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This two-hour in-service program focuses on helping school professionals and
families within the school community better understand the early warning signs of
mental illnesses in children and adolescents and how best to intervene so that youth
with mental health treatment needs are linked with services. It also covers the lived
experience of mental illnesses and how schools can best communicate with families
about mental health related concerns.
This program responds to the recommendations included in Goal 4 of President Bush’
s New Freedom Commission report on mental health that calls for schools to play a
larger role in the early identification of mental health treatment needs in children and
in linking them to appropriate services. Our program is based on NAMI’s highly
successful Parents and Teachers as Allies (P&TA) publication.
families within the school community better understand the early warning signs of
mental illnesses in children and adolescents and how best to intervene so that youth
with mental health treatment needs are linked with services. It also covers the lived
experience of mental illnesses and how schools can best communicate with families
about mental health related concerns.
This program responds to the recommendations included in Goal 4 of President Bush’
s New Freedom Commission report on mental health that calls for schools to play a
larger role in the early identification of mental health treatment needs in children and
in linking them to appropriate services. Our program is based on NAMI’s highly
successful Parents and Teachers as Allies (P&TA) publication.
What is Parents and Teachers as Allies?
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Coming soon! Two-hour program providing an educational tool for advancing mutual understanding and communication
between parents and school personnel.
between parents and school personnel.
Parents and Teachers as Allies
The components of the in-service education program for school professionals include the following:
This program is designed for teachers, administrators, school health professionals and others in the school community. NAMI is also developing a program module
for parents and caregivers in the school community on the early warning signs of mental illnesses.
The program is designed to target schools in urban, suburban, rural, and culturally diverse communities. The toolkit is being developed to be culturally sensitive and
will include a Spanish language version.
NAMI is working with the University of Maryland on the evaluation component to measure the program’s success and to help ensure continuous quality and
program improvement.
- Welcome and Introductions – an education professional, who is also a family member, welcomes the school professionals and introduces the topics to be
covered, often with a personal story. - Early Warning Signs of Mental Illnesses – a facilitator walks the school professionals through the early warning signs of mental illnesses, closely following
the P&TA publication. - Family Response – a parent or caregiver of a child with mental illness covers the predictable stages of emotional reactions among family members dealing
with the challenges of mental illness and the lived experience of raising a child with a mental illness. - Living with Mental Illness – a mental health consumer that experienced the early onset of mental illness shares a view from the inside, including a
discussion about the positive and negative impact that their school experience had on their life. - Group Discussion
- Closing Remarks and Evaluation
This program is designed for teachers, administrators, school health professionals and others in the school community. NAMI is also developing a program module
for parents and caregivers in the school community on the early warning signs of mental illnesses.
The program is designed to target schools in urban, suburban, rural, and culturally diverse communities. The toolkit is being developed to be culturally sensitive and
will include a Spanish language version.
NAMI is working with the University of Maryland on the evaluation component to measure the program’s success and to help ensure continuous quality and
program improvement.
More information regarding the Parents and Teachers as Allies program is available at NAMI national's (our national affiliate) website:
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Schools_and_Education&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=38215
For more information, you can also contact your local affiliate, or contact NAMI Arizona and ask to speak with the Program Director about Parents and
Teachers as Allies.
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Schools_and_Education&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=38215
For more information, you can also contact your local affiliate, or contact NAMI Arizona and ask to speak with the Program Director about Parents and
Teachers as Allies.
For more information...
Parents and Teachers as Allies is coming soon. If you feel your school would be interested, you can (like with all other NAMI Arizona programs) contact
your local affiliate.
your local affiliate.
How can I attend a presentation?
Yes. If you are interested in presenting Parents and Teachers as Allies, please (like with all other NAMI Arizona programs) contact your local affiliate to
indicate your interest in being trained as a Parents and Teachers as Allies presenter. If your local affiliates is involved in this program (not all affiliates are
currently hosting this program), they will record your interest and contact you when the next training is being scheduled.
indicate your interest in being trained as a Parents and Teachers as Allies presenter. If your local affiliates is involved in this program (not all affiliates are
currently hosting this program), they will record your interest and contact you when the next training is being scheduled.
Can I be involved in presenting this course?