PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles School Board members will undergo board training at the North Olympic
Peninsula Skills Center today.
A quorum of the board will attend the training at 5:30 p.m. at the center at 905 W. Ninth St.
The training is open to the public.
NAMI classes
PORT ANGELES — The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Clallam County is hosting a series of free courses beginning today.
There are two separate courses, both of which start today.
The first is the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program, which offers free information about mental ailments such as major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders.
The 12-week series of classes is structured to help caregivers understand and support adult individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well-being, said Mary Benavidez, a member of NAMI of Clallam County.
The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who have experience with family members affected by mental disorders.
The classes will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday for the next 12 weeks in Fairshter Hall at Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St.
Registration is required and can be completed at 360-681-8455.
The second course, the NAMI Parent and Caregiver Education Program, is aimed at the parents or guardians of young children and adolescents experiencing difficulties at school because of behavior and learning issues, kids with attention and focusing problems, and youths who experience emotional outbursts that disrupt their lives and the lives of those around them.
This series of six free classes will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday through April 7 at First Step Family Support Center, 323 E. Sixth St. Call 360-452-5244 to register.
Port Angeles financial literacy talks start Tuesday
PORT ANGELES — Anna Coburn, compliance specialist and community reinvestment officer with First Federal community bank, will share knowledge gained from 25 years of banking experience in a free two-part financial literacy series this March at the Port Angeles Library.
Coburn’s first presentation, “Understanding Credit,” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and explore how to establish good credit, understand scoring, avoid common mistakes and traps, and restore credit.
Coburn will next discuss “Money Management” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, and address managing assets, goal setting and future planning.
Participants are welcome to attend one or both sessions.
Registration is not required; however, supplies will be limited to the first 20 participants.
Both events will take place in the Raymond Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
For more information about this and other upcoming programs, phone the library at 360-417-8500 or visit www.nols.org and select “Events.”
Massage workshop
PORT ANGELES — A Hospice and Massage Therapy Workshop will be held at Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Massage therapists Elizabeth Athair and Vicki Dodd discuss working with hospice at this seminar for Licensed Massage Practitioners (LMPs), presented by the Olympic Peninsula Massage Group.
The workshop qualifies as two continuing education credits for LMPs.
No tables are needed.
Parking is in the back of the church, and a $5 donation covers costs.
For information, contact Pat Carter at 360-457-0333 or email cpat@olypen.com; or Darla Workman at 360-417-5257 or email darlaw@willowmt.com.
