Rehabilitation for the brain-injured patient is likely to extend beyond the inpatient phase. Patients often find Sunnyview's outpatient services to be valuable in continuing to address physical, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, and behavioral needs. Sunnyview's Community Reintegration Services (CRS) meet these therapeutic requirements.

The programs assist the patient and family as they strive to resume like at home, in the community, at school or at work. Each person's brain injury is as unique as his or her own personal lifestyle. CRS assesses the individual and establishes a treatment plan that best suits the patient's needs. To augment a person's strengths, maximize community and vocational potential, and provide compensatory training, a patient may receive up to five days a week of group and individual sessions.

Group treatments may include:

• community living skills
• interpersonal communication
• decision-making/problem-solving
• education about the consequences of brain injury
• computer-assisted cognitive retraining
• leisure/recreation
• fitness
• vocational guidance
• client support

The CRS interdisciplinary team continues to encourage a high degree of family involvement. An ongoing educational program and regular family conferences are available so that family members can further understand the ongoing rehabilitation process and the role that they play in their family member's recovery.