Concussion Awareness with Tracy Yatsko
May 13, 2014
Hosted by Gayle Taylor
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Episode Description
Tracy Yatsko is passionate about raising awareness on concussions in youth sports.Her concussion story should NEVER happen to another youth athlete. By hearing her story, hopefully coaches, parents, and athletes will take the right steps in protecting their athletes, children, and selves from future damage. Concussions should stop being a "scary" topic that make parents fear of putting their children in sports. However, this is only the case if people are well informed and can take proactive steps, and not reactive.
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Our show is for professionals, families, caregivers, and individuals with traumatic brain injuries. We will learn how to access some of the cutting edge services available for cognitive rehabilitation skills and behavior therapy, as well as present testimonials and feedback from recipients of services and their families. We will also provide education about these services.
Gayle Taylor
Gayle Taylor received her graduate degree in Social Work from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1999. She earned a Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor License in 2011 and Clinical Social Work License in 2012. She began doing cognitive rehabilitation skills therapy and behavior therapy with individuals with traumatic brain injury in 2003. She opened her office Therapy Services in 2005 in Burlington, Kansas. Therapy Services provides outpatient substance abuse treatment, non-emergency medical transportation, and cognitive rehabilitation skills and behavior therapy for traumatic brain injury. Gayle is also a member of the National Association of Social Work.