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Support Groups

 

Why Attend a Support Group Meeting?
  The purpose of a support group is sharing with and supporting one another for the mutual benefit of the total group. Some essential elements of a support group are:
  • Active, involved listening to others
  • Others' care and being heard
  • Meeting and accepting each others' needs
  • Receiving understanding and giving an opportunity for others to be understood
  • An awareness of common needs and strengths
  • A place to find courage and to take risks
  • Providing an atmosphere to get in touch with oneself
  • Positive and negative views can be expressed without judgment or labeling
 

Support Group Listing

 
Little Rock:

2nd Tuesday of each month, 6 - 7:00 p.m.
Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute
Ground Floor - Therapeutic Recreation Room
Facilitator: Diane Gottsponer
(501) 202-7047

2008 Meeting Dates:
Jan 8th, Feb 12th,
Mar 11th, Apr 8th,
May 13th, Jun TBD,
Jul 8th, Aug 12th,
Sep 9th, Oct 14th,
Nov 11th, Dec TBD
Benton:

4th Friday of each month*, 10:00 am - Noon
Timber Ridge Ranch
15000 Hwy 298
Contact: Garry Teeter
(501)  594-8291

http://www.neurorestorative.com/trr/news.html

MapQuest map of 15000 Highway 298

* Except December

2008 Date & Topics
Jan 25th Grief & Loss
Feb 22nd Know your boundaries
Mar 28th Taking care of You
Apr 25th Changes in the Family
May 23rd Caregiving & Cognitive Impairments
Jun 27th Problem solving
Jul 25th Awareness of Deficits and Independence
Aug 22nd Living with Brain Injury
Sep 26th Stress Management
Oct 24th Sexuality Is a Family Matter
Nov 28th Happy Holiday Planning Strategies
Dec 19th Depression & Substance Abuse
Fayetteville:

Sources for Community Independent Living
     Services, Inc.
1918 N Birch Avenue
Date & Time to be announced
Contact: Sherry Priestaf
(479) 442-5600 or Toll Free: 1-888-284-7521

 
Russellville & Clarksville:

Monthly in each town, at lunch time,
 Russellville at Ryan’s Steakhouse
Clarksville at Emerald Dragon Restaurant
dates to be determined.
Facilitator: Jim Spragins (Russellville)
(479) 890-5751

 
Mountain Home:

1st Saturday of each month, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Basement/Fellowship Hall
Dr Vann Smith, Neuropsychologist
(870) 424-3424

  
Hot Springs:

Place, Date & Time to be announced
Bill Hartley
(501) 525-8463
Jonesboro:

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
1201 Fleming Ave
Date & Time to be announced
Arlinda Boyd
(870) 933-5270
Your town?

If you would like to help start a Support Group
in your area, contact the Brain Injury Association
of Arkansas' office for more details.
Stroke Support Group
Little Rock:

1st Wednesday of each month, 11:00 am - Noon
Inservice Education
Baptist Health Rehab Center
Contact: Michael Inman, PhD
(501) 202-7617

 
 

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updated 01/07/08