Outreach Program

 

 

 

The Outreach Program helps people with aphasia make meaningful connections with those around them in their neighbourhoods.  The program has two elements – In-Home Visit and Partnership Training – that provide strategies and supports to help people with aphasia communicate and live fulfilled lives in their homes and communities.

 

In-Home Visit Program
For 10 weeks, a trained volunteer will provide weekly visits to someone with aphasia in his/her home, using tools to engage a client in conversation and assist with communication skills.  Family members benefit from these visits as well as they learn from the volunteer new ways to help their loved ones with aphasia participate again in the world around them. This program reduces feelings of social isolation that often accompanies aphasia and renews a client’s self-confidence at being able to express their needs and desires.

 

To register for this program, please download and fill out our referral form, indicating on the last page the rationale for requesting outreach, and contact Charline Sherman at csherman@aphasia.ca or call 416-226-3636 x15

Referral Form

 

 

 

Peer Leader Program

 

The Peer Leader Program trains and develops peer leaders to provide support and education to new members at the Aphasia Institute.  In this pilot initiative, funded by Human Resources & Skills Development Canada, peer leaders work in partnership with staff and volunteers to give clients and families the benefit of their personal experience in dealing with aphasia.  Peer leaders are the Institute’s ambassadors, welcoming new members to a friendly and compassionate place to learn and thrive.

 

Contact Lisa Samson (formerly Debow) at lsamson@aphasia.ca, or call 416-226-3636 x28 if you would like more information about our Peer Helper Program and its impact.