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This free program is for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery.
Know that you are not alone. One is four people is affected by mental illness.
Peer-to-Peer is a free 10-week course taught by individuals living with a mental illness who have completed special training as mentors for others in recovery. The course includes education on individual empowerment, family and peer support, relapse prevention, communication skills, advanced directives, mindfulness exercises, and more. Peer-to-Peer provides tangible resources, survival skills for working with providers and the general public, exercises to help focus and calm thinking, and a “relapse prevention plan” to help identify feelings, thoughts, behavior, or events that may warn of impending relapse and to prepare ways to cope before they are needed. The class follows a structured format, in a confidential setting, providing emotional support, information and resources, and coping skills.
Some questions answered in the Peer-to-Peer education program include:
Dates: 02/19/2014 to 04/23/2014
Times: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: D19 CSB, 20 West Bank Street, Petersburg, VA 23803
Trainers: Matt Spence and Kim
Peer-to-Peer is a free 10-week course taught by individuals living with a mental illness who have completed special training as mentors for others in recovery. The course includes education on individual empowerment, family and peer support, relapse prevention, communication skills, advanced directives, mindfulness exercises, and more. Peer-to-Peer provides tangible resources, survival skills for working with providers and the general public, exercises to help focus and calm thinking, and a “relapse prevention plan” to help identify feelings, thoughts, behavior, or events that may warn of impending relapse and to prepare ways to cope before they are needed. The class follows a structured format, in a confidential setting, providing emotional support, information and resources, and coping skills.
Some questions answered in the Peer-to-Peer education program include:
- What do I do in a crisis?
- How can I help prevent or prepare for a relapse?
- What are all these medications for?
- What local services am I missing out on?
- How do I take care of myself in all of this?
- What is an Advanced Medical Directive and how do I get one?
Dates: 02/19/2014 to 04/23/2014
Times: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: D19 CSB, 20 West Bank Street, Petersburg, VA 23803
Trainers: Matt Spence and Kim
Dates: 03/26/2014 to 05/28/2014
Times: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: RBHA, 107 South 5th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Trainers: Calendria Brown and Donna Rowe
Dates: 07/09/2014 to 09/10/2014
Times: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: RBHA, 107 South 5th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Trainers: Calendria Brown and Donna Rowe
Registration Required: To register call Kathy Harkey at 804-285-1749 or email: [email protected]