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NAMI Basics Education Program The fundamentals of caring for you, your family and your child with mental illness Companion Power Point Presentation Summer 2008. Class 1 Agenda. Welcome Introductions to NAMI Introduction to Teachers Introduction to the NAMI Basics program
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NAMI Basics Education Program The fundamentals of caring for you, your family and your child with mental illness Companion Power Point Presentation Summer 2008
Class 1 Agenda • Welcome • Introductions to NAMI • Introduction to Teachers • Introduction to the NAMI Basics program • Participant Introductions • Welcome to Holland • This is the illness your family has to live with • Adjourn
Predictable Stages of Emotional ReactionsClass 1: Chart 2 Stage 1: Dealing with the Catastrophic Event Stage 2: Learning to Cope: “going through the mill” Stage 3: Moving into Advocacy: “CHARGE”
Catastrophic StressorsClass 1: Chart 1 • An unanticipated event • No time to prepare for it • No previous experience about how to handle it • Has a high emotional impact • Involves threat or danger to self or others
Class 2 Agenda • Human Development • The Biology of Mental Illness • Getting an Accurate Diagnosis • Overview of some of the illnesses • Adjourn
Class 3 Agenda • Telling Your Stories • Treatment Options Available • The Medication Dilemma • Adjourn
Class 4 Agenda • Objective and Subjective Family Burden • Communication Skills • Problem Solving Skills • Tips for Handling Difficult Behavior in Children • Crisis Preparation and Responses • Adjourn
Collaborative Problem SolvingPlan BClass 4: Chart 1 • Empathy (plus reassurance) • Define the problem • Invitation
Class 5 Agenda • Record Keeping • Overview of the Mental Health System • Overview of School System’s role • Overview of Juvenile Justice system • Introduction to Transition Issues • Adjourn
Class 6 Agenda • Presentation by local experts • Review of items identified as most pressing from Class 1 • Self-Care • Referral to ‘Graduate School’ • Course Evaluation • Diplomas • Adjourn