For Barb Hartwick, coming to Brainworks was a great opportunity to blend her business and creative experience with her background as a recreational therapist. She had earned her Therapeutic Recreation Diploma from Mount Royal College in Calgary and has been with us in our Muskoka office since 2008.

With Barb, it’s all about helping others. She enjoys working with people of all ages, whether it’s through therapy sessions or her many volunteer activities. “I love seeing a client progress in their skill levels and task completion,” she says, “but more than that, I am greatly inspired by their happiness, contentment and feelings of self-worth that come from having taken a new step forward.” It is very important to her to work together with clients to build relationships based on enthusiasm, respect and cooperation.

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Below you will find some additional information about Brainworks.

Brainworks: Client-Centred Rehabilitation The premier interdisciplinary rehabilitation solution, since 2003! We provide direct rehabilitation services throughout Muskoka, North Bay and North Eastern Ontario. We provide education & consultation services throughout Ontario, Canada.

What Sets Brainworks’ Rehab Therapists Apart:

A number of key elements set us apart in the rehab industry:

• Clinical Excellence: Our therapists are required to engage in clinical professional development on an ongoing basis to continuously broaden their clinical knowledge, skills and expertise.
• Quality Control Measures: We ensure the highest standards in our services, not only clinically, but administratively. We know how critical it is to our clients and community partners that all documentation be accurate and up to date.
• Research and Best Practices: We integrate the latest research and best practices into all of our programs and services.
• Diverse Team: Our large team of therapists is unprecedented; it allows us to provide more in-depth care, such as one-to-one support on a 24-hour basis for more complex cases.
• Catchment Area: Our rehab therapists are based throughout Southwestern and South-Central Ontario, the Muskoka region, Sudbury and Timiskaming & District; they are available whenever and wherever they are needed. For inquiries about other locations in Ontario, please contact us.
• Workplace Insurance: For the well-being of our clients, we have set in place comprehensive workplace insurance that protects them during all back-to-work programs and assessments.
• CBIS / CBIST Certification: Clinical experience and leadership is critical for staff who work in the field of brain injury rehabilitation. Staff who have experience produce better outcomes for the individuals that they work with every day. The American Academy of Brain Injury Specialists (AACBIS) was created under the auspices of the Brain Injury Association of America to provide a standard of training for persons working with individuals with brain injury. Certifications through AACBIS include Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) and Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainers (CBIST). Currently a internationally recognized certification body, the mission of AACBIS is to improve the quality of care by establishing accepted competency standards for the education and training of individuals working in brain injury rehabilitation.