HH Member Services

HH Member Services

What Services does HansonHouse Provide?
To the survivor: We address Post-Rehabilitation Recovery Needs

A. Life Skills/Market Place Skills
Recovery/relearning routines & habits of effective living

· Adaptive Communication (not always spoken)

· Rebuilding stamina

· Design, with member, daily structure and routine

· Building tolerance for frustration/impulse management

· Formal and informal social interaction opportunities

· Compensating for memory/concentration issues

· Dealing in healthy ways with personal and public perception of disability

B. Practical Help
Assistance by peers and community volunteers that foster independent living

· Assistance organizing responsibilities (example: bill paying, calendar of events, etc.)

· Assistance writing/calling/responding in person to: employers, attorneys, insurance, veteran agencies and other healthcare agencies, etc.

· Transportation to key appointments, not HansonHouse activities or programs. (example :VA visits, BVR appointments, eye exams)

· Facilitate independent housing situations (example: Moving, temporary housing, apartment/rental search upkeep of yards, gardens, automobile, etc.)

· Gain familiarity with public transportation

C. Employment/volunteering
Match marketable skills to employment opportunities or match skills to volunteering opportunities that benefit community.

· Interview coaching and rehearsal. Advocacy with the candidate at the interview site. Follow up preparation

· Prepare resume and assist with employer required application and work history.

· Face to face/phone/written interactions at member request to fulfill vocational rehabilitation requirements, and to facilitate the work of other agencies on behalf of the member.

· Employment searches by field and constructing an Employer contact list

· Updates through community/business and member networking of potential employment opportunities for members.

· Opportunities for volunteering in the local community.

Empowering people with traumatic brain injuries.
Perceiving the need, making a difference.

Social & Recreational

Work Ordered Day

Coffee Talk

Picnics

Holiday Party

West Side Market Visits

Gardening

Leaf Raking

Conferences

Meeting with Other Clubs

BBQ in Metroparks

Fishing

Hayride

Golf League

Educational

Newsletter

Mailing Preparation

Memory Games

Speaking to Area Organizations

Conferences

Golf Outing Planning

Discussion of Current Activities

Program Planning

Writing

Reading and Comprehension

Living Skills

Cooking

Computer Skills

Use of Money

Table Skills and Money

Coffee Preparation

Building Projects

Gardening

BBQ Skills

Cleaning and Maintenance

Social Program Planning

Communication Skills

Social Behavior

Advocacy

Support Groups

Veteran Services

Job Search

Job Coaching

Advocacy at State & Federal Level

Referrals

Legal Referral / Advocate if Needed

Community Business Organization

City of Berea Depts. Police, etc.

Living Accommodations

HansonHouse TBI Clubhouse Activities