Authors

Having worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, private practice and home health care, Ms. Kilpatrick is a motivational speaker, marketing consultant, and trainer on the local, state and national level. She conducts family support groups and provides staff training on Life Enhancement. Her recent area of focus has been helping individuals interested in person directed care to create their own Lifestyle Care Plan.

Barbara A. Messenger, M.Ed., A.B.D.A.

Currently working as a Behavior Rehabilitation Therapist at the Center for Comprehensive Services (CCS), MENTOR Network, with survivors of traumatic brain injury, Ms. Messenger is a certified disability analyst and has a federal certification in rehabilitation counseling.

She has 5 years experience as a psychotherapist providing individual, group and marital counseling and 12 years experience as a vocational rehabilitation counselor providing vocational counseling, job seeking skills training, case management and expert testimony.

Niki Ziarnek, M.S., CCC, SLP/L

Ms Ziarnek is a speech-language pathologist in the Personal Intervention Program at the Center for Comprehensive Services, a residential brain injury rehabilitation facility in Carbondale, IL. She has worked in the NeuroBehavioral Program for seven years, and has experience as a direct care staff, rehabilitation therapist, case manager, and for the past three years as a speech-language pathologist.