{"id":4441,"date":"2021-01-25T22:04:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T03:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/?page_id=4441"},"modified":"2021-01-25T22:04:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T03:04:05","slug":"family-and-friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/webinars\/family-and-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church Responds to Mental Health: Family and Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This webinar took place on February 9, 2021. While it was not recorded, you can reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/findsupport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">your local chapter of NAMI<\/a> or look for another offering of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/Support-Education\/NAMI-Programs\/NAMI-Family-Friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAMI Family &amp; Friends<\/a> seminar. In addition, the presenters offered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/NAMI\/media\/NAMI-Media\/downloads\/F-F-Participant-Manual-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAMI Family and Friends Companion E-Book<\/a> and additional <a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e5520f6d654a662d3887beb73\/files\/6aa6db37-730e-4077-bb17-43359b88bccf\/Mental_Health_Resources_Handout_Family_and_Friends_Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mental Health Resources<\/a> as a follow up to their presentation. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To catch up on any other webinars you missed, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/webinars\/past-webinars\/\">Past Webinars<\/a> page. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Webinar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAMI Family &amp; Friends is a 90-minute seminar that informs people who have loved ones with a mental health condition how to best support them. It\u2019s also an opportunity to meet other people in similar situations and gain community support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar is led by trained people with lived experience of supporting a family member with a mental health condition. They will walk you through the following topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understanding diagnoses, treatment, and recovery<\/li><li>Effective communication strategies<\/li><li>The importance of self-care<\/li><li>Crisis preparation strategies<\/li><li>NAMI and community resources<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/files\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/files\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-720x710.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-1440x1420.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-1536x1515.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-2048x2019.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandra-and-Dale-1024x1010.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandra and Dale Mann have over ten&nbsp;years experience in leading NAMI education courses and family support groups.&nbsp;Dale is a retired Clinical Neuropsychologist with 40 years\u2019 experience in a medical setting, including the United States Air Forces. He currently serves on the NAMI North Carolina Board of Directors. Sandra holds a B.S. and M.A. in Education. She currently works with the NAMI NC Education Committee and the NAMI Wake Helpline team. Their work with NAMI is also informed by the experience of advocating for and supporting their son who lives with a mental health condition. Their&nbsp;team teaching approach, as a husband and wife, has led to many participants feeling encouraged and hopeful about the stability of their own family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This webinar took place on February 9, 2021. 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