Facilitator Training and Support Meetings

Facilitator Training and Support Meetings

Motivational Interviewing Coaching Circle

This is an opportunity for trained facilitators and those in training to come together and enhance their MI skills in a supportive environment. Attendees will have the opportunity to delve into various Motivational Interviewing techniques and strategies through different scenarios and activities. This is a valuable learning and MI practice opportunity for all.

  • Monday 11 AM ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 
  • Monday 8 PM ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 
  • Thursday 11 AM ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 

Facilitator Role Play 

This is an opportunity for trained facilitators and those in training to come together and practice their MI and facilitation skills in a supportive environment.

  • Monday 12:30 PM ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 
  • Wednesday 11 AM ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 

Lunch & Learn Wednesdays

Join the National Office Staff members and Volunteer Leaders on Wednesdays at 12 PM Eastern as we discuss a variety of topics including Culture and Diversity, Meeting Best Practices, and many more! Don’t worry there will be plenty of time to ask questions about these topics, volunteering and training.

  • 1st Wednesday – Open discussion/Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)  
  • 2nd Wednesday – Open discussion/volunteer team building
  • 3rd Wednesday – Meeting Best Practices 
  • 4th Wednesday – Marketing and promoting your SMART meeting
  • 5th Wednesday – Open discussion/volunteer team building

Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 

Zoom Training

Join us to discover the meeting controls in Zoom and learn how to utilize them effectively while facilitating a SMART Recovery meeting.

  • 3rd Wednesday at 1 PM ET Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 

SMART Meeting Management (SMM):

If you’re looking to enhance your meeting management skills or handle challenges more adeptly, this discussion meeting is tailored for you. Discover how to strike a balance between setting boundaries (to “Do SMART Recovery”) and fostering an accepting space where participants can engage in meaningful discussions. You’ll gain insights into how others navigate this balance and what they’ve learned to be effective. The discussions might also cover the presentation and application of tools, or introduce new tools as they develop.

These SMM meetings take place weekly on

  • Mondays at 10 pm ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar.
  • Tuesdays at 1 pm ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 
  • Wednesdays at 8 pm ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 
  • Thursdays at 1 pm ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar.
  • Fridays at 6 pm ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar.

Family & Friends Focused SMART Meeting Management (SMM):

Realizing that Family & Friends meetings bring their own unique challenges, we have created this focused SMM meeting to help further your skills to more smoothly handle challenges you may encounter.

This SMM session will take place on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 8 pm ET.  Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 

N3C – Support for National Facilitators

This meeting is for facilitators and co-facilitators of meetings listed as National on SMARTfinder. It serves as a platform to strengthen our support system, delve into the national large-meeting model, and explore various meeting management opportunities within the national context.

Meeting Schedule:

  • 2nd Saturday – 1 pm – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 
  • 4th Thursday – 8 pm – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 

Please be aware that there will be no meeting on holidays when the SMART National Office is closed.

 

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