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Free class for parents/caregivers of children and adolescents living with emotional or behavioral challenges

Upcoming NAMI Basics in Tues. in Huntington or Sat. in Bohemia - free class for parents/caregivers on child mental health

Posted Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 11:01 am ET

The Fundamentals of Caring for You, Your Family and Your Child with Emotional or Behavioral Challenges
sponsored by NAMI Central Suffolk

NAMI Basics is a free six week education course for parents and other
family caregivers of children and adolescents living with

emotional or behavioral challenges.

This course is taught by trained teachers who are

parents/caregivers with lived experience.

What are the goals of the NAMI Basics program?

1. To give the parent/caregiver the fundamental information

necessary to be an effective caregiver.

2. To help the parent/caregiver cope with the traumatic impact

that the emotional or behavioral challenges have on the child

and the entire family.

3. To provide tools for the parent/caregiver to use even after

completing the program that will assist in making the best

decisions possible for the care of the child.

4. To help the parent/caregiver take the best care possible of the

entire family – especially themselves.

Dates: Tuesdays, 09/09, 09/16, 09/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21 Time: 10 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Pederson-Krag, 55 Horizon Drive, Conference Room 2, first floor, Huntington, NY 11743

Dates: Saturdays, 10/18, 10/25, 11/01, 11/08, 11/15 & 11/22 Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Location: The Mental Health Association, 2000 Arctic Avenue, Bohemia, NY 11716

Registration is Required, please contact Beth Ramme @

NAMI Basics Education Program