NAMI Texas – NAMI Basics Teacher Online Training

What is the NAMI Basics Education Program?

NAMI Basics is a free, six-session program designed for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. NAMI Basics helps parents and other family caregivers of children to understand the illnesses that are causing those behavioral difficulties, and the critical role families play in the treatment of those illnesses. The program is taught by trained teachers who are also the parents or family caregivers of individuals who experienced emotional or behavioral difficulties prior to age 15.

You would be a great teacher if:

• You are a parent or primary caregiver of a child or teen who exhibited symptoms of a mental illness prior to age 13.
• You can commit to teaching 2 classes in the next 2 years.
• You are or are willing to become a NAMI member.
• You like to teach as a team (all classes are taught by 2 trained teachers).
• You have a welcoming personality and are interested in sharing information with families as they face the challenges of living with mental illness

Saturday, 4/26 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. & Sunday, 4/27 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. MT

Before applying, click here to read about the qualifications required to be trained as a Program Leader.

Applications close March 31, 2025 or as soon as training is full