Addressing Traumatic Brain Injury in the Alaskan Juvenile Justice System

4/19/2024, 9:00am

Presenter: Sena Gilbert, M.S. CCC-SLP, CBIS

Sena Gilbert is the State Coordinator for the Youth Brain Injury Program offered by SERRC (Southeast Regional Resource Center) Alaska’s Educational Resource Center. This program was developed as a statewide system of support for Alaska students with brain injury which includes addressing the high incidence of brain injury in the juvenile justice system. Sena is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist, a member of the Brain Injury Council of Alaska, and prior to her work with SERRC, was employed as a medical Speech Language Pathologist for 12 years in Fairbanks, AK. She has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of cognitive communication disorders resulting from brain injuries. This background drives her passion for improving community collaboration and developing training and practices that support students and families impacted by brain injury across Alaska.