FAMILY-2-FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM:
"Helping families care for loved ones with mental illness through...
Information, Insight, Understanding, Empowerment, Support...
NEW Family-to-Family Courses!
NAMI CCI is proud to be sponsoring four new Family-to-Family courses.
These FREE peer lead 12-week courses are for family members and
caregivers of individuals with a serious mental illness. The course
covers the major mental illnesses, the brain, treatment options as well as
self-care, problem-solving skills, understanding the emotional response to
mental illness and much more.
Family-to-Family changes lives. Sign up today!
Martha's Vineyard
Beginning Weekly, Wednesday, January 9, 2013
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Eastham
Beginning Weekly, Monday, January 14, 2013
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Nantucket
Beginning Weekly, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Bourne
Beginning Weekly, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Space is limited and these courses fill quickly. To register or for
more information, please email info@namicapecod.org or call the
NAMI Cape Cod & the Islands Office at 508-778-4277. You can also click
on the links at the bottom of the page to download a F2F Flyer and/or
the F2F information brochure.
F2F Course Topics Include:
1. Symptoms of major mental illnesses (Major Depression, Bi-polar,
Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality, Panic/Anxiety Disorders,
Obsessive-Compulsive D/O, Addiction).
2. Brain biology
3. Problem solving skills training
4. Medication review
5. Empathy workshop
6. Communication skills
7. Self-care
8. Recovery & rehabilitation
9. Fighting stigma
Remember, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
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HEALING THROUGH ART:
"Creating the Opportunities Where Healing Takes Place!"
Healing is an internal process you do for yourself. Healing
restores the balance and harmony to the body, mind and
spirit. It can be done without a cure. Healing activities are
essential when the negative influences of illness, loss or life
changes encompass your life
We all have art inside of us and with our Healing Through Art
program we explore the creation and experience of art as healing.
To follow the Healing Through Art Blog click on:
www.healingthroughart-namicapecod.blogspot.com
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