Learn the LEAP Method Online
Whether you are a caregiver, mental health professional, or family member of someone with serious mental illness, this collection of video and audio provides valuable tools and knowledge to help you navigate and support those in need. This page includes lectures, keynote speeches, interviews, and podcasts, all with practical techniques and strategies for utilizing the LEAP method effectively.
I’m Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! | TEDxOrientHarbor
While studying to become a clinical psychologist, Dr. Xavier Amador had a life-altering experience when his older brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In an effort to understand and help his brother, he and his colleagues at Colombia University uncovered a new way to approach patients previously thought to be in denial.
Dr. Amador NCBH Keynote Speech
Dr. Xavier Amador, founder of The LEAP Institute, delivering a keynote speech to the annual convention of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. In it he discusses how to use the LEAP method to help people with mental illness.
Cambridge - Helping People With Mental Illness
Dr. Xavier Amador giving a public talk on how to help people with mental illness who don’t realize they are sick. Sponsored by the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Cambridge Chapter. The lecture was given on the evening of October 2, 2012 at the Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! | Hope for Mental Health Community
Dr. Xavier Amador, internationally renowned clinical psychologist and author of “I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!” joins Kay Warren for the Hope for Mental Health Community.
Breathe Call - A Conversation on Supporting Loved Ones Living with Mental Illness
“What do I do when my loved one doesn’t recognize they have a mental health challenge?” It can be one of the most difficult and painful aspects of the mental illness journey – to know there is support available and yet a family member cannot see that they need help.
Treatment Advocacy Center- Research into Poor Insight and How to Help - Dr. Xavier Amador
Dr. Xavier Amador’s Keynote address at the 2022 National AOT Symposium & Learning Collaborative. **NOTE: due to technical issues with the audio, enabling subtitles for the first 7 minutes of this video may be helpful.
I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! | Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches
Schizophrenia in the Family. How do we cope? How can we help? We each have adult sons with schizophrenia and have written acclaimed books about it. We say it like it is, to help families, practitioners and those with SMI (serious mental illness) feel less alone…and learn. Randye Kaye, Mindy Greiling, Miriam Feldman…and guests.