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  • SAIL: Self Advocacy for Independent Living
  • Fee: $699.00
    Dates: 4/14/2026 - 6/30/2026
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 12
    Building: ONLINE
    Instructor: Joanna Watson

    Join our transformative non-credit virtual course, where we follow the evidence-based S.A.I.L. curriculum designed for individuals navigating life after a brain injury. This comprehensive program emphasizes self-advocacy and self-management skills across five core areas:

    1. Self-Assessment and Goal Setting: Assess your needs and set attainable post-injury goals.
    2. Wellness: Foster physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being.
    3. Cognitive Skills: Develop problem-solving, memory, attention, and decision-making techniques.
    4. Information and Resources: Access knowledge and resources for effective self-management and self-advocacy.
    5. Psycho-Social Skills: Cultivate successful interactions at home, in the community, at school, and at work.

    This non-credit virtual course offers a supportive and engaging learning environment. Through interactive discussions, exercises, and real-life scenarios, gain valuable insights and skills to navigate your life post brain injury confidently.

    Enroll in S.A.I.L. today to embark on a transformative journey of self-advocacy and empowerment. Become an effective self-advocate and manager of your own life, unlocking your potential for personal growth, independence, and successful reintegration after a brain injury. Let's navigate this path together.

    ACC Virtual Course

 

  • Introduction to SAIL for Support Persons
  • Fee: $129.00
    Dates: 6/6/2026 - 6/27/2026
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: Sa
    Sessions: 4
    Building: ONLINE
    Instructor: Lenore Hawley, MSSW

    This evidence-based class is for family members, friends and other support persons who advocate for and with someone living with brain injury. Participants could include close friends, co-workers, roommates, family members, and employers.

    • Develop the knowledge and skills to advocate for the needs of the injured person and your own needs as a support person
    • Develop wellness strategies for energy and well-being
    • Increase your knowledge of how the brain works and the effects of brain injury
    • Discover community resources and strategies for accessing them
    • Learn strategies to organize and plan daily tasks
    • Develop techniques to respond in emotional situations
    • Learn to communicate your needs and wishes assertively
    • Evidence Based (a randomized controlled trial found SAIL to be efficacious in enhancing self-efficacy and satisfaction with life after TBI)

    ACC Virtual Course: Zoom link will be provided 

    Workbook included

 

 

 

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