The About Me program supports you to know yourself, share your story and find the right supports.
When you do About Me, you will work with a project officer to explore your strengths, interests, goals and inspirations, as well as the supports and accommodations you might need. We find creative ways to communicate this information with services, employers, or anyone in your life. This could be making a short About Me video, or a ‘podcast’ style video or audio recording.
There are four About Me modules and you can choose to do any that suit you. Each module focuses on a different area of your life – Employment, Education, Healthcare, Disability Support. Your first module takes around 10 weeks of one-hour weekly sessions, and additional modules are quicker.
The outcomes of About Me are personal and different for each person. It frequently contributes to your confidence and motivation, and developing the skills to achieve your goals.
The About Me program is available to:
Employ Me supports you in your employment, volunteering or further training/education goals.
When you participate in Employ Me, you may wish to explore:
Towards the end of Employ Me, we can connect you with other services and supports that can help you achieve the goals you identify. Your goals are personal, but may include things like finding a part time job, doing further training or volunteering in a particular industry.
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Do you have support workers or others who assist you with things like daily living, food preparation, shopping or self care?
Support Me can help you communicate with your support team. If you choose to create a Support Me video, you may wish to share it with members of your support team, family members or close friends so that they understand you better. It can be especially useful when you have someone join your support team to help them learn more about you and avoid having to repeat yourself.
During Support Me, you may choose to explore:
Support Me can help your support workers to understand the small but important things in your life.
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Are you at school, Tafe or university? Educate Me is all about sharing your learning needs at the place where you learn.
You may choose to explore:
Knowing this information can be handy for teachers and other staff when helping you. If you have a new teacher or a new teacher aide, Educate Me can help these people quickly learn what they can do to help you learn best.
Duration: 4 min 33 sec
Healthy Me is about engaging with your healthcare team.
This may include:
Healthy Me can also help healthcare providers understand what other services you are accessing, which can help everyone work together to support you the best they can.
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
You can contact us directly, or ask a trusted friend, family member, or service provider to reach out on your behalf.
In our first conversation, we’ll ask a few questions to understand your situation, such as:
If you decide to proceed, we’ll arrange a meeting based on your preferences, location, and our availability.
We can meet you in person or online.
When you’re ready to begin, complete the application and background information form. You can choose to:
Link to the About Me participant application form
About Me is developed a Digital Platform that allows participants to record their own video content. You can then use the Digital Platform to share your finished About Me video whenever you choose! We are inviting participants and service providers to preview and provide feedback on it. Contact us now!
Digital Platform
After months of tireless consultation and codesign, we are proud to say that all modules of the program are now active.
Your printable introduction to the About Me program and the four modules.
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A simple, visual guide to each step of the About Me program.
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About Me can help you to build Confidence, Motivation, Knowledge and Skills in the area you choose. You can create a personalised About Me video for each module, covering topics such as:
There is no cost involved.
The About Me Project is funded by the Motor Accidents Insurance Board and the Employ Me Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
The time involved varies for each person. On average, your first module will take around 10 one-hour weekly sessions. Additional modules require less time than this.
Yes! You can do About Me through online or face to face sessions. Or you can choose a combination of these to suit your needs.
This is not a problem. Try to let us know that you can’t come beforehand. We might be able to reschedule your session to a new time, or come back to it the following week. We are flexible!
This is your choice. You may wish to share your video with:
Or you may choose to just set your video aside for your own future reflection.
We understand that your circumstances may change over time, which is why we can support you to update your video to reflect your new situation.
Participating in About Me is your choice. There are no obligations, so you have the choice to stop at any stage if you wish.
There is no consequence for stopping. You can restart again later if you wish.
About Me is a project of the Brain Injury Association of Tasmania (BIAT). About Me builds upon the proven outcomes of the Employ Me module, which was developed as part of BIAT’s Employ Me Project. The Employ Me Project has operated since 2021.
Through a process of co-design and thorough consultation, we’ve adapted the Employ Me process and resources to create the new Health, Education and Disability Support modules. The Employ Me Project and BIAT’s earlier Disclosure Project (2019-2020) worked with people living with brain injury across Tasmania, supporting individuals to take control over sharing details of their disabilities and needs, and establishing the process and the resources we still use.
The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania (BIAT) is a non-government, state-wide, not for profit organisation working for people living with brain injury, their families and other stakeholders.
More information is available at www.biat.org.au
The About Me Project is funded by 
Tasmania’s Motor Accidents Insurance Board.
The Employ Me Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
