project peer (personal empowerment through education and resources
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Describes the Brain Energy Support Team's vision for a new Peer mentoring program created by and created for individuals with brain injury and their families.TRANSCRIPT
PROJECT PEERPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH
EDUCATION AND RESOURCES
Presented by the Brain Energy Support TeamMarch 2011
Overview
• What is Project PEER?• How does it work?• Why do we believe this is a revolutionary way
to support and empower people after a brain injury?
• Who are our Partners? • When does it start?
Personal Empowerment –
Webster: The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
Through
Education and
Resources
Mission:Create a supportive community for Individuals with brain injury and Caregivers through development of trained Mentors and knowledgeable staff and community.
Objective:Match, Train and Support Mentors
to assist Mentees reach
What is Project PEER?
We empower those affected by brain injury through leadership development, healthy living skills and Social skills for the workplace training. By utilizing professionals/families with brain injuries to lead these interactive workshops, participants will relate and create valuable long-lasting relationships.
We provide trained mentors who are prepared to help individuals with brain injury and caregivers develop their
own personal futures plan and then find the skills, resources and support to reach those goals.
What are Mentees?Can be Individual With Brain
Injury or Caregivers
• Need support • Willingness to work
with a mentor• Wants to “Move On”• Any stage of their
recovery
What are Mentors?Might be….Survivors or Caregivers
• A Role Model• A Resource• A Knowledgeable
Friend• A Responsible
Volunteer and Program Member
But most of all they are…… FAMILY
Peer-Mentoring Program Support Coach
• Matches Mentors and Mentees• Provides ongoing support, resources and
training for this relationship• Creates and Leads revenue producing
opportunities
Hospital Advocacy Teams
HAT
• Volunteer Mentor Teams for outreachto local hospitals and rehabilitation Units. Offer support for families And new
• TBI Hospital Outreach Bags
• TBI Hospital Outreach Bags
HAT
• Training – 2 day Mentor workshops1
• Brain Injury Leadership Training2
• Working with TBI Workshops and business skills3
• Healthy Brain Living Skills Workshop4
• Improving Social skills after a brain injury5
Education Provided to Mentor
• Full day workshop about Project Peer and using Moving On to… Move On
1• Brain Injury Leadership
Training2• Working with TBI Workshops
and business skills3• Healthy Brain Living Skills
Workshop4
• Improving Social skills after a brain injury5
Education Provided to Mentee
• Excellent matching of Mentors with Mentees1
• Introduction meeting 2• Ongoing support after
matching to foster healthy relationships
3• Support available online,
on the phone and in person
4
Support Provided to these teams
Moving On: Personal Futures Planning for Individuals with Brain
Injury
REAL LIFE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY OUT NEW SKILLS
Creating our own opportunities
Project AwareConfection Connection
Stitching it Up
WHY DO WE FEEL THIS IS A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER
PEOPLE AFTER A BRAIN INJURY?
Who are our BEST Brain Partners?
People First of WashingtonCognitive Harmonics
Cascade ParkLearningRX
HOPE LLCVets Meet Vets
Centers for IndependenceTacoma Area Coalition for Individuals with Disabilities
Brain Injury Association, SpokaneBrain Injury Association, Washington
Military Ministries, Point Man MinistriesSoldier's Project Northwest
HOW DO I SIGN UP TO MOVE ON?
Check out http://www.brainenergysupportteam.org/project-peer/get-on-the-list-2/
Call 1-877-719-BEST (2389)
Email: [email protected]
QUESTIONS?