Weekly News & Events
November 26, 2015
 
Program News & Updates  

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Below is the schedule for NAMI California Education and Support Group Programs for this fiscal year.  Trainings are announced in this Weekly Report, the NAMI California newsletter and the namica.org   website.

Applications are now being received for the following Family Program Education Trainings:
  • February:  Family Support Group - Modesto, February 20-22, 2016
  • March: Family to Family - Ventura
  • April: Basics and Family to Family - Ontario
Applications are now being received for the following Peer Program Trainings*:

  • January: Peer to Peer - Northern California, location to be announced soon

  • February: Connection - Southern California, location to be announced soon

  • March: Peer to Peer - Ventura

  • No IOOV trainings are scheduled by NAMI California at this time

*Important Note:   There will be additional trainings offered for all the programs above. These workshops will be hosted by affiliates and sponsored by NAMI California in the form of small grants. Interested affiliates should contact [email protected] for details on how to apply for a grant. Trainings will be announced in your region as they become available.
 
NAMI support group trainings are for NAMI members to become facilitators of a support group. The education trainings are for members desiring to become teachers or mentors of an education program. Upon graduation, the affiliate makes arrangements with the graduate to teach the class.
 
Qualifications for training: Interested parties should be NAMI members in good standing and ideally have graduated from the same education program they intend to teach. A participant also needs to be recommended by their local NAMI chapter. Additional qualifications will apply. Please ask your NAMI affiliate to contact Family and Peer Programs Supervisor, Lynn Cathy at [email protected]   or Erik Villalobos, Family and Peer Program Coordinator at  [email protected] to receive an application via email. Prospective teachers/facilitators should return their applications in a timely manner as these workshops fill quickly.
 
Send inquiries to:
NAMI California Office:  (916) 567-0163 

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Call for Proposals for 2016 NAMI National Convention

Interested in an opportunity to share resources, tools and strategies with NAMI
National Convention attendees? Then consider submitting a workshop proposal application for the convention, which will be held in Denver from July 6-9, 2016.  The application a nd complete details  are posted at www.nami.org/convention . 
  • The deadline for for submission is Wednesday, December 2.
  • As part of the application process, you will want to be very clear in your goals for the workshop and be able to explain fully how your presentation will be helpful to attendees after they return home.
  • You'll be asked to provide an outline of how your session will flow from beginning to end. Including what tools and/or tactics participants will take back home with them to help themselves, their family members, or their community.
  • The strongest proposals are those presentations that provide real tools and guidance on how attendees can take action and become more involved once they are back home.
  • Important note: Workshop presenters cover their own travel and hotel costs. However, workshop presenters are eligible for a reduced convention registration fee.
Questions? Contact Alex Gant, NAMI National Convention Manager, at [email protected]


 
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