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Bonus #1: Advanced Fellowship Mini Courses
$354 value
Get all 6 of our live Schmidt Movement Disorders Mini Courses for FREE when you are a part of our community.
Bonus #2: Adventure with Expert Guest Mentors
Beth Fisher PhD, PT, FAPTA
Beth is a faculty member at the University of Southern California (USC) and the director of the Neuroplasticity and Imaging Laboratory primarily using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to investigate brain-behavior relationships during motor skill learning and motor control in both non-disabled individuals and individuals with neurologic disorders.
She has a strong passion and has extensive experience in working with people who have neurologic conditions. Beth mentors in our group several times per year.
Mike Studer, PT, DPT MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, FAPTA
Mike has been board-certified as a Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy since 1995 and has been designated a Certified Exercise Expert in the Aging Adult (CEEAA) by the Academy of Geriatric PT since 2011. Mike has served as the Vice-president of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy of the APTA and has been the chair and vice-chair of several special interest groups at the national level in each of the Academies of Neurologic and Geriatric PT. He is a full-time treating therapist at and founder of Northwest Rehabilitation Associates, in Oregon. Mike has presented courses and published articles on neurologic and geriatric rehabilitation since 1995.
Mike mentors in our group several times per year.
In this online community you will...
Join with other health professionals who want to stay connected and inspired and dive deep into complex cases, become mindful and psychologically informed therapists and build strong therapeutic relationships.
Be inspired by others who want grow, practice and APPLY their clinical skills with a group of passionate clinicians, super-dedicated to advancing practice for themselves, the profession and their patients.
Jaimy shares this great patient story:
My patient with a (undiagnosed)functional gait disorder gave me this medal. She was a runner prior to fnd and since treatment she has run her 1st half marathon and some 5ks. It has been 6 years since she could run a race. She gave me the participation medal because I was an equal participant in her run
I was there with her she says. She was able to get a 3rd place We need these reminders. I will keep this medal close.
Emily shares:
Today I had a major breakthrough with a patient when screen sharing with them the "River Runneth Over" resource you all have shared with me. After watching you and your staff explain it many times via many video lectures and Zoom meetings, I felt confident enough to break it out today. The result- a major breakthrough and discovery of significant past pain and trauma in a patient of mine which will certainly allow us to make meaningful steps forward. A door open for healing that had been sealed shut.
Apurva shares:
Sometimes with seeing the complex clients you can feel burned out or overwhelmed and you don’t know what to do. Having a group like this, it's so encouraging, so motivating, building that creativity connection…that keeps me going. I really like this community, it’s so empowering. I am so thankful. During this pandemic time everything is different, plans are presenting differently, things are changing around, and how to keep yourself going, how to perform well, the pressure around. Having you guys makes a big difference.
Why learn with Brittany + Julie (and the rest of the team)?
The Experience
The re+active team is a passionate group of PTs, OTs neuropsychology, yoga therapists and personal trainers who think outside of the box, apply evidence in creative ways and have over 100 years of combined experience.
Julie and Brittany have been running the online learning through re+active through the last four years and have been learning and applying best practices for engagement and practical applications in the online world.
The whole re+active team teaches and mentors residents, fellows and students in the complex case world.
And we have an awesome network of mentors to share with you--including Mike Studer, Beth Fisher and Judy Deutsch among others.
The Expertise
Brittany Kim is an orthopedic specialist with a neuro heart. She is your go to person who finds creative ways to combine solid biomechanics with neuroscience. Brittany completed the orthopedic residency at USC and has been mentoring residents ever since. She now heads up re+active as a site for the USC residency, teaches "brain based" techniques in the orthopedic curriculum and leads all of the education programs for staff, students and residents at re+active.
Julie Hershberg has practiced in all settings in the neuro world including acute, inpatient rehab, home health, clinical research, community re-integration, tele-health and outpatient private practice. She started the only neurology-based fellowship program in the world, the Schmidt Movement Disorders Fellowship, 6 years ago. She mentors, teaches and supports PTs internationally in their clinical growth. In addition, she started and runs re+active physical therapy & wellness, an outpatient neurology therapy and fitness practice in the Los Angeles area. She has gained a lot of business expertise while on the up and down journey of private practice ownership and loves to share lessons learned and help others get started. Most importantly, she adores patient care and mentoring. She was honored with the 2019 Award for Clinical Excellence in Neurology by the ANPT and the 2020 APTA Henry O. and Florence P. Kendall Award. Known for her creativity, enthusiasm and fun in the classroom, she has received several teaching awards at the University of Southern California, as well. Passionate to the core, she been sharing weekly videos and neuro nuggets with the world for years and loves the community of therapists who share her enthusiasm.
Do this for your patients....to make the impossible possible
Listen to Emily's Brain Bytes Community story. With her patient only able to walk less than a minute to 45 minutes in one session. The power of a community!
Become a part of a community that cares....
We are partnered with re+sources for HOPE, which is a non-profit organization that raises funds and promotes initiatives to improve access to expert care for people neurologic disorders.
We donate 50% of all educational proceeds from brain bytes to support pro bono services for people with neurologic disorders through re+sources for HOPE.
Learn more about re+sources for HOPE
What is included in your membership
Live Monthly Case Adventures
Join us live for case based learning--in an innovative, interactive adventure style. Including live patient assessments and treatments!
Live Monthly Happy Hours
Live practice and application. Bring your challenges and come together to discuss and practice solutions.
Practical
Resources
Topically organized cheat sheets, patient education handouts, a how-to library for those lesser known tests, and community presentations.
Community Support
Private and easy to access support and discussion in our Slack Community. No need to go on social media to share your questions and get input from this growth mindset community.
Join the Adventure
Look at cases with a new perspective. Where to start, where to go next and where to dive deeper. Integrating evidence and experts with a whole-person approach to learning and application.
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Let's journey together
Our community includes every month:
- Monthly live online sessions for the latest evidence, creative practical applications, and mentoring with unique cases. Our topics are usually those things that you don't find in school or other courses.
- Ongoing discussions, patient case posting and mentoring.
- Engaging application and practice beyond the biopsychosocial and motor learning concepts not found elsewhere.
- Complex cases including post concussion syndrome, functional disorders, complex vestibular, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders AND all of the other neuro--PD, stroke, TBI, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis AND more.
- Resources: access to patient education handouts and cheat sheets to download
- Vault of resources to make your life easier
- Access to neuro AND ortho experts from the re+active team of expert PTs and OTs and throughout our network to problem solve your toughest patient questions.
- A community of like-minded therapists committed to advancing their practice.
- All for a great value.
All The Gear You Need For Your Adventure. Our community is open for a limited time with our Complex Case Masterclass only
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Complex Case Masterclass ?
What is different about this community?
Am I a good fit for this community?
What if I am a new grad?
What about the other re+active courses?
What about CEUs?
How does this help with pro bono services?
Are you ready for online support and collaboration?
We cannot wait to go on this journey with you!