Traumatic Brain Injury: What if the barrier isn't the therapy - it's the brain? TMS, TBI and the MFT's Role in Multidisciplinary Care with Brian Bello, M.D.

Date: Friday, July 17th, 2026

Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Check-in/Networking from 11:30 am - 12pm. Presentation from 12pm - 1:00pm. Networking time does not count toward CE credit. 

Zoom Link:  provided after registration.

CE: 1.0 (1 hour)

Participants must attend 80% of the presentation to earn continuing education credit.

AUDIENCE

Course is designed for mental health professionals of all levels.

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COURSE DETAILS

Clients presenting with PTSD, depression, or personality disorders are frequently misdiagnosed — when the real issue may be an undetected traumatic brain injury that standard treatment simply won't reach the same way.

This workshop introduces psychotherapists to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): a neuroscience tool that may recalibrate overactive neural circuits and prime the brain to receive the therapeutic work you're already doing. When TMS and therapy are paired — even in separate sessions — research suggests outcomes are stronger and more durable.

Drawing on a current randomized controlled trial and real-world case vignettes, this workshop positions the informed MFT as an irreplaceable partner on the modern multidisciplinary care team — bridging the brain's biological recovery with the psychological work only a skilled therapist can deliver.

You'll leave with:

• A practical TBI screening framework for clinical settings

• Adjusted approaches for working with clients who have active brain injuries

• Tools to support the client's full family system — including grief, identity shifts, and coping strategies for memory and attention difficulties

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

a) to demystify TMS and interventional psychiatry

b) to see evidence of how biology and psychology can be linked

c) to stimulate ideas about how different mental health specialists can collaborate

MEASURABLE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1) List 3 groups of clients at the highest risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury.

2) List 3 signs of cognitive impairment in a client who sustained a traumatic brain injury.

3) List 1 way you may need to adjust your approach to treating a client with active traumatic brain injury symptoms.

COURSE OUTLINE

Background (20 minutes)

a) Definitions

b) Demographics

c) Outcomes

d) Social Impact

e) Mechanism of Injury

Evaluation (15 minutes)

a) Medical evaluation

b) Psychosocial evaluation

Treatment (15 minutes)

a) Biological treatments

b) Psychosocial interventions

Q&A (10 minutes)

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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Dr. Brian Bello is a double-board General and Child & Adolescent psychiatrist, currently practicing in Long Beach. He completed medical school at Ohio State and residency and fellowship at LAC+USC. Since completing his post-graduate training in 2017, he worked in various outpatient settings, including a DMH clinic in Compton, a large group practice in Long Beach, and the Amen Clinic in Costa Mesa, before starting his own solo private practice in Long Beach. He also works with Neurologics, a medical technology company that evaluates and treats patients using proprietary qEEG-based hardware and software. Dr. Bello specializes in ADHD, behavioral disorders, complex trauma, and traumatic brain injury.

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REGISTRATION

In person registration includes lunch.

OC-CAMFT Members:

- In person (lunch included) early bird (until 7/10/26) - $25

- Virtual early bird (until 7/10/26) - $15

- In person (lunch included) - $35

- Virtual - $25

OC-CAMFT Guests:

- In person (lunch included) early bird (until 7/10/26) - $35

- Virtual early bird (until 7/10/26) - $25

- In person (lunch included) - $45

- Virtual - $35

Walk-ins (in-person) - $45

Please Note: any in-person registrations after Wednesday 7/15/26 will be registered as a Walk-in