The Self Advocacy for Independent Life (SAIL) program aims to empower individuals with the beliefs, knowledge, and skills to advocate for their needs and wishes after BI. SAIL was developed for both individuals living with brain injury (BI) who advocate for themselves, and family members who advocate for/with them.
SAIL is an evidence-based intervention. A randomized controlled study investigated a multiple session small group intervention for individuals living with BI and found SAIL to be efficacious for improving self-efficacy and satisfaction with life. (Hawley, et. al, 2021) This study found that sustaining these gains requires ongoing support and encouragement.
Requirements to attend:
- This is an 8 week commitment to participate in ALL classes. The curriculum builds on each session.
- Desire to improve self- advocacy skills and knowledge
after sustaining a brain injury - Desire to learn together with others living with BI
- Not currently in in-patient rehabilitation
- Able to attend a session group held once per week on Tuesday starting April 30th at 10:30am thru June 18th
- Able to attend group without 1-to-1 supervision
- Able to take part in small group discussion/interaction
- Able to recall at least some information from week to
week
Date & Time:
8 session program
Every Tuesday April 30th – June 18th ; 10:30am – 12:00pm
Location:
Virtual with the Zoom app
Who:
Adults age 18 and older
Cost:
There is no cost for this class but registration is required as class size is limited
Questions?
Contact Michael Zavala – 720-907-1455 or Michael@BIAolorado.org
