KBIA runs a series of groups ranging from social to educational. While some groups are ongoing, others run at specific times of the year. Check the calendar or contact Amanda for information.

Women's Support Group

The Women's Support Group was developed to address the needs of women dealing with the challenges of a brain injury. The purpose of the Women's Support Group is to provide an opportunity for self-empowerment in an atmosphere of respect, compassion and caring—allowing women to identify, develop and apply their inner strengths to deal with the challenges of day-to-day living.

Current Affairs

Current Affairs group allows the opportunity for survivors to read and discuss articles from the local and provincial newspapers and media headlines. This group provides an open forum in which survivors can improve reading skills, memory skills and empowers survivors to have an opinion or voice in regards to current affairs.

Music Group

Are you interested in learning to play the guitar or piano? The Music Class offers a great environment to learn to play an instrument with one-on-one support, while further developing memory skills and cognitive functioning. A guitar or keyboard is not required, but if you have one, feel free to bring it to class.

Stained Glass Therapeutic Art Program

The Stained Glass Therapeutic Art Program presents the opportunity for survivors to develop their fine motor skills and executive functioning by designing and building various stained glass projects.

Drop-In Group

Do you enjoy playing cards and other games? Are you feeling lonely or isolated and would like to spend a social afternoon with others? Drop-In group promotes friendship, self-worth and development of social skills. Join us for an afternoon of games, a good cup of coffee and some great conversation with other survivors of acquired brain injury. New members are encouraged to attend.

Bead Work Class Thursdays

Get in touch with your creative side. Bead work class offers a class in a small group setting with one-on-one assistance creating various bead projects. This group promotes development of fine motor skills, patience, and executive functioning in a social atmosphere.

Emotional Management

Emotional Management is a series of sessions that aim to educate survivors with tools to enable you to understand and control your own emotions.

Financial Management

Thompson Rivers University SIFE students facilitate a series of financial management sessions one-on-one with survivors of brain injury to help them understand and organize their finances.  Check out their website at http://sifetru.ca

Fraud Prevention Workshop

This is a one-time workshop aimed at providing tools for survivors of acquired brain injury to recognize fraud and learn to educate and protect themselves.

Pet Partnership

The Pet Partnership program was developed to assist survivors in obtaining and caring for their pets. This program allows survivors access to reduced veterinarian fees related to procedures and medications.

Substance Use and Brain Injury (SUBI)

SUBI is a course-work based program aimed at helping survivors of brain injury learn to understand and deal with the after-effects of brain injury and the consequences of substance use during the recovery process. Financial Management Course times to be announced Thompson Rivers University SIFE students facilitate a series of financial management sessions one-on-one with survivors of brain injury to help them understand and organize their finances.

Upcoming Events

For more information about any of our upcoming events please contact KBIA @ 250.372.1799.