Caregiver Programs

Caregiver Book Club

AHIF is pleased to start its first ever Caregiver Book Club this summer! We will be going through the book Hope For The Caregiver, and use its content to create discussions with our caregivers.

If you would like to receive invitations to future sessions, please e-mail us at caregiver@ahif.org.

Caregiver Information Programs

AHIF is excited to once again have Occupational Therapy students from UAB leading a series of sessions with our Caregivers. For Summer 2023, the series is called Summer Time. Each Wednesday, from 10:00-11:00 a.m., the students and AHIF staff will lead sessions focused around a common theme of summer time, using each week as part of an acrostic of the word summertime itself!

If you would like to receive weekly invitations to these sessions, please e-mail us at caregiver@ahif.org.

"I have learned more about dealing with TBI from fellow caregivers than I have ever learned from medical professionals" - Bob (TBI Caregiver)

Caregiver Support Groups

AHIF recognizes the importance of providing an opportunity for caregivers of traumatic brain injury survivors to interact with one another. Research shows the tremendous impact such peer interaction can have, and how it can help caregivers feel justified in emotions they struggle with, gain insight into strategies for caring for their loved one, and more than anything just help them not feel alone.

AHIF also recognizes that support groups need to remain small, to encourage sharing from all participants and also to ensure that trust can be built within the group. AHIF will utilize "Breakout Rooms" through Zoom to divide caregivers into groups of 3-4 to ensure that all have an opportunity to share and discuss, and not get lost in a large group of participants. For more information, or to be matched into a group, please e-mail us at caregiver@ahif.org.

The video to the right is of our clients thanking their caregivers for the role they serve!

Our Sweet Caregivers Series

In Spring 2022, UAB's Occupational Therapy students conducted a 10-week series on important topics for caregivers, using a different type of candy as the theme for each week's session. Recordings of these sessions are available here, and on our YouTube Channel.

Session 1: Twix -
Navigating Boundaries

Session 2: Whatchamacallit - Assistive Devices

Session 3: Sour Patch Kids - Anger & Other Emotions

Session 4: Butterfinger - Home Safety

Session 5: PEZ Dispensers - Compassion Fatigue

Session 6: 100 Grand -
Planning for the Future

Session 7: Snickers -
Going Back Out In Public

Session 8: Everlasting Gobstoppers -
Caregivers Can't Be Forever

Session 9: From Airheads to Smarties -
Communicating a TBI to Others

Session 10 : Almond Joy -
Caregiver Self-Care

Education Sessions

AHIF works hard to bring speakers in on a variety of topics, with at least one program per month aimed at providing education to caregivers in a specific area, and allowing time for questions and answers from the caregivers. Below are just a few of the sessions AHIF has provided: