Helping Individuals Living with Mental Illness Access Their Strengths - Pre-Conference Session

Pre-Conference Training from The Gathering on Mental Health and The Church on October 7th, 2015 National Alliance on Mental Illness, Orange County (NAMI-OC) Ken White, MSW, LCSW – Executive Director of NAMI Orange County Danny Gibbs – NAMI Orange County Board Member and Peer Counselor Krista Dolan – NAMI Education Teacher John Reynolds – NAMI Education Teacher Cynthia Denise Smith – NAMI Education Teacher Shannon Peterson – NAMI State Trainer Hear from people living with mental illness as they share their experiences and how NAMI Peer-to-Peer has helped improve their lives. Learn how this model helped them to accept their illness, recognize personal strengths, and establish healthy relationships with loved ones. This workshop includes a support group session where participants observe and learn from other’s experiences. Each speaker represents himself or herself, not Saddleback Church.