Upcoming Workshops
Education for a Brighter Tomorrow
Educational Workshops
Please see below for a list of upcoming presentations and workshops that are open to the community.
To schedule a private presentation for your school, workplace, agency, or other group, please email: education@namimch.org.
Lunch & Learn Workshops
1-hour, virtual workshops you can join during your lunch break!
FREE: 1 IDFPR CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists (pending)
Grief Awareness Training- a partnership workshop with Grief Guide that equips participants with practical information, skills, and insights to support others through loss.
Wednesday, May 20th- 12:00pm-1:00pm -REGISTER HERE
NAMI TraumaInSight
A free, self-paced, comprehensive course that is for anyone interested in trauma-informed care for children and adolescents. Participants can save their progress and return to the training at any time to accommodate flexible schedules.
Learn more at trauma-insight.nami.org
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
A 1-hour evidence-based public health model for individuals to learn how to recognize the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide.
FREE: 1 IDFPR CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists (pending)
Virtual:
Thursday, June 11th- 5:30-6:30 pm - REGISTER HERE
Wednesday, August 5th- 1:00-2:00 pm - REGISTER HERE
Monday, October 19th- 5:30-6:30 pm - REGISTER HERE
Wednesday, November 18th- 1:00-2:00 pm -REGISTER HERE
In-Person:
Tuesday, May 19th- 1:00-2:00 pm - REGISTER HERE
Tuesday, July 14th- 1:00-2:00 pm - REGISTER HERE
Tuesday, September 15th- 5:30-6:30 pm - REGISTER HERE
Capacitación de guardián de prevención del suicidio de QPR:
Lunes, el 13 de julio- 5:30-6:30pm - Virtual -REGÍSTRESE AQUÍ
Martes, el 6 de octubre- 1:00-2:00pm - En persona - REGÍSTRESE AQUÍ
Para más información: edith@namimch.org
Adult Mental Health First Aid Training-Sponsored by The Veterans Assistance Commission
An 8-hour course designed for individuals interested in learning ways to identify and assist those experiencing a mental health crisis. There is a 2-hour online pre-course work that would need to be completed the day before the live (6-hour) presentation.
FREE: 7.5 IDFPR CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists (pending)
The following dates are sponsored by The Veterans Assistance Commission
English Trainings:
Saturday, June 27th- 9:00am - 3:00pm - REGISTER HERE
Friday, July 24th- 9:00am - 3:00pm - REGISTER HERE
Friday, August 28th- 9:00am - 3:00pm - REGISTER HERE
Capitaciones en español:
Sábado, el 15 de agosto- 9:00am - 5:00pm - REGÍSTRESE AQUÍ
Location- McHenry County Mental Health Board, 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training-Sponsored by The Veterans Assistance Commission
An 8-hour course designed to teach parents, family members, and adults working with youth how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge or in crisis. There is a 2-hour online pre-course work that would need to be completed the day before the live (6-hour) presentation.
FREE: 6 IDFPR CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists (pending)
The following dates are sponsored by the Veterans Assistance Commission
Saturday, July 10th- 9:00am - 3:00pm - REGISTER HERE
Location-McHenry County Mental Health Board- 620 Dakota Street, Crystal Lake, IL
Ending the Silence
Our Ending the Silence program offers three presentations to choose from: one for middle and high school students, one for their parents/guardians, and one for school faculty/staff. Participants learn the warning signs of mental health conditions, discover strategies to improve mental health, and discuss the importance of open communication about mental health concerns.
FREE: 1 IDFPR CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists (pending)
English Trainings:
More dates coming soon!
Capitaciones en español:
Miercoles, el 27 de mayo- Virtual - 6:00-7:00pm - REGÍSTRESE AQUÍ
If you would like NAMI to present this at your agency, organization, or school, please email: education@namimch.org
NAMI Talks:
In-Person Presentations:
More dates coming soon!
Virtual Presentations:
More dates coming soon!
For questions, email education@namimch.org
In Our Own Voices
Join us for an inspiring and heartfelt discussion as our guest speakers share their personal journeys of living with a mental health condition. Through their stories, they will offer a deeper understanding of the challenges, triumphs, and realities of navigating mental health in everyday life.
Upcoming sessions are listed below:
More dates coming soon!
CALM Trainings:
CALM Conversations
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Conversations is a one-hour presentationintended for a general audience and requires no prior training in mental health and suicide prevention, and focuses on how to talk with at-risk individuals.
FREE: 1 IDFPR CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists
In Person:
Wednesday, June 3rd - 5:00-6:00pm - REGISTER HERE
Location- NAMI McHenry County, 338 Memorial Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
NAMI Homefront
A FREE virtual, six-session, educational program for family members, caregivers, and close friends of Military Service Members/Veterans living with a mental health condition. A pre-screening is required.
Registration for future dates coming soon! For more information on the program, click here.
NAMI McHenry County is ready and available to present any of the listed educational programs or services to an agency or organization. If you are interested in becoming a facilitator for any of these programs,
please email us at:
education@namimch.org
Recovery Support Workshops
Peer-to-Peer
NAMI Peer-to-Peer is an 8-session evidence-based educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery.
Please check back for our next session.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact: help@namimch.org
Family-to-Family
NAMI Family-to-Family is an 8-week evidence-based educational program for adult family members, partners, friends, and significant others of individuals living with mental health conditions.
It is a designated evidence-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition. NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there and includes presentations, discussions, and interactive exercises.
Please check back for our next session.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: help@namimch.org
