Ending the Silence Webinar
The next NAMI Ending the Silence TA call is Thursday, October 29 from 9-10 a.m
. PST. This call will be a webinar and will include a presentation from Jim Wintle about the innovative strategies he and NAMI Dallas are using to engage the community and better support their young adult presenters. There will also be a mini skills workshop. Please join the meeting 10 minutes early if this is your first time using Adobe Connect. See below for instructions.
How to Join
For this meeting, we will be using new software (Adobe Connect), which requires both a computer and a telephone line. Click here for instructions on using Adobe Connect.
To join the meeting:
https://nami.adobeconnect.com/ets/
Agenda
- Announcements
- Innovative strategies to engage young adults and the community - Jim Wintle, NAMI Dallas
- Mini skills workshop
- Q & A
Speakers
- Holly Swick, NAMI Program Manager
- Jim Wintle, ETS Program Coordinator, NAMI Dallas
The call will be recorded and posted on the
Recorded Webinars/Conference Calls section of our EduHelpDesk for those who are unable to join.
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:
- November 6-8: Basics - Sacramento
- February: Family Support Group - Northern California
- March: Family to Family - Ventura
- April: Basics and Family to Family - Ontario
Applications are now being received for the following Peer Program Trainings*:
- March: Peer to Peer - Ventura
- Connection trainings: as announced (see below)
*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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