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Peer-to-Peer
NAMI's Recovery Curriculum
Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any
serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their
wellness and recovery.
Peer-to-Peer consists of nine two-hour units and is taught by a team of three
trained “Mentors” who are personally experienced at living well with mental
illness.
Participants come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials,
as well as many other tangible resources: an advance directive; a “relapse
prevention plan” to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior, or
events that may warn of impending relapse and to organize for intervention;
mindfulness exercises to help focus and calm thinking; and survival skills for
working with providers and the general public.
Each class contains a combination of lecture and interactive exercise
material and closes with Mindfulness Practice (techniques offered to develop and
expand awareness). Each class builds on the one before: attendance each week,
therefore, is required.
Partial Topic List
Stigma, Discrimination, Trauma
Relapse Prevention Planning
Mindfulness
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Borderline Personality Disorder
Thoughts, Feelings, Sleep
Panic Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Senses, Behavior
Language, Emotions, Personal Mayhem |
Addictions
Spirituality
Medication
Physical Health
"Real World" Coping Strategies
Staying Safe
Advance Directives
Cultural Questions
Relationships, Allies, "Hot Buttons"
Keeping Safe
Empowerment
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Beginning Date
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Location
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Date and place TBA for class in summer 2010
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Each series runs for 9 weeks. For more information, call the NAMI Hamilton County office at
513-351-3500 or email Pat Brown, Director of Education and Outreach, at
pbrown@nami-hc.org
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