One-on-One Support Services
By joining the Life After Impact program, you will have access to one-on-one support from a social worker, occupational therapist, and vocational rehabilitation specialist.
What does a social worker do?
Social workers play a vital role in promoting healing, stability, and empowerment. Social workers provide trauma-informed care that addresses both the psychological and emotional consequences of these experiences, while helping survivors navigate complex systems and rebuild their lives with dignity.
- Provide trauma-informed care and emotional support, walking alongside survivors throughout their healing journey with empathy, consistency, and care.
- Coordinate access to essential services and advocate for survivor’s rights within legal, healthcare, and social support systems.
- Educate survivors on the impacts of trauma and concussion to support informed decision-making and self-awareness.
- Develop individualized safety plans that prioritize survivor’s ongoing protection and emotional well-being.
- Refer survivors to specialized services, including occupational therapy (OT) and vocational rehabilitation.
- Support recovery planning by helping survivors set meaningful goals, build resilience, and regain independence.
What does an occupational therapist do?
Occupational therapists can help you:
- Identify what tasks are challenging and why
- Explore strategies to manage symptoms like fatigue, memory, or sensory sensitivity
- Recommend workplace accommodations as needed
- Support communication with employers (if desired) to help create a more supportive and accessible work environment
The goal is to support people in living as independently, safely, and meaningfully as possible—at home, at work, and in the community.
What does a vocational rehabilitation specialist do?
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists help survivors find and maintain meaningful work that fits their goals, abilities, and circumstances, especially when trauma or life challenges have impacted their career path.
- Assess skills, interests, and career goals
- Explore job opportunities that align with their strengths
- Develop job search skills like resume writing and interviewing
- Connect with employers and community resources
- Access training or education programs when desired
- Identify career paths that match their interests and abilities
- Navigate workplace accommodations and employer communication
- Build confidence and skills needed for job success
- Find flexible work options that support their healing journey
- Connect with trauma-informed employers who understand their needs
Accessing One-on-One Support Services
Based on your goals or needs, you may want to use all of these services, or just one or two. It’s your choice, and you can change your mind at any time.
Once you connect with the one-on-one support services that you want to use, you will have regular access to virtual appointments.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact lifeafterimpact@obia.on.ca or call 855-642-8877. If you would like to register for the Life After Impact program, please apply below.
Online Training Program
Launching Fall 2025
Are you looking to gain new skills and resources that will help you build healthy relationships, develop coping strategies, and prepare for meaningful employment? This program is designed for people who have experienced gender-based violence and have also sustained a brain injury, including a concussion. Through our training, you’ll not only build practical skills but also gain a better understanding of how concussion and brain injury can affect daily life and explore strategies to manage those impacts.
If you answered yes to any of these questions, our online training program may be of interest to you.
Our online training program is split into multiple courses that focus on individual topics. You can pick the course that best helps you reach your goals, or choose to take all of them if you like. You can access this training at any time, and you can complete each course at your own pace. Each course includes a combination of written information, videos, and interactive knowledge checkpoints. In addition to the courses, you will gain access to a toolkit which will allow you to learn more about each topic and practice the skills you are learning about.
Here is a list of courses that are available to you through our online training program:
- Overview of Gender-based Violence and Concussion/Brain Injury
- Supporting Your Mental Health
- Relationships and Communication
- Strategies to Cope and Symptom Management
- Vocational Skills
- Financial Literacy
- Navigating Your Return to Work and Education
Group Learning Sessions
We also offer online group learning sessions. If you like learning in a group setting, learning through discussion, or diving deeply into specific topics, the online group learning session may be a great fit for you. In these sessions, you will have the opportunity to learn from a social worker and/or occupational therapist, as well as from other individuals who have experienced brain injury/concussion and gender-based violence. Groups will be offered virtually, running for ten weeks, and are limited to 8 people per group.
Accessing the Online Training Program
It is up to you if you would like to register for only the online courses or the group learning sessions. If you would like, you can also register for both!
If you have any questions about the online training program or the group learning sessions, please contact lifeafterimpact@obia.on.ca or call 855-642-8877. If you would like to register for the online training program, please apply below.
Navigating Life After Trauma: Practical Tools for Moving Forward
Understanding an ABI
Gain clear, accessible insight into acquired brain injuries (ABI), including their effects, symptoms, and strategies for coping and recovery.
Financial Literacy
Learn essential money management skills—from budgeting to navigating benefits—to support financial stability and independence after trauma.
Returning to Work
Explore practical guidance and step-by-step strategies for re-entering the workforce with confidence and accommodations that suit your needs.
Additional Resources
Access a curated library of trusted tools, services, and supports to help you continue healing and growing at your own pace.
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Peer-Led Support Group
Did you know that peer support groups are one of the most effective approaches to rehabilitation?
Together We Thrive is a monthly, peer-led, virtual support group, originally created in British Columbia by the SOAR Project. In these sessions, up to 8 individuals will be able to connect, share their experiences, and learn from one another. This group will be co-facilitated by a peer with lived experience of gender-based violence and brain injury, and a social worker. In addition to fostering peer support, the program will include mindfulness meditation for brain health and may feature presentations from guest speakers who will be able to provide you with additional support and strategies for recovery.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact lifeafterimpact@obia.on.ca or call 855-642-8877. If you would like to register for the next session of Together We Thrive, please apply.
Next Session: Stay tuned for the launch date of our next session. Please note that sessions will occur once a month, for six months.
