Learn About Mental Illness

The Well Ways program for carers

Current research evidence and the experience of families who have lived with mental illness combine to help families in a way that purely medical information cannot.
Our family-to-family model offers the opportunity to benefit from the wisdom and experience of our family educators.

The program includes:

• Up to date information about anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorders, schizoaffective disorder and dual diagnosis (drug and alcohol abuse and mental illness.
• Information about mental health services available to you and your family.
• Practical insight into behaviour associated with mental illness and strategies to respond effectively.
• Practical frameworks to improve communication and problem solving skills.
• The dilemmas and complexities of the caring role.

How does it work?

Well Ways consists of a block of eight weekly sessions followed by four bi-monthly sessions.

Where?

The Well Ways program is funded to provide carer education workshops in North and South Metropolitan Perth. This program also extends to the South West regions of Western Australia including:

• Bunbury
• Busselton
• Esperance
• South West Goldfields and Wheat belt area

For those in outlying or isolated rural areas a more flexible option may be the Snapshot program, which consists of two three to four hour sessions.

For people with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and drug or alcohol problems the Duo program takes place over 10 weeks of three-hour weekly group sessions.

What does it cost?

Costs for workshops:
$150 full price, non-MIFWA member
$120 MIFWA member discount
$80 concession discount

For the next Well Ways program click here [for latest news].