There are several professional organizations that have information that you may find helpful. The links are below:
 | National Organization for Human Service Education: http://nohse.com/ |
| Southern Organization for Human Service Education: http://sohse.org/ |
| National Association of Social Workers: http://www.naswdc.org/ |
| National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter: http://www.naswnc.org/ |
The following pages may be helpful to you or to clients with whom you work: This information is provided solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a recommendation:
| Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm |
| Learning Disabilities online: http://www.ldonline.org/ |
| All Kinds of Minds: http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ |
| The Humor Project: http://www.humorproject.com/ |
| Terri Hamrick's web site: http://www.2feelis2heal.com (You can also check out the show!: "To Feel is To Heal" is broadcast simultaneously on WRXO-WKRK radio and WRNC Channel 10 cable network in Roxboro NC. The program is heard on Tuesday mornings at 11:00 AM and is designed to provide information on mental health and substance abuse issues. It is a call in show with specific topics selected for each week.) |
The following are a list of area support groups. This information is provided solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a recommendation:
Duke University Health System Support Groups (These groups are free and open to anyone in the community)
| Breast Cancer Support Groups (919) 684-4497 |
| Brain Injury Support Group (919) 684-2335 |
| Brain Tumor Support Group (919) 681-1890 |
| Cancer Support Groups (919) 684-4497 |
| Congestive Heart Disease Support Group (919) 681-9275 |
| Coping with Change and Losses Support Group (919) 416-3853 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Support Group (919) 875-0587 (after 6:00 p.m.; Raleigh) |
| Daughters Concerned for Aging Relatives (919) 660-7510 |
| Duke Heart Center Patient Community Support Program (919) 681-9275 |
| Hepatitis C Support Group (919) 681-6819 or 684-8992 |
| HIV/AIDS Support Group (919) 668-0169 |
| HOPE Support Group (for families who terminate a wanted pregnancy because of a medical diagnosis) (919) 684-3604 |
| Leukemia Support Group (919) 684-4497 |
| Limb Loss Support Group Nancy Payne (919) 668-0135 or Amanda Medlin (919) 684-2474 |
| Look Good...Feel Better (for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation) (919) 684-8564 |
| Multiple Myeloma Support Group (919) 684-4497 |
| Memory Disorder Support Group (919) 668-2836 |
| Parkinson's Disease Support Group (919) 681-2033 or (919) 668-2938 |
| Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Youth Group Meetings - Rhonda Lowe (day) (919) 784-3468 or (evening) (919) 846-3875 |
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Support Group (919) 684-5002 or (919) 286-0335 |
| Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression Support Group (919) 681-6840 |
| Prostate Cancer Support Group (919) 684-4497 |
| Stroke Support Group (919) 416-3853 |
| Unicorn Bereavement Center Support Groups (Various loss support groups offered through Duke Community Hospice: General Loss, Men's group, Loss of a child, Children and Caregivers, Traumatic Loss) (919) 644-6869 |
| Visual Resources Support Group (919) 684-2477 |
Community Support Groups
| Alzheimer's Disease Support Group (919) 660-7510 |
| ARC Developmental Disabilities Support Group (919) 493-8141 |
| Autism Support Group Susanne Harris (919) 493-8388 |
| Caregiver Connection (919) 688-8247 |
| Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center (various cancer support groups) (919) 410-9333 |
| Domestic and Sexual Violence Support Groups (Durham Crisis Response Center) (919) 403-6562 |
| Durham Arthritis Support Group Dott Faulkenbury (919) 477-4679 |
| Durham Learning Disabilities Association Support Group (919) 489-1700 |
| Durham Mother's Club Karen Stiffler (919) 572-2726 |
| Durham/Chapel Hill Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Support Group Pat Latta (919) 575-4031 or Rosalyn Dougherty (919) 667-9909 |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Durham (919) 490-5236 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or (919) 489-0514 |
| NOW and LATER (Wlecome Baby) (for parents of newborns) (919) 560-7341 |
| Parent Care (perinatal loss group for death from conception to age 1) (919) 350-8567 |
| Rex Triangle Amputee Group Wilma Miller (919) 781-1234 |
| Sickle Cell Support Group of Durham County Mary Abrams (919) 684-6464 |
| Strengthening Families in Durham (919) 361-1223 |
| TOPS - Taking Pounds Off Sensibly Laura Wickwar (919) 870-0479 |
| Triangle Area Scleroderma Support Group Teresa Stone, (919) 596-0560; Steve and Jane Pahner (919) 969-7676 |
| Triangle Chapter of National Stuttering Association Abhi Banerjee (919) 931-6235 |
| Triangle Post-Polio Support Group (919) 845-9668 |
| Wake County Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Support Group Sue Leonard (919) 266-2931 |
General Health and Support Information: http://www.dukehealth.org
These are study resources that have been recommended by others:
| www.brainflips.com. Brain Flips is a site that allows users to make an account, and then start creating and customizing Flash cards, where you can upload images or video, or keep it simple. Also, you can join study groups or see flash cards that others have created. |