Family to Family Program
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| Dates: | Thu from 9/17/15 - 12/10/15 |
| Hours: | 7:00pm - 9:30Ppm |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Health & Wellness |
mental illness.
F2F is taught by trained family member volunteers.
All instruction and course materials are free for class participants.
The Family-to-Family curriculum utilizes a variety of teaching techniques and includes a broad range of topics:
• Information about Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Coping skills, handling crisis and relapse
• Listening and communication techniques
• Problem solving and limit setting; rehabilitation
• Understanding the actual experience of people suffering from mental illness
• Self-care; learning how to recognize normal emotional reactions among families
• Basic information about medications and their side effects
• Information about connecting with appropriate community services and community supports
• Advocacy; getting better services, fighting discrimination and stigma
Many family members describe the impact of taking this course as life changing.
For more information or to register for the Family to Family Course, contact Janet Hodges at 781-761-5287 or email [email protected]
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
namimass.org/programs/nami-family-to-family
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
1040 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, 02421 map
Phone: 781-761-5287
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