BIST Caregiver Workshop

An ONLINE Workshop for Family Members, Friends & Anyone Who CARES ABOUT folks who live with BRAIN INJURY

Saturday, May 11th, 10 AM – 1 PM

Register, HERE

MORE DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED

 

Session 1: Ambiguous Grief 

More Information Coming Soon

About The Speaker:

Andrea Kwan is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist who specialises in grief counselling and education. She supports individuals coping with grief, loss, and life transitions and focuses on supporting those who have experienced sudden, unexpected, and out-of-order loss. She works from a trauma-informed, Intersectional, Feminist, Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive, and LGBTQ2S-Positive perspective. Andrea works with clients in-person in Toronto and virtually throughout Ontario.

Session 2: Break-out rooms for Caregivers

Session 3: It’s Okay To Be Okay

In this talk, Ian Keeling speaks of his own personal and professional experience with mental health at home and in the workplace. He reveals three simple yet powerful concepts that can help anyone overcome unproductive, self-sabotaging, and even destructive mindsets, putting us in a position to take care of ourselves and those we value in times of conflict and even the most extreme trauma.

About The Speaker:
Ian Keeling is a professional improvisor, author, and executive level speaking coach. His first novel, The Skids, was nominated for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. He’s been on the faculty of The Second City for over twenty years and was a founding member of the Bad Dog Theatre. He’s the creator of ProfessionalImprovisor.com, which specializes in professional development workshops and The Quick Laugh, a virtual team-building platform. He is passionate about mental health and all forms of cheese.
 

Additional Supports for People Who Care ABOUT Individuals who live with Brain Injury:

BIST Caregiver Group (ONILINE)
First Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 – 8 PM
Find out more, HERE.

Ontario Brain Injury Association Caregiver Support Group (ONLINE)
Groups run in 8-week series, must register in advance
Find out more, HERE.

Ontario Brain Injury Association Online Education Module
Caregiving After Brain Injury

Brain Injury Canada – FREE Online Course for Caregivers of People who live with Brain Injury
Family Caregivers: Introduction to Brain Injury

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