Family Peer Support is a group where specially trained families, who have experience with a disability help others who share their struggles. Family members and significant others of individuals who had a stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputations and other disabilities are all encouraged to attend. Inpatient and outpatient families are welcome.

Want to get involved ? Become a SCI Family Peer Counselor:

We are looking for:

Program Requirements:

1. Three hours of training.
2. Visiting or making phone calls to SCI families at your convenience.
3. Assist in leading our SCI Family Care Group once a month.

To help women with a disability explore their thoughts and feelings about life with a disability, Magee provides a supportive, psychotherapy group each Monday afternoon. A clinical psychologist with expertise in disability rehabilitation leads the group, which addresses topics such as relationships, career issues, intimacy and sexuality.

For more information about this group or other psychological services, call Dr. Nancy Rosenberg at (215) 587-3210.

To help prevent disabling head and spinal cord injuries among children, teens and young adults, Magee’s Think First Program holds dynamic presentations at schools. Our program is part of the nationally coordinated Think First program. Presentations consist of injury prevention lessons and testimonials from adults with disabilities.

If you have a spinal cord injury or brain injury and are interested in changing behaviors and saving lives, please consider joining Think First and speaking to students. Since Magee values your experience we will reimburse you for your time. If you are interested or know of a school that would like to host one of our assemblies, please call Joe Davis,

Think First Coordinator, at (215) 587-3400.

To help individuals with disabilities keep up-to-date on today’s changing technology, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital provides free computer training classes. Participants learn how computers work, and how to use the Internet and software packages such as Word and Typing Tutor. Students can choose from a variety of class times and topics.