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FAMILY-TO-FAMILY
EDUCATION COURSES
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to discuss course requirements.
Family to Family Educational Course
The
NAMI Pennsylvania Family-to-Family Education Course is a free 12-week
course, one evening per week, for family caregivers of individuals
with severe brain disorders (mental illnesses). All instruction
and course materials are free for class participants.
The Family-to-Family curriculum focuses on schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder (manic depression), clinical depression, borderline
personality disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD), and the dual diagnosis of mental illness together with substance
abuse. The course discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses
and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to
cope more effectively.
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Family to Family Teacher Training-
for those interested in teaching the Family to Family Course.
The Family-to-Family Teacher Training
is a three day training designed for individuals who have taken
the Family to Family course and are interested in teaching the course
in the future.
2008 Course:
When: June
27th-29th
Where: Cranaleith Center, Philadelphia
Contact: Please contact Ellen Kitz ekitz@nami.org
or call 800-223-0500.
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Course Background
What did Beethoven, Churchill, Lincoln, Poe and VanGogh have in
common? MENTAL ILLNESS! One in four families have a relative suffering
(some quietly) from a mental illness. The day to day struggles can
be overwhelming.
For those of close relatives with:
-Bipolar Disorder*
-Major Depression
-Borderline Personality Disorder
-Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder
-Panic Disorder
-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
-Co-occurring Brain Disorders and Addictive Disorders
* Also called Manic Depression
A series of 12 weekly classes, once per week, structured to help
family members understand and support their ill relative while maintaining
their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained
volunteer family members who know what it's like to have a loved
one with a serious mental illness in the family. There is no cost
to participate in the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program.
Over 50,000 family members in the U.S. and Canada have completed
this course. We think you will be pleased by how much assistance
the program offers. We invite you to contact us for more information.
For family members only.
Registration required.
Classes limited to 30 persons.
This NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is sponsored by NAMI
PA.
CURRENT AND UPCOMING CLASSES:
(SPRING CLASSES 2008 NOW BEING POSTED)
Allegheny County-
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Spring
Class
Starts: Monday, February 18, 6:30-9:00 pm
Location: Squirrel Hill
Contact: NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania
info@namiswpa.org
412-366-3788
Allegheny County-
Pre-register
Spring
Class
Starts: Thursday, March 6, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Location: Ross Township
Contact: NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania
info@namiswpa.org
412-366-3788
Allegheny County-Pre-register
Spring
Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact: NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania
info@namiswpa.org
412-366-3788 or 1-888-264-7972
Alle-Kiski (Westmoreland County)- Pre-register
Spring
Class TBD
Starts:
Location: New Kensington, Westmoreland County
Contact: Mary K. Slater
724-335-5070
Beaver County-
Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location: Mental Health Association bldg., Rochester
Contact: Carla Braund
724-728-3243
BERKS-
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Starts:
Location: Berks (Spanish)
Contact: John Pearce
610-438-2478
johntpearce@hotmail.com
BLAIR – Altoona-
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Spring
Class TBD
Pre-registration required. Class limited to
15.
Starts:
Location: Synod Office, 701 Quail avenue, Altoona,
Pa
Contact: Peggy Thatcher 814-942-4779
youthcor2@hotmail.com
BUCKS- Pre-register
Spring Class
Doylestown:
Starts: Wednesdays, March 5, 2008 at 7:00 PM.
Location: Doylestown Hospital
Contact: Debbie
info@namibucks.org
866-399-6264
866-399-NAMI
Newtown
Starts: Tuesdays, March 4, 2008
Location: Community Crossing Church
Contact: Debbie
info@namibucks.org
866-399-6264
866-399-NAMI
BUTLER- Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact: Sandy, 724-452-4279
or sandygoetze@worldnet.att.net
CAMBRIA - Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location: NAMI/Image Drop-In Center
Contact: Judy Miller/ David Fatula
(814)-535-3166
CHESTER Pre-register
Spring
Class
Starts: Tuesday March 4, 2008
Location: Government Services Center (GSC)
601 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA.
(Westtown Road exit off Rt 202 and go west to entrance)
Contact: 610-293-1422
chester@nami.org
CLARION- Pre-register
Spring
Class TBD
Starts:
Location: Clarion Hospital Education Center
Contact: Anne Hamilton 814-752-2633 or bapa@csonline.net
Joan Beichner 814-354-2478 or jbeichner@usachoice.net
COLUMBIA- Pre-register
Spring
Class
Starts: March 26, 2008, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Family Center, Route 61, Stonington
(near PA State Police Barracks), Northumberland County
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
Starts: Starting March 27, 2008, Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, Market
& Third Streets, Bloomsburg
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
CRAWFORD-
Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location: St. Brigids Church, Meadville, PA
Contact: Cindy 814-827-2746 or
Sally Burns
814-333-2924 x232
sally.chaps@hotmail.com
CUMBERLAND/PERRY-
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Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact: Sarah at 717-249-7653 or
Janet at 717-440-1216 or
Message Line at 717-240-8715
email: FEINGOLD@pa.net
Classes usually do fill up fairly quickly, so if you are interested,
don’t “procrastinate”! Class is limited to 20
persons.
DELAWARE Pre-register
Spring
Class
Starts: Monday, March 10,
2008 from 7-9 PM
Location: Springfield Hospital in Springfield,
PA
Contact: Jean Hindley (formerly Jean
Kirk) and Jeannette Shepper. To register, call Jean at 610-449-9156
or Jeannette at 610-328-0998.
DAUPHIN Pre-register
Spring
Class
Starts: Wednesday, March 26th,
2008, 7 to 9:30 PM Updated
Location: Ephiphany Lutheran Church, 1100 colonial Road,
Harrisburg, PA
Contact:
M. Chapman
717-233-1164
margchapman@nami.org
ERIE-
Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location: Stairways Behavioral
Health, 29 11th State St., Erie, PA
Contact: NAMIECO office 814-456-1773 or Missy
814-824-2239 hberquist@mercyhurst.edu
HMJ- Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact:
LANCASTER Pre-register
Spring Class 2008
Starts:
Monday evening, February 18, 2008
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Held at "The Ellmaker House Bed
and Breakfast", Lincoln Highway, Gap, PA 17527
Contact: Family Resource and Counseling Center
(717) 442-9577
Lavina and John Kauffman (610) 593-5465
Lavina Kauffman, Certified Instructor lavinak@fracc.org
Donations are received (refreshments,etc.)
Information submitted by Doris Swaim, PR doriss@fracc.org
Family Resource and Counseling Center
or
NAMI PA
nami-pa@nami.org
Deborah Morrow
717-361-8131
dtomorrow@embarqmail.com
LEHIGH -
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Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact:
LEBANON- Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact:
LUZERNE (Wilkes-Barre)-
Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location: College Misericordia, Dallas.
Contact: Audrey Gozdiskowski
570-836-2749
goz@epix.net
LYCOMING- Pre-register
Spring Class
Starts:
Tuesday,
March 4, through Tuesday, May 20, 6:15 to 8:45 p.m
Location: Sharwell Building, 200 East Street, Williamsport
Contact: Sondra Sondramar@aol.com,
(570)368-2921
MAIN LINE Pre-register
Spring
Class Updated- Class Starts February 20th,
not 13th
Starts: Beginning February 20th,
7:00-9:30 p.m., once a week for 12 weeks
Location: Near Lankenau Hospital, Lancaster Ave.,
Wynnewood
Contact: Note: For more information and/or to
register call Judy at 610.668.7917 or email her at F2FMainLine@aol.com
MONTGOMERY-
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Spring 2008
Class
Class 1 -
Starts: Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 6:30-8:45 PM
Location Pottstown Office,
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
564 Glasgow Street, Pottstown, 19464
Contact/Instructors: Barbara Schneider and Andrea
Gillis
215-886-0350
montconami@aol.com website:
www.montconami.com
Class 2 -
Starts: Monday, March 3rd, 2008 6:30-9:00
PM
Location Glenside Office:
100 South Keswick Ave, Glenside 19038
Contact/Instructors: Al Grabish and Kathie Rittenhouse
215-886-0350
montconami@aol.com website:
www.montconami.com
MONTOUR- Pre-register
Spring Class
Starts: March 26, 2008, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Family Center, Route 61, Stonington
(near PA State Police Barracks), Northumberland County
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
Starts: Starting March 27, 2008, Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, Market
& Third Streets, Bloomsburg
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
NORTHUMBERLAND- Pre-register
Spring Class
Starts: March 26, 2008, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Family Center, Route 61, Stonington
(near PA State Police Barracks), Northumberland County
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
Starts: Starting March 27, 2008, Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, Market
& Third Streets, Bloomsburg
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
PHILADELPHIA NORTH
EAST - Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location
Contact: Peg Laramee
215-924-1263
larameefam@earthlink.net
PHILADELPHIA LATINO-
Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location: Philadelphia
Contact: 215-586-5955 or
http://philadelphia.nami.org
PHILADELPHIA NORTH WEST- Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact:
PHILADELPHIA SOUTH WEST- Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location: Philadelphia
Contact: 215-586-5955 or http://philadelphia.nami.org
POTTER- Pre-register
Starts:
Spring
Class TBD
Location:
Contact:
SCRANTON -
Pre-register
Spring
Class TBD
Starts:
Location: Community Medical Center in Scranton,
Classroom #2, CMC School of Nursing Building
Contact: Jan and Dorothy Mroz
570-383-1832
jan_mroz@namipascranton.org
info@namipascranton.org
www.namipascranton.org
SNYDER- Pre-register
Spring Class
Starts: March 26, 2008, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Family Center, Route 61, Stonington
(near PA State Police Barracks), Northumberland County
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
Starts: Starting March 27, 2008, Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, Market
& Third Streets, Bloomsburg
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
TIOGA - Pre-register
Spring
Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact: Gwen @ 570 662-2821
UNION -
Pre-register
Spring Class
Starts: March 26, 2008, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Family Center, Route 61, Stonington
(near PA State Police Barracks), Northumberland County
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
Starts: Starting March 27, 2008, Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, Market
& Third Streets, Bloomsburg
Contact: Central Susquehanna Valley NAMI 1-800-742-9225
Nancy Hazlinsky, nhazlin@dejazzd.com
or Mickey McElroy, mickey_nami@yahoo.com
WASHINGTON/GREEN -
Pre-register
Spring Class TBD
Starts:
Location:
Contact: Tom Shade and Emily Stavovy, 724-229-9121, emstav@hotmail.com
YORK - Pre-register
Spring 2008 Class
Starts: March 26-June 11, 6:30-9:00 pm
Where: Luther Memorial Church, 1907 Hollywood Drive,
York, Pa. 17403
Contact: 717-848-3784
or ralberghini@nami.org
Rose Albergini will act as a resource person.
Our Educational Trainings Contact is:
Ellen Kitz, ekitz@nami.org
2149 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1005
800.223.0500
FAX 717.238.4390
We also offer Family-to-Family teacher
training for those wishing to teach the NAMI PA Family-to-Family
Education Program in their communities...for more information, please
contact ekitz@NAMI.org
NOW offering NAMI national's signature education event:
Family-to-Family Support Group Facilitator training for those wishing
to lead NAMI support groups of all kinds their communities...for
more information, please contact ekitz@NAMI.org
Family-to-Family Support Group Facilitator Training (30 hours of
training).
Other classes are forming.
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