Recovery: Learning to Live Well
Bucks County announces its fall class schedule. There is no cost to take our classes, however registration IS REQUIRED. Call 1-866-399-NAMI(6264) to register.
Peer to Peer Classes:
Beginning Tuesday, September 14 and continuing for 10 weeks at 6:30 P.M.
Blooming Glen Mennonite Church
713 Blooming Glen Rd.
Blooming Glen (Perkasie), PA 18911
and
Beginning Wednesday, September 15 and continuing for 10 weeks at 6:30 P.M.
Abington Memorial Health Center (formerly Warminster Hospital)
225 Newtown Rd.
Warminster, PA 18974
The NAMI Peer-to-Peer education course provides a full approach to recovery for people with mental illness who are interested in achieving and maintaining wellness.
The course is taught by trained peer mentors who are successfully managing their own conditions. The course uses a combination of lecture, interactive exercises, and structured processes offered in a confidential setting.
- Share experiences with peers who are also working toward recovery
- Gain further insight into mental illness
- Gain knowledge of how to manage and cope with circumstances
- Learn to identify feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and events that can result in a possible relapse
- Learn how to be an active participant in a treatment plan
- Learn how to strengthen interpersonal relationships
The nine week course is offered free of charge, and meets for a two-hour session weekly.
Visit www.nami.org/peertopeer, phone the NAMI HelpLine (1-866-399-NAMI(6264), or e-mail info@nami.org
