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This blog will be removed from blogspot.com on August 19th, 2015.  We now have a location on our NAMI CA website!  On the home page, see the Blog link on the top bar.  See you there!!

Program Directors/Coordinators Webinar in July - link for recording

Dear NAMI Program Directors, Coordinators and Executive Directors:

Thank you to those who joined our July webinar! We hope you learned a great deal around engaging young adults in NAMI programs!

If you were unable to join us, please consider watching the webinar recording on the EduHelpDesk.

Through the above link you will be able to watch the webinar as well as download the resources that were shared on that webinar (bottom right-hand corner).

If you are a new State Program Director or NAMI Affiliate Program Coordinator, the next PD Orientation call will be August 20^th. An announcement will be sent out in early August. To register for the orientation, please email the following information to jerickson@nami.org:

·        Name

·        NAMI State Organization

·        NAMI Signature programs you oversee

·        NAMI signature programs you are interested in implementing (if applicable)

Thank you, again, for your participation and for all you do for NAMI! We look forward to connecting with you soon. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The NAMI Education Team

namieducation@nami.org

Need to Report Data?  Please follow this link: www.nami.org/programdata

Family Support Group (FSG) Mentorship and FSG Videos

NAMI Support Group Mentorship Process - go to the Family Support Group Extranet on the National Website and download this 9 page doc regarding the mentorship process.  This process is a way for facilitators to run a support group with only one trained facilitator and one person who is being mentored for it.  Later, that mentored person will be trained at a NAMI training.
Below is information on videos regarding the support group program. 

FSG Intro Videos

We are excited to announce that, for the first time, we created several NAMI Family Support Group outreach videos to help you and your NAMI Affiliates promote this NAMI signature support group on your websites and social media accounts. We first showed these videos at the NAMI Convention and they are now available for you to use through NAMI’s YouTube page (NAMI video).

 

Two-minute version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_AmuZ8vS0A&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

One-minute version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b96FLkGtF6k&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

30-second version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO22n6TeFIs&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

Gertie’s Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNg8HBdkIrk&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

Connie’s Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QtO4C2kImU&list=UUaNzWjA23x9EvaVU3jYw15A

Connecting with NAMI’s virtual community is increasingly important. These videos serve as valuable tools to share with families and illustrate what to expect from a NAMI Family Support Group. You have the option to share the videos on your social media pages or embed them on your NAMI State Organization or NAMI Affiliate websites simply by pushing the “Share” button below the video of choice and clicking on a social media icon, or the “Embed” or “Email” option.

These videos will also be helpful in communicating the mission and the impact of the program to current or potential supporters and funders.

Thank you for all you do and please let me how you decide to use these outreach videos!

Best,

Announcement from NAMI National - for Program Directors and Coordinators

Dear NAMI Program Directors and Coordinators,

Please join us on Thursday, July 16^th at 2:30pm ET  (11:3-0 PST) for our TA webinar. We’ll be sharing ideas for how to engage young adults in NAMI signature programs including tips on outreach, marketing and how to best support young adult volunteers.

Date & Time

·         Thursday, July 16^th   

·         2:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. CT, 12:30 p.m. MT, 11:30 a.m. PT)

Please join the meeting 10 minutes early if this is your first time using Adobe Connect (instructions attached).

  

How to Join

For this meeting we will be using new software (Adobe Connect) and it requires both a computer and a telephone line. Please see the attachment for instructions on using Adobe Connect. The link to connect to the meeting can be found below.

To join the meeting: https://nami.adobeconnect.com/pdcall

Agenda

1. Welcome
2. Announcements from NAMI
3. How to engage young adults in NAMI programs: Holly Swick – NAMI Education
4. Q&A

Moderator

• Holly Swick, Program Manager, NAMI Ending the Silence & NAMI Parents & Teachers as Allies

Please email us if you have any questions. We look forward to connecting with you on this webinar!

The NAMI Education Team

namieducation@nami.org

Need to Report Data?  Please follow this link: www.nami.org/programdata

Ask the Doctor and Support Group Conference Call - NAMI National

Please see below for two different resources offered by NAMI National.

These opportunities will both be posted on my blog as well – http://namifamily.blogspot.com

Note that we post both Peer and Family information on the blog.

Children’s Ask the Doctor Call

Save the Date: June 19^th, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Topic: Black Box Warning Labels

Speakers: Dr. Eugene Beresin & Dr. Steven Schlozman

Please submit questions for our speakers to askthedoctor@nami.org and include “Children’s Ask the Doctor Question” in the subject line. We will select a few questions to feature on the call before opening the lines to questions from the callers.

Friday children’s conference calls with Dr. Ken Duckworth, NAMI’s medical director and a child and adolescent psychiatrist, take place on the third Friday of every month. The calls are toll free and are scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. E.T. To access the toll-free call, please dial 1-888-858-6021; access number 309918#.

The second has already occurred, but is available by accessing the archived recordings.  See below:

Dear NAMI Family Support Group Facilitators:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first FSG webinar using our new software, Adobe Connect! On the webinar, we shared announcements from NAMI and brainstormed a few common challenges for facilitators in breakout groups.

For those who were unable to join us, you can watch the recording and download the resources we reviewed by clicking (or copy/pasting into your browser) the link below:

https://nami.adobeconnect.com/p8m7k2nldj5/

NOTE: The breakout groups were not recorded, so the recording includes mostly national announcements and resources.

Thank you and I look forward to connecting with you again soon!

Spanish & Family Support Group Trainings

Hello! Here are the last trainings of the year:

De Familia a Familia training – June 12-14 Ontario

Persona a Persona – same

Family Support Group – June 26-28 – Orange 

The new list of trainings for fiscal 2015-16 will be out in August.  

Thank you all for a great year!