Adult Groups -

NRIO offers group programs to adult residential and outreach clients at various times throughout the week to create opportunities for meaningful social and recreational activities. The Adult Group Programs assist individuals living with traumatic brain injury in reaching and maintaining their goals through involvement in high-value community-based activities with peers. Continuous consultation with our Discipline Specialists (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology) ensures that the structure and quality for each participant is maintained within the programs.

Various Adult Groups are:

• Horticulture Group: offers outings, crafts, planting and addresses all therapeutic disciplines
• Communication Groups: address speech and cognitive deficits in a positive peer group
• Hydrotherapy Group: applies physiotherapy strategies to enhance physical functions
• Social Groups: occupational therapy strategies use recreational activities to enhance functional skill development
• Men ' s Group: focuses on issues male clients are dealing with in the course of recovery and rehabilitation

Individualized goals are determined upon intake to the program and reassessed throughout treatment.

• Increase levels of self-confidence
• Exploration of individual interests through social interaction and community based activities
• Increase level of participation in life activities
• Community reintegration
• Social reintegration