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Training Opportunities

Being a NAMI support group facilitator or program leader is an invaluable resource for people and family members of people with a mental health condition.

Upcoming Training:

No training is available at this time. Please stay tuned for more information as we prepare for the upcoming year. Once a training date is decided, we will update everyone on each individual program webpage, including this one.

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NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group Training

NAMI Connection facilitators are trained leaders who facilitate 90-minute Peer Support Group meetings.

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Facilitator’s Role:

  • Ensure that all participants feel welcomed and supported. 
  • Empathize with and encourage those who are just beginning the journey to a renewed life. 
  • Ensure that the group shares responsibility for maintaining guidelines sustains clear participant boundaries, clarifies goals, and reinforces communication skills that encourage group participation.

Who Should Train:

  • Individuals living with a mental health condition.
  • Individuals in a comfortable place in their recovery. 
  • Participants should have attended at least one Peer Support Group meeting and agree to adhere to the NAMI Support Group model.
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NAMI Family Support Group Training

NAMI Family Support Group facilitators are trained leaders who facilitate 90-minute Family Support Group meetings.

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Facilitator’s Role:

  • Ensure that all participants feel welcomed and supported. 
  • Empathize with and encourage those who are just beginning the journey to a renewed life. 
  • Ensure that the group shares responsibility for maintaining guidelines sustains clear participant boundaries, clarifies goals, and reinforces communication skills that encourage group participation.

Who Should Train:

  • Family members and friends of individuals living with a mental health condition. 
  • Participants should have attended the Family Support Group meetings and agreed to adhere to the NAMI Support Group model.
  • People who are going through their own loved one’s recovery process.
NAMI In Our Own Voice

NAMI In Our Own Voice Training

NAMI In Our Own Voice presenters are trained to tell their stories, change attitudes, and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.

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Who Should Train:

  • Individuals living with a mental health condition and are in a comfortable place in their recovery. 
  • Individuals who are comfortable speaking in public.

Joining NAMI Vermont as an In Our Own Voice presenter is a paid opportunity.

Family Voices Training

Family Voices presenters talk openly about their lived experience as family members of individuals living with a mental health condition.

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Who Should Train:

  • Family members who have a loved one living with a mental health condition.
  • Family members who are comfortable speaking in public.
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NAMI Ending the Silence Training

NAMI Ending the Silence presenters educate students and teachers about mental illness, suicide prevention, and how to help a friend.

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Online Self-Paced Training

Who Should Train:

  • Individuals living with a mental health condition and are in a comfortable place in their recovery. 
  • Individuals who are comfortable speaking in public.
  • Presenters include a lead presenter and a young adult (18-30 years old) who shares their story.

Joining NAMI Vermont as an Ending the Silence presenter is a paid opportunity.

NAMI FaithNet

NAMI FaithNet Training

FaithNet presenters engage faith communities to foster understanding and support for individuals and families facing mental health challenges.

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Who Should Train:

  • Individuals who are passionate about bringing conversations about mental health to faith communities.
  • Individuals who are comfortable speaking in public.
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NAMI Provider Training

NAMI Provider presents a subjective view of family and peer experiences with a mental health condition to professionals who work with those affected.

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Who Should Train:

  • Family member(s): individuals who have a close loved one with a mental health condition.
  • People with mental health conditions who are knowledgeable about their own mental health experience(s) and are dedicated to the process of recovery.
  • Mental health professionals who are also a family member or people living with mental health conditions.
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Mental Illness & Recovery Training

The Mental Illness & Recovery workshop covers major mental health conditions, treatments, services in Vermont, coping strategies, crisis prevention, and recovery support.

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Who Should Train:

  • Family members and friends of individuals who have a close loved one with a mental health condition.
  • Individuals living with a mental health condition and are in a comfortable place in their recovery. 
  • People who are supporting their own loved one’s recovery process. 
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NAMI Family-to-Family Training

NAMI Family to Family helps families and friends of individuals with a mental health condition to understand and support their loved ones while maintaining their own well-being.

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Who Should Train:

  • Family members and friends of individuals who have a close loved one with a mental health condition.
  • People who are supporting their own loved one’s recovery process. 
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For more information, contact NAMI Vermont at (800) 639-6480 or email: [email protected]

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