FREE PARKING!
in public lot on LeConte Ave., between Westwood and Gayley.
We will reimburse your $5 parking, just bring your receipt to the presentation.
Tomorrow, January 16th
7-8:15pm
"Preguntele a Psiquiatra (Ask the Psychiatrist)"
Dr. Alejandro Kopelowicz
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This Wednesday, Dr. Kopelowicz will be answering any questions you may have about psychiatry, research, medications, recovery, and illness management.
Alejandro (Alex) Kopelowicz, M.D. is Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Medical Director of the San Fernando Mental Health Center (SFMHC), a community mental health center operated by the Department of Mental Health of Los Angeles County and Chief of Psychiatry at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Kopelowicz has been a frequent lecturer on biobehavioral treatment and psychiatric rehabilitation techniques. He has written over 100 articles and book chapters on these subjects.
Dr. Kopelowicz has been the recipient of several grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. His work has focused on culturally adapting evidence-based psychosocial treatment approaches for Hispanic-Americans with serious mental disorders to improve illness self-management, treatment adherence and employment outcomes.
Dr. Kopelowicz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and immigrated with his family to New York City at a young age. He remains fluent in Spanish, which has been enormously helpful in his work. He graduated from Haverford College with a B.A.in Psychology, and went on to receive his medical education at Rutgers Medical School in New Jersey. He completed his psychiatric residency at the UCLA/San Fernando Valley program. He is married and he and his wife have three children.
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EVENT LOCATION
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UCLA Semel Auditorium, 720 Westwood Blvd, Westwood. From parking lot on LeConte(between Gayley and Westwood), walk north on Westwood 1/4 block. Auditorium is on the right side (east), across from the Ronald Reagan Hospital.
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Peer-to-Peer Classes Begin January 30th
SIGN UP NOW!
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Peer-to-Peer is an education class for those with a brain illness. Participants will learn to live well with what they have. It consists of 10 two-hour classes and is taught by a team of 3 trained mentors who have personal experience at living well with a mental illness.
Participants in this class come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials and an advance directive, as well as many other tangible resources. They will get a relapse prevention plan to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior, or events that may warn of impending relapse. They will also learn to organize for intervention. Mindfulness exercises help with focusing and calm thinking; participants learn survival skills for working with providers and the general public.
Classes are a combination of lecture and interactive exercise material and close with Mindfulness Practice (techniques offered to develop and expand awareness). Each class builds on the one before, therefore attendance is required each week.
Sanjeet Sihota, MSW, explains how one will benefit
from joining our class:
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SIGN-UP ONLINE,
FILL OUT THE FORM HERE:
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Like To Cook? Or is it Take-Out?
We Need NAMI Heroes to Provide a Meal to a
Peer-to-Peer Class |
Our next 10 week Peer-to-Peer class is coming soon, January 30th, to be exact. Providing meals for each weekly class has been a long-standing tradition of NAMI Westside LA. Our members, supporters and families rally to support our consumers as they choose to participate in their recovery and to learn how to live well. Sharing a meal at each class opens communication and fosters camaraderie amongst the students.
Classes are in Venice. You can either deliver a home-cooked meal or have the meal delivered by a restaurant of your choosing.
Won't you please "host" a meal for one of the Peer-to-Peer classes?
To find out more details, 310-889-7200 and say,
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Books and Videos
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In the first installment of the World Science Festival's new series, Science & Story, neurologist Oliver Sacks joined award-winning journalist John Hockenberry to discuss Sacks' latest book, which explores the surreal world of hallucinations.
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January 16th Support Groups
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The Family Share and Care Support Group
will immediately follow the speaker on 1/16, 8:30-9:45pm. Room location is C8-177, next to auditorium.
The NAMI Connections Peer Support Group
meets 1/16 at our NAMI Westside Offices, 921 Westwood Blvd. (at corner of Westwood and LeConte) Use entry code 1276 to enter the building. Meeting is on the 2nd floor, Ste. 237. Facilitated by Warren Assmann. Park in the lot next to building, on LeConte, between Westwood and Gayley, and the $5 fee will be reimbursed with receipt by NAMI Westside LA.
An additional NAMI Connections
Peer Support Group
will meet 1/16 at 6:30pm at the Didi Hirsch Community Center at 4760 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City.
For a complete schedule of support groups, please visit: www.namila.org
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If you shop at Ralph's, you can ensure that a portion of your
total bill
is donated to
NAMI Westside LA.
1. Click on the "Services" tab on the red toolbar,
2. Click on "Community Contribution",
3. From the drop-down menu, find the heading "Participant",
4. Click on the enroll button
and then click on the enroll button.
5. You will need your Ralph's Club barcode # and NAMI Westside LA's non-profit number, 90369
*Note: If you already registered with Ralph's and selected NAMI Westside LA as your charity, you must re-register starting 9/1/12, follow the instructions above.
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