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, contact Rebecca Choy at 416-226-3636, ext. 16 or rchoy@aphasia.ca
Partnership Training Program
The Aphasia Institute is partnering with long-term care facilities and Adult Day programs throughout the Greater Toronto Area to provide training, support, and consultation to those working with people with aphasia. Training sessions and resource materials are also available through this program.
To register for this program, contact Rebecca Choy at 416-226-3636, ext. 16 or rchoy@aphasia.ca
