What is a NAMI Family Support Group? 

NAMI Family Support Groups are a free, confidential, and safe family-peer-led support group for family members, caregivers and loved ones of individuals living with mental illness. NAMI’s Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard and to get what they need. NAMI Family Support groups are led by certified family member/caretaker facilitators and are designed to connect, encourage, and support participants using a structured support group model. This is a volunteer position.
Requirements for family support group co-facilitators include:

-- Must be a family member/caretaker of a person living with a mental health condition
– Fidelity to the NAMI Family Support Group model
– Commitment to facilitate support groups at least once per month for a minimum of one year
-- Attendance of at least two support groups before training begins
-- Ability to provide group participant data as required
-- Willingness to identify potential new facilitators from your support group
-- Positive regard for, or personal experience with mutual support
-- An interview at NAMI
-- Attending a weekend of training at NAMI Miami, a subsequent on-boarding meeting, and quarterly group leader follow-up meetings
-- Be or become a member of NAMI

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Phone Number

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* 4. Email Address

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* 5. Home Address

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* 6. Work / School Address

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* 7. Can NAMI rely on you to commit to leading a support group with a co-facilitator at a minimum of once a month for a year?

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* 8. Would you consider leading a support group more than once a month?

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* 9. Do you have your own transportation?

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* 10. Are you willing to have to a background check performed?

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* 11. Do you have a personal experience of a family member living with a mental health condition?

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* 12. Would you be willing to attend a minimum of two NAMI support groups (if you have not done so already) before becoming a group facilitator?

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* 13. Do you speak  additional languages?

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* 14. Are you willing to facilitate a support group along with a co-facilitator?

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* 15. Are you willing to travel up to 45 minutes to a support group location?

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* 16. Can NAMI rely on you to facilitate your support group according to the model you will be taught during the training?

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* 17. Would you agree to having your photograph taken for NAMI MIami social media/promotional material?

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* 18. Please briefly describe your family member's mental health condition 

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* 19. Please tell us why you would like to be a NAMI Family Support Group Facilitator.

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Please send us your resume at info@namimiami.org

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