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NAMI
of Lake County is proud to offer the education course, Visions
for Tomorrow. This course targets the parents/primary
caregivers of children and adolescents with brain disorders.
NAMI of Lake County will also continue to periodically offer the Family-to-Family education course for the family members and close friends of individuals with brain disorders. The NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education Course is a one week course on the topic of recovery for any person with serious mental illness who is interested in establishing and maintaining wellness. To find a class offered through another NAMI Illinois affiliate, view the Peer-to-Peer education page on the NAMI Illinois web site. The NAMI In Our Own Voices program involves consumers who make educational presentations to a variety of audiences about mental illness. It is an opportunity to defuse the stigma that surrounds mental illness. To find a class offered through another NAMI Illinois affiliate, view the In Our Own Voices education page on the NAMI Illinois web site. |
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Visions for Tomorrow is an 8-week psycho educational program for parents/primary caregivers of children and adolescents with brain disorders. The symptoms and resulting difficulties that children and adolescents experience are very different from those faced by families with adults who suffer from brain disorders. That is why this program is so special. Visions for Tomorrow concentrates solely on children and adolescents and their families.
The program includes:
- How the brain works
- ADD, PDD/Autism, Tourette's, Conduct Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, OCD, Post-Traumatic Stress, Separation Anxiety, Panic, Phobia, Generalized Anxiety, Childhood Schizophrenia, and Schizoaffective Disorder.
- Sharing Our Unique Life Experiences
- Organization of Data and Record Keeping
- Communication Skills
- Self-care for Caregivers
- Problem Solving
- Recovery and transition
- Judicial System
- Continuing Support Group Formation
Next Class
We are planning our next Visions for Tomorrow class. View
our Visions
for Tomorrow flier for more information on this class. For information
on classes offered through other NAMI Illinois affiliates, view the Visions
for Tomorrow education page on the NAMI Illinois web site.
Family-to-Family is a peer family education program designed to foster learning, healing, and empowerment among families of individuals with serious brain disorders.
Course
Description
The course
is specifically designed for family members and close friends of individuals
with brain disorders (mental illnesses). The NAMI Family-to-Family education
course is free and consists of a series of 12 weekly classes, each lasting
two and one-half hours. Classes in Illinois are taught by NAMI family
member volunteers who have completed a NAMI Illinois three-day, 26 hour
intensive teacher training.
Course Offerings
Information about illnesses of the brain and their treatment:
- Current information about schizophrenia, major depression, manic depression, borderline personality disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder; and co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders;
- Current information: medications, side effects, and problems with medication compliance;
- Discussion of the biological bases of brain disorders, treatment options and recovery.
Coping Skills
- Gaining empathy by understanding what a person with a serious brain disorder experiences;
- Problem solving, communication techniques; and handling periods of crisis and relapse;
- Care for the caregiver: coping with worry, stress, and overload.
Advocacy
- Guidance on locating appropriate supports and services within the community.
- Voicing concerns for appropriate state and federal policies; working to improve mental health services.
Next Class
NAMI
of Lake County is not currently sponsoring a Family-to-Family class.
To find a class offered through another NAMI Illinois affiliate, view
the Family-to-Family
education page on the NAMI Illinois web site.