Family Support Group Facilitator Requirements:
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Have a close family member (partner/spouse, parent, child, or sibling) who lives with a serious mental illness
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Be 18 years old or older at the start of the
training
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Participate in a NAMI Family Support Group
prior to the training
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Be recommended for this volunteer role by the
leadership of your local NAMI affiliate
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Be available for a brief applicant screening by
video conference or phone
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Attend the
entire 16-hour facilitator training
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Commit to maintain fidelity to NAMI’s support group model.
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Commit to begin
to co-facilitate a support group within 6 months of training.
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Commit to facilitating a support group for at least 12 months over the next two years
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Provide participant data to NAMI Oregon following each support group meeting
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Be willing to identify potential new
facilitators from support group participants
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Have a positive regard for or personal
experience with mutual support
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Be or become a member of NAMI prior to the
training
· Authorize a criminal background check
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