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:
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
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Menu
Assortment of sandwiches, salads, sides, cookies, and beverages. Will add vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options as needed (please contact us below).
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ADA POLICY
Please review our policy HERE.
If you have a special need or need special accommodations, please click HERE. Please advise us of your needs no later than 7 days prior to the event so that we may be able to accommodate you.
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PAYMENT & CANCELLATION
Please make a separate transaction for each and every reservation requested. If you are paying by credit card, the receipt you receive at the end of your payment is your confirmation reservation. Any payments not received by deadline are not reserved and will be considered walk-in status.
Cancellations are made by leaving a message at 714-556-7129 no later than 2 days prior to the event by 12 PM. A refund less $5.00 processing fee will be returned to you. There are no refunds for cancellations made past this time. Need to update the phone number.
If you registered to attend in-person but can no longer attend, you may attend virtually or view the recording but no refund will be given past 12pm 2 days prior to event.
For grievances, please leave a message at 714-556-7129 or email admin@occamft.org.
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CE CREDIT INFORMATION
Note: Participants are required to attend 80% of the presentation to earn CEs.
- Course meets the qualifications for 1 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
- Orange County Chapter of CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #59405) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Orange County Chapter of CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
- Course completion certificates will be awarded at the end of the program to those attendees who sign-in within 10 minutes of the commencement of the program, sign-out after the program is concluded, and complete and return an evaluation form.
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EVENT SPONSORS
If you would like to sponsor this event, please email
sponsorship@occamft.org
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