Education Groups
A great opportunity to meet and talk in a safe and friendly environment.
Women’s Group
Once a week on Friday mornings the Women’s Group meets and is facilitated by Annie. The women are jointly responsible for planning and organising activities and topics. They usually plan events about a month in advance. They may have visiting speakers on topics of interest as well as for providing learning opportunities and information They may go on outings to places of interest or be hosted at a members place for morning tea or activities such as jam making, baking, scrapbooking and discussions amongst themselves.
Men’s Group
Once a week on Tuesday mornings this group of men meet. They are usually men who have had strokes or some sort of medical condition causing brain damage. Steven is the facilitator for the Men’s Group. They may have guest speakers on topics of interest either with an educational component or merely human interest. They also go on outings to places of interest. Discussions amongst the men are also commonplace and popular.
Brain Injury Education
Brain injury education is available to anyone who attends the Stewart Centre @ EIT. This is most likely to happen in an informal way either within group settings or on a one to one basis.
This year there is an educational programme called the “Hero’s Journey” that is being delivered every Monday morning. Maxine and Steven are co-facilitators for this. This is a group educational programme about brain injury based on a book by Kit Malia and Anne Brannigan. It covers key concepts that help people move forward in rehabilitation. The process of adaptation following brain injury is a “Hero’s Journey”, hence the title of the programme.
Cognitive Challenge
On Monday afternoons, clients and staff explore and challenge each other on activities that require varying levels of cognitive ability. There are individual, pairs and group games and activities to accommodate the varying levels and stages of abilities as well as areas of interest. This group is always open to hearing about new activities for this group.
Aphasia Project Team
Maxine Bevin is a Speech Language Therapist. Maxine facilitates this project team every Wednesday morning from 10am to 12 noon. Aphasia is a communication disorder which can affect people’s social communication.
Some objectives of the Aphasia Project Team are:
- To increase a team member’s participation in communication and conversation
- To increase a team member’s confidence and self-esteem in communication and conversation
First Aid
Every year staff and clients have the opportunity to enrol in comprehensive first aid qualifications on the EIT. This is through the Faculty of Nursing and Sports Science and is spread over four half days.