What am I applying to lead?
NAMI Provider Education is a five-session program for mental health professionals who work directly with individuals living with mental illness and their families. Available free of charge to participants. A series of short lectures, followed by time for elaboration of the teaching points in group discussion and group exercises. Presented by a trained team consisting of: a mental health professional who lives with a mental health condition or is a family member; a family member of an individual living with a mental health condition; and an individual with a mental health condition who is now in recovery.
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Next Steps:
Your local affiliate will reach out to interview you over the phone or on Zoom.
You will then be interviewed by the state trainer on Zoom.
If you are accepted for training, you will be sent a binder of training materials.
On the day of, you will log into your Zoom training!
What will you learn at Provider Education?
Provider Education program goals are to introduce health care staff to the emotional stages people affected by mental illness experience on the way to recovery; to help staff gain a fresh understanding of and empathy for their clients’ lived experiences, especially during treatment and to promote collaboration between clients, families and providers to achieve the best level of recovery possible.
What is a Provider Education presentation like?
The sessions are organized into short lectures, discussions and group exercises presented by a trained team: an individual with a mental health condition who is living in recovery, a family member of someone with a mental health condition, and a mental health professional who has a mental health condition or is a family member. The number of presenters may vary depending on the duration of the sessions: i.e. a four-hour seminar will require only three presenters – one from each category.
What are the goals of NAMI Provider Education?
Expose mental health staff to the various emotional stages that individuals living with mental illness and their families go through on the journey to recovery. Help mental health staff gain an empathy and understanding of the lived experience of individuals living with mental illness and their families, specifically in the areas of treatment. Promote the concept of collaboration between the individuals living with the illness, the mental health staff, and the family to achieve the best level of recovery possible.
Criteria for taking the Provider Education Presenter Training
Individuals wanting to be part of the Provider Education team for presentations must be NAMI members in good standing with current dues and a record in NAMI’s member management system. Individuals on the team must be 18 years of age. Presenters must meet the criteria of being able to participate in two (2) presentation series. Individuals on Provider Education presentation teams must meet one (1) of the following three (3) criteria.
Adult in recovery with a mental illness, preferably who is also a NAMI Peer-to-Peer Mentor or an IOOV, ETS, or other preFamily member or partner of a person with a mental illness, preferably who is also a NAMI Basics, NAMI Family-to-Family or NAMI Homefront teacher.
Mental health professional that is also either a family member of someone with a mental illness or lives with mental illness themselves.