Centre For Neuro Skills

Specialties

Since 1980, Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) has delivered postacute medical treatment, therapeutic rehabilitation and disease management services with highly-​trained staff for individuals recovering from acquired brain injury. Our cost-​effective, patient-​centered programs maximize treatment effect, learning generalization and stability of recovery in real-​world settings. The goal: to facilitate skill acquisition and help each patient resume a normal rhythm of living.

History

Established in 1980.

Centre for Neuro Skills® was created out of necessity. In 1971, a devastating brain injury left 21-​year-​old Steve Ashley completely disabled. Conventional medicine and available long-​term care gave Steve no hope for recovery or regaining an independent life.

As the brother of Dr. Mark Ashley, CNS founder and president, Steve provided a personal opportunity for Mark to demonstrate what he had come to believe through successful work with other individuals with brain injuries that rehabilitation was possible. People locked inside the physical prison of brain injury could be given the keys to freedom through an intense program of therapy.

Steve Ashley was the first CNS patient. His journey to recovery became the model for CNS ongoing philosophy and practice.

Meet the Business Owner

Dr. Mark A.

Business Owner

Dr. Mark J. Ashley is Co-​Founder and President/​CEO of Centre for Neuro Skills® (CNS), which has operated postacute brain injury rehabilitation programs at facilities in California and Texas since 1980. In addition to his responsibilities with CNS, Dr. Ashley serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of America and California Brain Injury Association. Dr. Ashley received his Masters Degree in Speech Pathology and a Doctorate of Science from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. In 1995, Dr. Ashley was named Distinguished Alumni of the Year by Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is currently an Adjunct Professor for the University’s Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences in the College of Education, specializing in brain injury and cognitive deficits. Dr. Ashley is a licensed Speech/​Language Pathologist in California and Texas, is a Certified Case Manager and Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer (CBIST).