Additional Resources & Services
In this section:
CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
COGNITIVE RETRAINING
COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
DIETARY COUNSELING
Case Management Services
Private, public and not-for-profit case management services offer consultation with the family members, caregivers and individuals about care and resources needed. A home visit will assess the client’s needs. Ongoing care is provided.
Marin Brain Injury Network – Offers a no-fee resource referral assistance program for people living with brain injury, their caregivers, and professionals in the community.
Seniors at Home, a Division of Jewish Family and Children’s Services
- Seniors at Home offers MSSP, the Multipurpose Senior Service Program – A no-fee case management program for individuals 65 years or older, who are at risk of placement in a skilled nursing facility, and eligible for Medi-Cal.
Cognitive Retraining
Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Center
Marin Brain Injury Network -ITCP – Individualized Therapeutic Computer Program
Counseling and Psychotherapy
The need for counseling and psychotherapy is normal when life is affected by any catastrophic illness. Because the onset of is sudden and acute, a great deal of disruption occurs in the lives of everyone involved.
Counseling can be of enormous help in making the needed adjustments and decisions in the lives of survivors, their families and caregivers as they deal with the changes in physical, emotional, behavioral, social and family role status.
Mental health and social service professionals can assist survivors and their families in understanding and resolving the psychological and social stresses of the experience.
You should look for a licensed professional familiar with the area of stroke. The following organizations can provide referrals:
American Association of Senior Peer Counseling Program – HOPE – A program of Community Mental Health
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
City College of San Francisco – Stroke Survivor/Communication Classes
(415) 561-1005
Center for Attitudinal Healing – North Bay
Community Institute for Psychotherapy
Family Service Agency of Marin
Institute for Health and Healing
Jewish Family and Children’s Services
Keeping Hope Alive – (415) 455-8600
- Individual, couple, family and group counseling for survivors and their families.
Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Center
Marin County Psychological Association
Dietary Counseling
Most hospitals have a dietary counseling service
American Diabetes Association (in Emeryville)
- Personal nutrition counseling is available at reasonable cost. A registered dietitian will tailor a diet to fit your needs and lifestyle.
California Dietetic Association, Bay Area District
- Nutrition counseling referrals and lecturers.
Institute for Health and Healing Clinic
For Diabetes Information, from the American Dibetes Associates