Peer-to-Peer is an education class for those with a brain illness. Participants will learn to live well with what they have. It consists of nine two-hour classes and is taught by a team of threetrained mentors who have personal experience at living well with a mental illness.
Participants in this class come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials, an advance directive as well as many other tangible resources. They will get a relapse prevention plan to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior, or events that may warn of impending relapse. They will also learn to organize for intervention. Mindfulness exercises help with focusing and calm thinking; Participants learn survival skills for working with providers and the general public.
Sign up now for our next Peer to Peer Classes commencing January 4th, 2009
For more information contact Lou Goldsmith at lgoldsmith@namila.org or (310) 889-7200.
Peer-to-Peer Class Topic List
Each class contains a combination of lecture and interactive exercise material and closes with Mindfulness Practice (techniques offered to develop and expand awareness). Each class builds on the one before: attendance each week, therefore, is required.
Week One
Introductions
Stigma, Discrimination, Trauma
Begin Relapse Prevention Planning
Mindfulness
Westside Los Angeles
