Mental Health Educational Course

NAMI to Sponsor Mental

Health Educational Course

 

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of South Dakota sponsors the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for families of persons diagnosed with serious mental illness. The eight-week series of classes will start in Watertown March 11. The classes will be conducted on Wednesday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There is no cost for the course and materials. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 605-882-2254.
The course will cover information about schizophrenia, the mood disorders (bipolar disorder and major depression), panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, coping skills such as handling crisis and relapse, basic information about medications, listening and communica- tion techniques, problem-solving skills, recovery and rehabilitation, and self-care around worry and stress. 
The curriculum has been written by an experienced family member mental health professional and the course will be taught by NAMI-SD family member volunteers who have taken intensive training as course instructors. The co-teachers for the Watertown area will be Paul and Nancy Reisch.
“This course is a wonderful experience,” says Paul Reisch. “It balances basic psycho education and skill-training with emotional support, self-care and empowerment. We hope families with relatives who have a serious mental illness will take advantage of this unique opportunity.”

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P.O. Box 390
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