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The Wellness Academy is your opportunity to explore a new way of living. The Academy will focus on your strengths and goals to lay the foundation for a life based on purpose, hope, joy and passion!
Together we will create your personal toolbox filled with methods to manage symptoms and find joy. We will increase your self-awareness so that you can make choices intentionally. We will look at all of your life domains and develop strategies for you to work toward what you consider to be important.
Please click on the course title for description and time.
| Provider Academy |
 | Holistic Perspectives: Incorporating Loved Ones in Treatment |
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Tuesday, Feb. 14, 9 am or 10:45 am
Developing your Professional Toolbox. Please RSVP, http://mhag.org/otherevents-workshops.cfm
This class is located:
Guilford Center, 201 N. Eugene St., GSO, Room 201
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| Family and Friends Academy |
| Compassionate Boundaries Workshop |
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Saturday, February 17, 2012, 1 - 4 pm
Loving someone with a mental health challenge can be very difficult and painful. We wonder:
· How best to support our loved ones.
· When are we enabling destructive patterns?
· How do we empower and encourage wellness?
· Where do our needs fit in?
In this workshop, we will explore these dilemmas and discover how to build a system that fosters everyone’s wellness.
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12, GSO
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| Core Courses |
| WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) |
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Monday 10:00 am - 11:30 am
WRAP: Wellness Recovery Action Plan: In this course, students will explore their own personal symptoms, triggers, strategies to promote wellness, and hopes. The instrument provides a structured and proactive plan in which individuals learn what to look for when symptorms start to intrude, how to turn the tide, and how to create a life that makes them feel alive.
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12, Greensboro, NC
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| Back to Basics (B2B) |
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Tuesday 10-11:30 am
When one has suffered a major setback or crisis due to extreme symptoms, the basics of daily living often seem to be unmanageable. This course is designed to address some of the basics of living with mental illness, including basic self-care and accessing and using available resources. Topics include:
*Navigating benefits and mental health systems
*Historical perspectives and mental illness basics
*Basics of daily living
*Families and other support systems
*Dual diagnosis
*Community Resources
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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| Introduction to Wellness and Recovery Concepts |
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Wednesday 10-11:30 am
Living a life based on wellness and strength (as opposed to illness and deficit) requires some modification of basic perspectives; this course explores some of these paradigm shifts. Topics include:
*Pathways to Recovery
*Distorted Thinking
*Boundaries
*Self-Talk/Affirmations
*Meaning and Purpose
*Advocating for Self
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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| Physical Wellness |
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Thursday 10-11:30 am
Physical wellness is an essential cornerstone in a life of wellness. Emotional and mental health mirror physical health. Sometimes one gets so focuesd on symptoms as expressed through mood and other indicators thats/he forgets that attending to basic physical needs will lessen the severity of those symptoms as well. Topics include:
*Basic nutrition information
*How to eat healthy on a budget
*Pharmacology
*Exercise
*Mindfulness and meditation
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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| Enrichment Courses |
| Self Esteem |
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Tuesday 1:00 - 2:30 PM
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., B12
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| Creative Writing |
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Friday 10-11:30 am
Once a month we concentrate on Poetry.
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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| Art |
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Wednesdays, 3-4:30 pm
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Suite B12
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| Additional Programs Open to All |
| Book Club |
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Wednesday 1-2:30 pm
Engage in thoughtful discussions on a variety of topics. Past books include: The Peaceful Warrior, The Secret, The Soloist and The Road Less Traveled.
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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| Food For Wellness |
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Friday 1-2:30 pm
In conjunction with UNCG Anthropology Dept. we are offering an enrichment class focusing on how nutrition impacts both our physical health and our mental health; perspective, attitude, mood, energy level, and restful sleep. Additionally, we will discover how to shop for healthful foods on a budget. We will also explore exciting new foods & recipes to add to our Wellness Tool Box. No registration is required. This is an ongoing class with new strategies, foods, and recipes every week. Date & Time: Fridays 1:00 - 2:30 PM Classes will be held at the Mental Health Association in Greensboro, 330 S. Greene St., Suite B12
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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| Wellness Academy Celebration |
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Second Thursday of each month 12-1:00 pm
Join us as we celebrate coursework comopleted and graduation from Core Classes. We invite family and friends to attend and celebrate with us on your journey to wellness.
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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| Expressions in Mental Wellness (Artistic Expressions) |
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Second Saturday of the month 12-4:00 pm
Expressing oneself through artistic and non-traditional means creates an opportunity to penetrate defenses and gain remarkable insight into internal needs and strengths. Students will work on projects experimenting with different media, including crafts, prose, poetry, music and more.
This class is located:
330 S. Greene St., Ste B12
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Download our printable brochure here.
You must be pre-registered to attend Wellness Academy classes.
For more information, contact Sarah Bobo, Director of Supportive Services, (336) 373.1402.
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