| Name of Educational Course |
Cost |
Length of Course |
Who are the Participants? |
Description of the course |
Visions for Tomorrow
See the application at the bottom of the page |
Free |
8 weeks |
Parents and caregivers of children or adolescents with serious emotional disorders or mental illnesses – 8-20
participants per class |
A parents (2) teaching parents class.
Workshop topics include:
Introduction/ brain biology, ADD/ADHD, PDD/Autism, Tourette's Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Eating Disorders; Anxiety disorders:
Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, separation anxiety, panic, phobia; Generalized anxiety: early onset schizophrenia/schizoaffective,
empathy and sharing our unique life experiences; organization of data and record keeping; communication; coping and self-care; problem management; rehabilitation,
recovery and transition; advocacy, judicial and stigma |
Peer to Peer
See the application at the bottom of the page |
Free |
9 weeks |
Any person with serious mental illness who is interested in establishing and maintaining wellness-16 to 20
participants per class |
Courses are taught by teams of 3 trained mentors who are experienced at living well with mental illness.
Topics addressed are relapse prevention, stigma, symptoms of different psychiatric diagnoses, sleep, addictions, spirituality, medication, coping strategies, mindfulness,
decision making, advance directive for mental health care decisions, empowerment and advocacy |
Family to Family
See the application at the bottom of the page |
Free |
12 weeks |
Family members and friends of adults with serious and persistent mental
illness – 10 to 24 participants per class |
A family members (2) teaching family members class. Curriculum: Brain biology,
schizophrenia, major depression, mania and schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorders, dual diagnosis,
basics about the brain, problem solving skills, medication review, empathy and understanding, communication skills, self-care, recovery, and advocacy |
Free Online Consumer Trainings For People Working on Their Recovery
http://polk.ia.networkofcare.org/mh/library/education_recovery.cfm
NAMI modules on Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Schizophrenia, and You are Not Alone
NIMH modules on 5 Anxiety disorders
Miscellaneous modules on WRAP, Peer Support, Employment Training, and Resilience & Recovery.
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| Name of Educational Course |
Cost |
Length of Course |
Who are the Participants? |
Description of the course |
Provider
See the application at the bottom of the page |
Done via contract |
10 weeks
(can be CEU accredited) |
Personnel at agencies or organizations who work directly with persons with mental illness |
The course is taught by a team of 2 Family to Family teachers, two consumers and a
family member or consumer professional.
Course components:
- Orientation
- Clinical Bases
- 3 Major Mental Illnesses
- Types/Subtypes of Mood Disorders/Diagnosis of panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Co-Occurring Brain and Addictive Disorders,
interventions which are effective for Family in Stage 1 Crisis
- Research into the Biological Basis of Mental Illness
- Medication review
- Inside Mental Illness
- Responding Effectively to Families in Stage 2
- Meeting the whole family/problem solving
- Why advocacy?/Helping Families in Stage 3
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Parents and Teachers as Allies
See the application at the bottom of the page |
Cost of blue booklet & printing evaluation piece |
2 hour in-service program |
Teachers and other school professionals, school nurses, social workers, medical residents, education majors at
colleges, juvenile probation officers, court appointed advocates – CASA volunteers, and many others |
Presented by an education professional who is also a family member, a facilitator/family member,
a parent or caregiver of a child with mental illness, and a mental health consumer that experienced the early onset of mental illness.
Course components:
- Welcome and Introductions
- Early Warning signs of mental Illnesses
- Family Response
- Living with Mental Illness
- Group Discussion
- Closing Remarks and Evaluation
(This is used in the Minnesota Education model featured in the Winter 2006 NAMI Beginnings magazine.)
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| WE HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED
THESE EDUCATIONAL COURSES – WE are looking for VOLUNTEERS and FINANCING. |
| Name of Educational Course |
Cost |
Length of Course |
Who are the Participants? |
Description of the course |
| Building Up Without Burning Out - Effective Ministry to People with Mental Illness |
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2.5 hours |
Groups within the faith community |
Differing hopes, differing expectations: the normal
responses to any major illness
Four major mental illnesses--their symptoms, treatments,
and what you can expect in the short- and long-term
Communicating successfully with people who have
mental illnesses
Theological perspectives |
Breaking the Silence
Click to go to the website
www.BTSlessonplans.org |
$18/set of lesson plans or $45 for all 3 levels – special pricing on large orders |
Teacher discretion |
Teachers teaching students in upper elementary, middle school, and high school.
Meets national health education standards, meets character education and violence prevention goals. |
Objectives of high school course
- Identify common fears and misconceptions we have about people who have mental illness.
- Discuss how stereotypes about mental illness are formed and affect our behavior.
- Be informed about the nature of schizophrenia: symptoms, possible causes, psychotic vs. psychopathic and numbers and age group affected
- Discuss the role family, friends, community, and government can play in recovery.
Objectives of middle school course
- Identify stigmatizing words associated with mental illness and discuss the negative impact their use has on people who have mental illness.
- Be informed about the nature of mental illness: a biologically-based physical illness, a no-fault illness, warning
signs of mental illness, and treatable with medication and therapy.
- Discuss where to turn for help and support.
Objectives of upper elementary course
- Be sensitized to the pain caused by making fun of people who have a mental illness.
- Relate mental illness to other physical illnesses.
- Be informed about the nature of mental illness; a no-fault illness and treatable with medication and sometimes, therapy.
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The Silence of Mental Illness
NIH curriculum supplement for Middle School |
1 free copy ordered at their web site or look at the web based version |
Teacher Discretion |
Middle school students – grade 6-8 – the supplement includes master copies of materials which
can be copied and includes a DVD of the video, Like Every Other Kid |
Provides students insight into the biological basis of mental illnesses and how
scientific evidence and research can help us understand its causes and lead to treatments and, ultimately, cures.
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| In Our Own Voice |
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1.5 hours |
Any agency or organization who wants to know more about mental illness |
Consumer speaker's bureau
A one-and-a-half hour interactive,
multi-media presentation by consumers for consumers and others about living with mental illness. |
| Name of Educational Course |
Cost |
Length of Course |
Who are the Participants? |
Description of the course |
| Crisis Intervention Training |
Requires a partnership of several organizations and agencies.
The program is heavily dependent on developing
relationships in the community beyond law enforcement – it involves both community involvement and a commitment by key stakeholders and setting up model core elements. |
At least 40 hours |
Law enforcement
Click here to go to the CIT Technical Assistance Center
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm |
Communities which establish CIT programs do so with the following goals in mind:
- Better prepare police officers to handle crises involving people with mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders
- Increase law enforcement safety, consumer safety and overall community safety
- Collaboratively, make the mental health system more understandable, responsive and accessible to law
enforcement officers to the greatest extent possible with community resources
- Supply law enforcement officers with the resources to appropriately refer people in need of care to the mental health/substance abuse treatment system
- Improve access to mental health/substance abuse treatment in general and crisis care in specific for people who are encountered by law enforcement
- Divert people with a mental illness who are in crisis from the criminal justice system whenever possible.
The training emphasizes understanding of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders and how it affects a person's life, the development of
communication skills, practical experience and role-playing. Also officers are exposed to mental health professionals, consumers and family
members both in the classroom and in the field during site visits. The course is intended to provide officers with skills to:
- Recognize signs and symptoms of mental illness and co-occurring disorders
- Recognize whether those sign and symptoms represent a crisis situation
- De-escalate mental illness crisis
- Know where to take consumers in crisis
- Learn about jail diversion options
- Know appropriate steps to follow up, such as contacting case managers, providing families with community resources
- Learn how to problem-solve with the treatment system
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