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Haiti Relief Action Center

The ACA Reaches Out to Amputee Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake. Click here to learn more.

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National Peer Network

Peer Training Schedule

Please check back often as new seminars are continuously added. This schedule will be updated as locations and dates for training are confirmed. Confirmation is contingent upon availability of trainers. If you or your support group are interested in hosting a Peer Training Seminar, please contact Kim Henshaw (1/888-267-5669, ext. 8143) for details.

There are no current seminars to list. Please check back for updates.

Amputee Coalition conducts Regional Peer Training Seminars

All amputee support group members interested in working with the Amputee Coalition to provide information to new amputees are invited. Materials and refreshments are included. For more information, call the Amputee Coalition office, 1-(888)-AMP-KNOW.

Topics covered include:

Effective communication, listening skills and sensitivity training
Better understanding the process of grief and loss
Techniques for interacting with both amputees and professionals
How your support group can effectively run a Peer Visitation Program
Materials and forms to aid peer counseling
Evaluating visit outcome

Last updated: 01/31/2012

*This Web site is partially supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC, the sponsoring organizations, or the Amputee Coalition. No funding from the CDC is used to support Amputee Coalition advocacy efforts.