NAMI Basic's Education class for parents/caregivers of children with behavior/mental health issues

 NAMI DeKalb, Kane South,& Kendall Counties chapter of National Alliance on

Mental Illness will sponsor the signature NAMI Basics Education Program,

specifically for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents with

mental illness. Register now for this 6 week series of classes that starts on

Sunday October 20, 2013 from 2:00 to 4:30pm at Presence

Mercy Medical

Center, 1325 Highland Av., Aurora, IL.

      This educational

course will cover information about ADHD, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder,

Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive

Compulsive Disorders, Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse Disorders; coping

skills such as handling crisis and relapse; listening and communication

techniques; problem solving skills; and an overview of the mental health and

school systems’ roles in treating children with mental illness.

     The curriculum

was written by an experienced family member mental health professional. Two

volunteers who are parents or other caregivers of individuals who developed

mental illness as children will teach this course. These volunteers have taken

an extensive training as course instructors. 

     For more information or to register for

this class please call the NAMI DKK office at 630-896-6264 or email education@namidkk.org attention Carol.

NAMI-DKK (National Alliance 

on Mental Illness-DeKalb, Kane-South & Kendall Counties) is an affiliate of

the national grassroots organization (NAMI) consisting of family members and

persons living with mental illness. It is dedicated to improving the lives of

people with mental illness and their families.