BEAR IN MIND... people with acquired brain injury
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Do you know?
* Brain injury affects tens of thousands of Victorians
* Brain injury changes lives
* Brain injury is a new beginning� not just an ending
* People with acquired brain injury can excel
* Joining Bear in Mind can improve skills and self-confidence
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Bear in Mind is a self-advocacy and community education group.
Bear in Mind aims to:
* support people with Aquired Brain Injury to develop skills,
self-confidence and well-being
* develop community awareness of the issues faced by people with ABI
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Bear in Mind speakers can be booked for:
* health, welfare and rehabilitation inservice training
* ABI support groups
* school and post-secondary education groups
* insurance and business groups
* public service and employer groups
* any group interested in further understanding:
* what it�s like living with ABI
* what phases people pass through in their ongoing
recovery
* how others can best assist
Bear in Mind speakers are trained in interactive skills.
They have developed unique educational strategies to promote active
discussion and ideas.
They use:
* enjoyable experiencial activities
* personal stories
* graphics
* video
* your ideas!
...to enhance your understanding of the issues and challenges faced by
people with an Acquired Brain Injury.
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To book Bear in Mind speakers...
Phone Bear in Mind: (03) 9639-7222
To become a Bear in Mind speaker...
John Wakefield: (03) 9439-8117
Sheridan Campbell: (03) 9478-0497
Bear in Mind: (03) 9639-7222
To join Friends of Bear in Mind...
Lea Kewish: (03) 9331-1554
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Bear in Mind
2nd floor
Ross House
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9639-7222
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[This info is also available as a pamphlet. We can post, or email in
Publisher format.]
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* Ria Strong * Melbourne, Australia *
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