Join NAMI Kern County’s FRONT LINE
for a two part, NO COST, class on
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
February 21st and 28th
Location:
Bakersfield VET Center, 1110 Golden State Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301
Your spot must be reserved
(661) 303-1416 or (661) 333-5484
When: Monday February 20th at 6:00 P.M.
Where: Good Samaritan Hospital
5201 White Lane, Cafeteria
NAMI Monthly Meeting
Please call to confirm location, date and time
(760) 384-8672
Family Support Group
Every Tuesday- 6:00-7:30pm
CCS HOPE Center -
701 “A” Inyokern Rd, (760) 384-8672; (760) 446-2032
Connection Recovery Support Group
Please call for current time and location
(760) 977-7837; (760) 384-8672
NAMI Family to Family class begins Thursday January 12, 2012
To sign up for classes, contact:
William Lester: (661) 203-0498 OR wlester66@hotmail.com
Instructors: Debbie Renno and William Lester
NAMI Family to Family Program consists of a series of twelve (12) classes for the families of persons with serious and persistent brain disorders (mental illnesses). These classes represent a new concept and curriculum. In this model, the course co-leaders are family members themselves, and the course has been designed and written by an experienced family-member health professional. The course balances education and skill training with self-care, emotional support and empowerment.
Important components of the course are:
-Information about Schizophrenia, Major Depression, Bipolar Illness, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post Tramatic Disorder (PTSD), and Co-occuring Brain Disorders and Addictive Disorders
-Coping skills, handling crisis and relapse
-Listening and communication techniques
-Problem solving and limit setting; rehabilitation
To list just a few.
Would you please take a few minutes to answer the following questions so that we, NAMI Kern County 2012 Executive Board, may better serve our members….
1. How can we, NAMI Kern County, increase our attendance at our Monthly Affiliate Meetings, A.I.M.?
2. What topics would you like to see covered in these monthly meetings?
3. Do you feel two Family to Family Educational Classes, in English, would be sufficient for 2012?
4. Would you, or someone you know, participate in a Spanish (or bi-lingual) Family to Family Class?
5. How many Peer to Peer classes do you feel NAMI Kern County should offer?
6. Would YOU be interested in participating on a committee through 2012? If so, what would be your area of interest?
Please submit your answers to:
or if you prefer mail to:
NAMI Kern County
P.O. Box 9144
Bakersfield, CA 93389
YOUR 2012 Executive Board
President – Patrice Maniaci
Vice President - Nick Amicone
2nd Vice President – William Lester
Treasurer – Evelyn Eterno
Secretary – Ann Marie Michalski
Past President – Russ Sempell
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Class February 21st and 28th
Third Monday of every month