RETURN! Brain Injury Community Re-Entry Program
RETURN! is an intensive, neurorehabilitation day treatment program that serves adults (18+) who have sustained an
acquired brain injury, such as stroke, aneurysm and traumatic brain injury. Clients in the program attend sessions
from 10 am to 3 pm on weekdays for 9 weeks, on average. The goal of the program is to help individuals to regain
independence in daily functioning and to return to work, school or primary responsibilities at home (e.g., cooking,
household management, finances). RETURN! offers a structured and consistent weekly schedule of group and individual
therapies that have been developed to improve mobility, cognition, self-care, and home and community living
skills.
RETURN! is staffed by experienced clinicians who provide a comprehensive, individualized approach to brain injury
rehabilitation. Clients in the program receive outpatient therapies that are focused on improving function and
learning ways to compensate for lost abilities. The group setting provides a place where clients can practice
strategies to improve one’s ability to remember, understand language, plan, organize thoughts, speak, and socially
interact. Team members involved in this process include experts in brain injury from the fields of physiatry,
neuropsychology, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, therapeutic
recreation, and prevocational services.
Overall, the RETURN! Program provides a supportive, structured environment in which clients learn to accurately
assess their abilities, promote their own healing, and efficiently learn helpful ways to overcome deficit areas.
With input from the clients, their families, and the RETURN! treatment team, personalized discharge plans are
developed to help persons transition back to the community and resume meaningful lifestyles.