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Peers Fostering Hope Supported by the Dr. Ed & Bobby Yielding Fund for Stroke Recovery

Peers Fostering Hope Supported by the Dr. Ed & Bobby Yielding Fund for Stroke Recovery. Community Re-engagement. Intentions for Today. Ending a visit Encouraging new ideas and activities Deepen understanding of community re-engagement in stroke recovery

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Peers Fostering Hope Supported by the Dr. Ed & Bobby Yielding Fund for Stroke Recovery

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  1. Peers Fostering HopeSupported by the Dr. Ed & Bobby Yielding Fund for Stroke Recovery Community Re-engagement

  2. Intentions for Today • Ending a visit • Encouraging new ideas and activities • Deepen understanding of community re-engagement in stroke recovery • Familiarize the group with My Guide for Stroke Recovery

  3. When is it ok to end a visit? • If you don’t feel comfortable during a visit, you have the right to end a visit • Thank the person for their time and leave the room • Debrief with a health care provider about your visit

  4. Ending a visit • Thank the person • Let the person know when you are back in the hospital and that you can visit them again • Let them know that they can receive a visit while in rehab by a peer • If they are going home, tell them about community peer support groups they can attend

  5. Encouraging new ideas and activities • You can encourage the person to try new activities or takepart in activities they enjoyed before the stroke, or re-engage with them in different ways • Let them know that they don’t necessarily have to give up on activities they love, they may have to do it differently. • Share an example of an activity you have had to do a little differently?

  6. Encouraging new ideas and activities Encourage the person with stroke to express their feelings. They can: • Talk to someone they trust and respect • Write in a journal • Draw, paint or play music • Talk to a health care provider, social worker, counsellor or mental health expert

  7. Encouraging new ideas and activities Sometimes the person with stroke needs a break from activity to clear their mind. The person with stroke can: • Take a hot bath (if able) • Take a walk, or ride (in the car or wheelchair) to enjoy nature • Listen to relaxing music • Meditate • Write in a journal • Read something for inspiration (if able) • Draw, paint or sing

  8. Encouraging new ideas and activities Moving around can help the person work out stress and get more energy. The person with stroke can: • Exercise and be active. With your help, the person may identify fitness or recreational activities that are suited to their interests and abilities. • Dance • Go shopping, or do errands • Get a massage

  9. Encouraging new ideas and activities The person with stroke may need more help than friends, family and caregivers can offer. They may need practical help or services such as: • Meals on Wheels • Financial assistance, such as Ontario Disability Support Program, or the Canadian Pension Plan • A distress helpline (phone service) • Health or social service professionals

  10. Community Re-engagement • What does community re-engagement mean to you?

  11. Community Re-engagement Community re-engagement is the reorganization of physical, psychological and social characteristics so that an individual can resume well adjusted living after illness (stroke) (Wood-Dauphinee and Williams, 1987) Community re-engagement needs to begin after stroke onset

  12. Components of Community Re-engagement 1. Health Management 5. Environment 2. Life Roles 6. Mobility 3. Social Network 7. Communication 4. Caregiver Support 8. Financial Management

  13. My Guide for Stroke Recovery

  14. My Guide for Stroke Recovery It was designed to help Persons with Stroke/Caregivers by providing them with: • More knowledge and confidence in next steps • More hope and support for coping with changes after the stroke • More access to services when they need them

  15. Goal To serve as a self-management resource to empower persons with stroke and caregivers to manage their care and facilitate a more seamless, holistic and meaningful recovery.

  16. Content and Layout My Guide for Stroke Recovery

  17. What’s In It • 33 topic areas within the following sections: • My Health • Leaving the Hospital • Preventing Another Stroke • Managing the Effects of Stroke • Getting Back Into Life Other sections: • Key Resources • My Health Care Team • Glossary of Terms

  18. Sections of My Guide for Stroke Recovery

  19. Stroke Recovery ‘Map’

  20. The Format

  21. Self-Management Tools 21

  22. Who is it for? • My Guide for Stroke Recoverycan be used in any and all settings • Supports persons with stroke and caregivers: • to anticipate their needs • to take an active role in recovery • links them to resources

  23. Reflection • What strikes you about the My Guide for Stroke Recovery that is most meaningful to you as a peer? • How can you use My Guide for Stroke Recovery during your visits? • What will you do if someone is asking you for advice about resources and programs?

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