Class 1 Agenda 1. Welcome 2. “A Word from Our Sponsors”: NAMI and Our NAMI State Organization 3. Special Features of the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Course Curriculum • 3 essential dimensions of serious brain disorders • Giving you “a feast of facts” • Developing emotional understanding and insight
4. Learning About Feelings: Normative Stages of our Emotional Reactions to the
Trauma of Mental Illness
5. Warm-Up Activity: Class Introductions • Information About Our Local Support Group Break: 10 minutes
6. Our Belief System and Principles 7.
Making a Contract
8. What are Your Goals of Independence/Healthy Dependence For Your Ill Relative? 9. Understanding Illness Symptoms as a “Double-Edged Sword” 10. Homework Handouts and Housekeeping Thanks and goodnight!
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