Free Class Helps Professionals Learn More about Children’s Mental Health Disorders
DAVENPORT, Iowa (JULY 25, 2016) – NAMI BASICS is a free class for foster parents and healthcare, education, social work professionals. This nationally-developed class focuses on serious mental health conditions in children and adolescents, and its impact on the family. A 15-hour continuing education credit is available for Iowa foster parents.
Course topics include the biology of mental illness, an overview on treatment options, and an overview of the systems involved in providing care. Register through August 26.
The program is six-weeks long and is offered from on Thursday evenings beginning September 8 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the NAMI office, 1706 Brady Street, Suite 101, Davenport.
For more information or to register please call 563-322-8870 or email at coordinator@namigmv.org.
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About NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley
One in five people experience a mental health disorder in any given year. This grassroots organization is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, providing free education and support programs to individuals and families living with a serious mental health condition. NAMI GMV fills an otherwise unmet information gap in our community, serving residents in Muscatine, Clinton, Scott Counties in Iowa and Mercer, Henry, Rock Island Counties in Illinois. Learn more at www.namigmv.org.
