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27 people are interested
Support Group Facilitator
ORGANIZATION: St. Louis Empowerment Center
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27 people are interested
The St. Louis Empowerment Center is a recovery drop-in center for people who are mental health consumers or who have co-occurring disorders. Founded in 1996, the Empowerment Center is designed to meet the needs of St. Louis area residents who are mental health consumers through the self-help model.
For over thirty years, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) of Greater St. Louis, the parent organization of the St. Louis Empowerment Center, has operated self-help groups in the St. Louis area. In that time, these consumer-run groups have assisted thousands of people by engendering within them a sense of compassionate community. While the mission of the DBSA has nominally been limited to providing self-help and mutual assistance to individuals with affective disorders, these groups have always been open to any mental health consumer capable of participating in the group process.
Currently we are in search of dedicated, kind, empathetic, and recovery-minded volunteers from all walks of life with an interest in facilitating self-help groups for the benefit of mental health consumers. No formal group facilitation experience is required (though it would certainly come in handy!). You will be provided with the requisite support and training necessary for you to feel entirely comfortable helping meetings run smoothy while ensuring that all voices within the group are heard. Everybody is very welcome to apply for this opportunity, though we would especially love to hear from individuals who are mental health consumers, have co-occuring disorders, or who are mental health professionals. As always, thank you so much for your extremely valuable time, and we hope you have a wonderful day!
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About St. Louis Empowerment Center
Location:
1908 Olive St., Saint Louis, MO 63103, US
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the St. Louis Empowerment Center to provide peer-support, recovery services, and a sense of community to individuals in the St. Louis area who are consumers of mental health services or have co-occurring disorders. The St. Louis Empowerment Center is also governed by the mission of its parent organization the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater St. Louis, which is as follows: "The mission of the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater St. Louis is to provide education and support to people whose lives are affected by mental illness so as to enhance their employment opportunities, to improve recreational and relationship skills, and to reduce significantly the recurrence of symptoms through self-help."
Description
The St. Louis Empowerment Center, founded in 1996, is a recovery drop-in center for people who are mental health consumers or who have co-occurring disorders. It is funded by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Missouri Foundation of Health. As a program of the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater St. Louis, the St. Louis Empowerment Center is designed to meet the needs of St. Louis residents who are mental health consumers through the self-help model. All of the activities and programs at the St. Louis Empowerment Center are free of charge. Although many social workers, psychiatrists, and therapists recommend the Empowerment Center to consumers, individuals do not require a referral to attend. All consumers are welcome to participate in Empowerment Center activities and programs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1908 Olive StreetSaint Louis, MO 63103
DATE POSTED
April 20, 2016
SKILLS
- Mental Health
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Crisis Counseling
- Mentoring
- Crisis Intervention
- Life Coaching
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Generally requires daytime availability
- Great opportunity for kind, empathetic, active listeners!