trauma of Indigenous Colleagues</h3>
*Mikelle Sasakamoose, Senior Policy Advisor to the Director on Reconciliation, Indigenous Relations, Transport Canada (moderator)
*Kelly Larkin, Regional Program Manager – Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness (EMSA), Transport Canada, Pacific Region
*Bryon Flekke, St’at’imc, from the community of Xaxli’p. a public servant with Statistics Canada
*Nadine Spence, Executive Director Indigenous Affairs, Parks Canada
*Emily Tait, Capital Administrator, Indigenous Services Canada, BC Region