Become a Clinical Connector

Shift the culture around healing after brain injury

Be part of our movement to bridge traditional rehabilitation with mind-body practices. Join a community of clinicians and brain injury advocates who are expanding access to yoga, meditation, and community connections among people with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their caregivers!

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A female clinician wearing scrubs and smiling while standing in front of trees — “The LoveYourBrain program and training gives clinicians the confidence and tools they need to begin incorporating mindfulness and yoga practices into sessions. LYB provides an abundance of evidence-based resources making client buy-in easier and allowing you to highlight the benefits of wellness routines after a brain injury.”

- Ariella Kaplan, SLP, Atlanta Speech and Wellness

About the role

How it works

Our Clinical Connectors work with us to integrate LoveYourBrain’s programs into the continuum of care through referrals and support from clinicians, which makes a powerful difference in their patients’ and their families’ healing journey.

Through partnering with LYB they join a community of like minded individuals working in and supporting ABI rehabilitation across the US and Canada.

Who

Dynamic ABI rehabilitation specialists and advocates with diverse expertise who agree to voluntarily raise awareness about LoveYourBrain’s programs through their clinical services.

SLP, OT, PT, MD, RN, PhD, Administration, CBIS, BIA, etc.
Individuals from large clinical facilities or support services are prioritized

Commitment

4+ hours a year

1-2 years

Refer >50 people who meet our eligibility criteria to our programs.

A person smiling at camera. — “I have seen many people go into the LYB Yoga program with curiosity and uncertain expectations, then come out six weeks later, raving about the benefits – cognitive, physical and psychological – and how they will carry it into their daily lives.”

— Wendy Waldman, BSW, CBIST, Brain Injury Continuum Outreach Manager, RHI

Responsibilities

As a Clinical Connector you may contribute to LYB’s work through one or more of the following ways to increase participation in LoveYourBrain programs among people with TBI, caregivers, and colleagues. We require that our Clinical Connectors facilitate scheduling an inservice led by LYB at a healthcare facility serving a high caseload of ABI patients. Additional ways Clinical Connectors support our work:

Proactively refer eligible patients to sign up for LoveYourBrain programs
Distribute LYB program resources with patients, colleagues, and community
Provide feedback and insights to the LYB team on a quarterly basis
Host a LYB journal club reviewing one of our published studies

Introduce LYB to your colleagues via email or virtual meetings

Benefits

Opportunities to engage with the Clinical Connector network through events
Featured on the LYB Clinical Connector webpage with name, degree, and affiliation
Most recent research studies and outcomes on yoga and mindfulness for ABI
Prioritized for volunteering at LYB Retreats on the Wellness Team (Medical Professionals or Mental Health Professionals)
10% discount on LYB trainings