Motivational Interviewing Skills

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. 
• 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 PM ET – Click Here to join or add to your calendar. 
• Thursday 12 PM 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, Volunteer HQ Review, 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 – Zoom and 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. 

SMART Meeting Management (SMM):

If you are interested in furthering your skills in managing your meetings or more smoothly handle challenges you might encounter; this discussion meeting is for you. Learn how to balance boundary setting (to “Do SMART Recovery”) with creating an accepting environment in which participants meaningfully discuss issues. You will hear how others deal with this ongoing balancing act and what they have found helpful through experience. Discussions may also include tool presentation and application, or new tools as they are developed.

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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