Certified Brain Injury Specialist

The Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (CBIS) offers a brain injury certification program for direct care staff and professionals with three options:

• Certified Brain Injury Specialist
• Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer
• Provisional Certified Brain Injury Specialist

To become certified, you must demonstrate experience in the field and pass a written examination.

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must have had 500 hours of currently verifiable direct contact experience with an individual or individuals with brain injury (includes stroke).
• Experience can be paid employment and/or academic internship.
• The qualifying experience must have included formal supervision or have been conducted while the applicant operated under a professional license.  Volunteer work does not qualify.
• Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent.