What You Should Expect
- Online class offered over GoToMeeting.
- Meets for six sessions, two hours each, free of charge.
- Designed for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness.
- Taught by a team of trained teachers who are family caregivers of individuals who developed symptoms of mental illness as children.
- Provides critical information and strategies related to caregiving.
- Incorporates presentations, discussion, and interactive exercises.
Why You Should Attend
- Up-to-date information on a range of mental illnesses and their impact on the brain.
- Current research on treatments including evidence-based therapies, medications, and side effects.
- Preparation for interactions with the mental health care system, school system, and the juvenile justice system.
NAMI also offers an online self-paced version of NAMI Basics called NAMI Basics OnDemand. To learn more, click here.
NAMI Basics is an educational program for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illnesses. It covers the fundamentals of caring for yourself, your family, and your child.
Our next NAMI Basics class is on November 1st, 8th, and 15th from 9:00AM-12:00PM at the NAMI Wood County office. At the same time and place as NAMI Basics, we will also be providing the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) for Kids and NAMI Kidshop. WRAP for Kids is for children who live with a mental health condition, whereas NAMI Kidshop is for children that have a loved one who lives with a mental health condition. The registration form is below!