OSYM COLLABORATIVE

WHAT: A community collaborative to coordinate and provide resources information and education to our community on mental health issues through outreach and quarterly conferences. To develope trained peer facilitated supervised support groups for our youth ranging from ages 13 up to 25. Why: This age group is the typical time where serious mental health issues unfold. At this time, there is a great need for both public and private mental health and behavioral health service delivery providers to work together with our academic, criminal justice system to best serve these youth, their familis and educators. Therefore NAMI Kern County, a grassroots volunteer organization will provide the proven leader ship and enthusiasm to bring all interested and commited stakedholders to see this project be successfull. For more information contact Russ Sempell MFT 661-303-1416 russmft@aol.com

Monday, March 30, 2009

PEER TO PEER CLASS

Next class beginning Tuesday April 14th
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Consumer Family Learning Center
Peer to Peer is a nine week course
There is no charge to attend

You do not have to be a NAMI member
NAMI's Recovery Curriculum is taught

PEER TO PEER IS OFFERED ONLY
TO THOSE WHO ARE AFFLICTED WITH A BRAIN DISORDER.
NOT THE FAMILY MEMBERS

What is NAMI's Peer to Peer Program?
Peer-to-Peer consists of nine two-hour classes and is taught by a team of three trained "Mentors' who are personally experienced at living well with a brain disorder.

Mentors are trained in weekend long training sessions, supplied with teaching manuals, and are paid a stipend for each course they teach.

Participants come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials, as well as many other tangible resources: an advance directive; a "relapse prevention plan" to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior, or events that may warn of impending relapse and to organize for intervention; mindfulness exercises to help focus and calm thinking; and survival skills for working with providers and the general public.

For more information or to register please contact
NAMI Kern County @ (661) 868-5061
or e-mail to: patricemaniaci@gmail.com

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