RETURN TO LEARN
CONSULTATION SERVICES
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Personal
Consultation Services
For Student-Athletes With
A
Sport-Related Concussion
Unique
Rehabilitation Program
Designed to Help Your Child
Return to School
School and Home Rehabilitation Plan Will Be Worked Out With
Classroom Teachers
Specific Strategies Designed to Reduce The Risk of Repeat
Concussions
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Contact
Robert Kirwan For More Information About These Services
(705) 969-7215 or
(705) 586-PURE (7873)
or email
rkirwan@infocomcanada.com |
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HOPE FOR TOMORROW
Concussion Management
Program Development
Workshop
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For School Boards
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CMP Program
Development Guide
Click for a free PDF copy
of the Book
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OUR
MISSION IS TO BECOME ONE OF
THE WORLD'S FOREMOST RESOURCES ON STUDENT-ATHLETE CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT |
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"The
first step in solving any problem is recognizing that we
have a problem in the first place."
Robert Kirwan
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people recognize that we have a very serious problem when it
comes to dealing with the prevention, identification and
rehabilitation of sports-related concussions. Unless you have
been living in a cave, completely isolated from all media
sources, by now you have been exposed to numerous articles, news
stories, conferences and books on this topic as experts do
their best to increase awareness of the signs, symptoms and
behaviours consistent with concussion; the latest research
about traumatic brain injury; and a wide variety of products
and services designed to help reduce the risk of concussions,
especially among our youth.
TIME FOR THE NEXT STEP
While we acknowledge the importance continuing this
awareness campaign, lest we forget that the problem persists,
the professional consultants and associates of CMP Concussion Management Partners Inc. feel
that it is time to take the issue of Concussion Management to
the next level.
FOCUS ON SECONDARY SCHOOLS
We also decided that school boards, and in particular
classroom teachers, are in the best position to actually do something
to help solve this crisis.
Therefore,
we have created a strategic plan of action which will assist school boards
in Canada and the United States in the development of a
Student-Athlete Concussion Management Program that addresses their
local needs and concerns while at the same time embracing
universally accepted principles such as the establishment of
consistent standards in the areas of training of coaches and
student-athletes, the education of parents/guardians, teachers and
professors, and the implementation of effective protocols for
sport-related concussion identification and rehabilitation.
The accomplishment of
that mission will help us achieve our vision which is to become recognized as one of the world’s foremost
resources on concussion management.
INTERFACING WITH COMMUNITY SPORTS
ASSOCIATIONS
While we place emphasis on addressing
the problem through the school boards, we are also looking to
establish some effective interfacing protocols between schools
and the minor sport associations to which student-athletes
often belong.
Therefore, we look forward to working
with minor sports associations to help them develop their own
concussion management programs, including protocols which will
allow them to connect with the classroom teachers and school
leaders who work with their players. It is this cooperative
interface that will enable injured student-athletes to recover
in the shortest period of time possible.
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OUR
PURPOSE
CMP
Concussion Management Partners Inc. was established in order to
empower school boards and minor sport organizations to develop a
practical coordinated approach in dealing with sport-related
traumatic brain injuries that are experienced by their varsity level
student-athletes.
The
CMP Student-Athlete Concussion Management Program is a partner
approach to concussion management that will enable student-athletes
to enjoy the positive benefits of participating in their favourite
sports activities while at the same time knowing that if they happen
to suffer a concussion there are clearly defined protocols in place
which will effectively and safely manage their injury in order to
achieve the greatest level of recovery.
OUR
VISION:
Our
vision is to be recognized as one of the world's foremost resources
on student-athlete concussion management.
OUR MISSION:
Our
mission is to assist school boards and
minor sport organizations in Canada and the United States in the
development of a Student-Athlete Concussion Management Program that
addresses their local needs and concerns while at the same time
embracing universally accepted principles such as the establishment
of consistent standards in the areas of training of coaches and
student-athletes, the education of parents/guardians, teachers and
professors, and the implementation of effective protocols for
sport-related concussion identification and rehabilitation.
PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
CMP
Concussion Management Partners Inc. will also be working with local
school boards, minor sport organizations and corporate
institutions from the public and private sectors to provide Private Hope For Tomorrow Concussion Management Training
Workshops designed exclusively for
their members and/or employees.
These Training Seminars
will be customized to
suit the particular group for which they are being organized. For
example, if the Training Workshop is being arranged for a school
board, then there will be a stronger emphasis on the education
sector challenges and issues. If it is being organized for a minor
soccer association, then it will be geared to the sport of soccer.
For more information about the training seminars
click
here>>>
STEERING
COMMITTEE FACILITATION
Mr.
Robert Kirwan is available to act as a facilitator for a steering
committee that has been established by a school board or minor sport
organization, for the purposes of developing the protocols and
procedures of their own concussion management program. Mr. Kirwan
will work with the committee for as long as required in order to
help keep the group on task and achieve their ultimate goal.
IN-SERVICE
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
Mr.
Robert Kirwan specializes in concussion management in the education
sector and is available to provide in-service training to classroom
teachers and/or administrators. These sessions will focus on helping
teachers learn how to identify signs, symptoms and behaviours
consistent with concussion. Emphasis will be placed on the
importance of teachers recognizing the risk of concussions from
physical education activities and from free-play at recess. In many
cases, it is felt that a sport-related concussion may in fact have
originated from a first blow received in school or outside during
recess time. Classroom teachers therefore become extremely important
in that they may be the first ones to identify a concussion and will
be able to prevent additional complications that arise from a
student playing a sport where there is a chance of receiving a
second concussion before the first one is healed.
PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
The
content used by our workshop leaders will be taken from our own CMP
Hope For Tomorrow Program Development Guide. This resource document
has been written by Robert Kirwan with Dr. Michael Czarnota acting
as the consulting neuropyschologist on medical-related topics.
Everyone who participates in one of the CMP Concussion Management
Workshops will receive a copy of the latest version of the Program
Development Guide which may then be used as a future resource. In
addition, all participants may register for online digital updates
which will be sent by email every year. With so much research being
done on traumatic brain injury, we are finding that we are
continuously making revisions to the Program Development Guide in
order to make sure it contains the latest information.
The
Program Development Guide is close to 300 pages in length, so we do
not have the time to cover all of the material in a one-day
workshop, but we can assure all participants that we will deal with
the most important elements of the document and will provide you
with enough of an understanding of the concepts that you will be
able to make full use of the resource after the workshop.
VERIFICATION
CERTIFICATE
Because
of the legal implications of meeting compliance requirements of new
legislation covering school board and minor sport athletics, we will
issue a verification of participation certificate to each
participant, which may be used to provide evidence of training. This
is just something that may allow individual school boards and minor
sport organizations to screen persons who would like to coach or
work with student-athletes. At least they will have a common
standard of training which will be verified by more than the
person's admission.
For
a sample of our Certificate CLICK
HERE>>>>>
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Introducing
the
CMP CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANTS & ASSOCIATES |
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ROBERT
KIRWAN, M.A. (Ed),
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Concussion
Management Specialist
Principal
Partner
 Robert
Kirwan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics
from Laurentian University in 1972. He graduated with a Master
of Arts degree in Education from
Central
Michigan
University
in 1984. He has been an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) since
1973 and is a member in good standing of the Ontario College
of Teachers. In 2010 he was elected as a Trustee with the
Rainbow District School Board which operates 37 elementary
schools and 10 secondary schools over an area of 15,000 square
kilometers, including
Sudbury
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Espanola, Manitoulin and Shining Tree.
After
a 28 year career as a classroom teacher, Mr. Kirwan decided to
open a full-time private practice as a Program Development
Consultant. He founded The Greater Sudbury Learning Clinic in
2007, specializing in the fields of education, training and
career development.
Since the summer of 2011, he has been
working in partnership with Dr. Michael Czarnota, Ph.
D., a licensed neuropsychologist from
Detroit
who is a specialist in sport-related concussions. Together
they have developed student-athlete concussion management
protocols and procedures which can be adapted by school boards
and minor sport organizations. Mr. Kirwan is committed to
helping raise
the standard of care for student-athletes with respect to
identification and rehabilitation of concussions. He also
feels strongly that formal "return-to-learn"
protocols are critical to the successful treatment of
concussions in student-athletes.
Mr.
Kirwan is pleased to be a member of the Pure Wellness Group
where he will be facilitating workshops and providing
consultation services with respect to the academic
implications of sport-related concussions experienced by
student-athletes, including accommodations for classroom
teachers, home care guidelines and lifestyle adjustments
student-athletes must consider when dealing with the effects
of a concussion. He will work with parents and classroom
teachers to help them better understand how to identify the
signs, symptoms and behaviours consistent with concussion and
then assist in the development of an appropriate personal
rehabilitation program which will have the best chance of
achieving full recovery and a return to pre-injury academic
levels.
Robert
and his wife, Valerie, are both life-long residents of the
Greater Sudbury Area, having grown up in the towns of Lively
and Creighton Mine respectively. They were married in 1972 and
raised three very active, sport minded sons who all graduated
from the Business and Commerce Program at Laurentian
University. They now have seven grandchildren, two wonderful
daughters-in-law and consider family as their top priority in
life.
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DR.
MICHAEL CZARNOTA, Ph. D.
Consulting
Neuropsychologist;
Sport-Related Concussion Specialist
Principal
Partner
 Dr.
Michael Czarnota, Ph. D., operates a private practice as a
licensed Neuropsychologist in Detroit, Michigan. He was
trained in the evaluation and treatment of brain injuries.
He
has had extensive experience with neurocognitive baseline and
post-injury testing and is a Credentialed ImPACT consultant.
Since
1998, Dr. Czarnota has been applying the latest concussion
management guidelines and research to help athletes recover as
fully and as quickly as possible. In the year 2000, he
began applying NHL standards to Major Junior athletes. He is
currently the primary Neuropsychology consultant for the O.H.L, the W.H.L., the Q.M.J.H.L., the
N.O.J.H.L, Central Hockey League, E.C.H.L. and also works with
Hockey Canada, the OWHA and the PHPA. Dr.
Czarnota has been asked to be part of numerous educational
lectures and presentations to medical personnel, minor hockey
organizations and parents due to the strong need and demand
for proper information, education and care regarding young
concussed athletes.
Dr. Czarnota's
main role in the training and development workshops organized
by CMP will be to provide information on how the
brain is affected by traumatic brain injuries as well as
provide details on the administration and assessment of the
baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing of
student-athletes. He will also review the signs, symptoms and
behaviours consistent with concussions and provide valuable
information on how parents, coaches, teachers, school
administration, minor sport organization executives and
student-athletes themselves can better identify the occurrence
of concussions as soon as they happen.
Dr.
Czarnota is one of the founders of CMP Concussion Management
Partners Inc. and is a Principal Partner in the company.
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ERIC
GIOMMI, RHU, CFP, B. Comm.
Financial & Business Development Consultant
Principal
Partner
 Eric
(Rick) Giommi, B. Comm, is the School Sports Consultant with CMP
Concussion Management Partners.
Mr.
Giommi has accumulated many years of experience with secondary and
post-secondary school sports teams, and has been involved with a
number of community sport organizations.
As
an athlete he played varsity basketball at both the secondary school
and post-secondary school levels. He was a member of the varsity
basketball teams at the
University
of
Waterloo
, the
University
of
Victoria
, and Laurentian University. He has also coached
at both the Junior and Senior levels at secondary school as well as
at the community club level.
Mr. Giommi does not have much of an active role
in CMP Concussion Management Partners Inc. other than to provide
business development advice and consultation. He is a Principal
Partner of the company.
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| Robert Kirwan was the guest on a live talk
radio show with host Dave Ferguson on Blog Talk Radio on
August 29, 2012. Dave's web site can be found at www.beyondthecheers.com |
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NEXTSPORTSTAR.COM |
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The Breakfast Club with
Bryan Angus and Billy Hayes
February 15, 2013
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| Robert Kirwan was the guest on The
Breakfast Club hosted by Bryan Angus and Billy
Hayes. This is a video / radio show found on Next
Sport Star Dot Com. |
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THE HOCKEY SOURCE |
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The
Hockey Source
TSN 1050 with
Jack Ray and Kevin Huhn
February 17, 2013 |
| Robert Kirwan and Dr. Michael Czarnota
were guests on The Hockey Source which hosted by Jack
Ray and Kevin Huhn on TSN AM 1050 on February 17, 2013 |
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| Robert Kirwan was the guest on a live talk
radio show with host Dave Ferguson on Blog Talk Radio on
September 4, 2013. Dave's web site can be found at www.beyondthecheers.com |
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