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Volunteer Match Listing 7 SMART Recovery San Diego Needs YOU Why SMART Recovery San Diego needs YOU. As a non-profit organization, SMART Recovery San Diego depends on volunteers to function. We offer over 40 weekly local meetings made possible through the enthusiasm, energy, and generosity of our volunteer facilitators. Still, we are not able to meet the needs of all San Diegans who might benefit from SMART Recovery meetings. Diverse facilitators and meeting styles allow participants to find what works best for them. We are proud of the welcoming, supportive, non-judgmental community we have created in San Diego. We continue to work to make SMART Recovery even more available to a broader community. Contributing your time (about 1.5 - 2 hours per week) and energy by running a meeting can make a difference in people’s lives. Many volunteers find that hosting SMART meetings is a fantastic way to maintain motivation in their own lives, expand their social networks, and live a more balanced life. With a short training process and a mentor from the SMART Recovery San Diego community, you can begin facilitating your own weekly meetings. What does a facilitator do exactly? SMART Recovery meetings bring people together to address their addictive problems and make positive changes in their lives. A facilitator helps create a safe and non-judgmental environment for discussion and keeps the meeting running smoothly. You don’t need to be an expert on SMART Recovery to become a facilitator. New facilitators use scripts to help them run their meetings. Each script covers a topic related to SMART Recovery and provides a series of questions to spark conversation, but that’s just a starting point. It’s okay for participants to discuss whatever is on their minds as long as the discussion stays focused on positive change. As you grow as a facilitator and move through the training process, you will be given more flexibility in shaping your meeting and making it truly your own. But many facilitators like the structure provided by a topic script and stick with it. Your primary role is to set the tone of the meeting. Be welcoming and engaged; clearly communicate meeting expectations. A good facilitator lets participants interact with one another. You are not there to talk at length, give advice, or tell your personal story. What are the requirements? Being a facilitator is a commitment and comes with certain responsibilities. Before you get started, decide whether you can do the following for at least six months. Respect each individual and their choices. Complete the training, including reading the appropriate documents, attending meetings, and communicating with your mentor. Hold your meeting at the same day and time for at least six months. Be intoxicant-free while facilitating. Be willing to speak, read aloud in front of others, and follow conversation in English or Spanish. Review and adhere to SMART’s fundamental ideas [ https://www.smartrecovery.org/about-us/ ] and Principles & Positions [ https://www.smartrecovery.org/principles-positions/ ]. Manage your time. Start meetings on time, end on time, and make sure everyone has a chance to speak. Read the meeting scripts provided on the SMART Recovery San Diego website as written. Respond in a timely manner to inquiries from SMART Recovery San Diego. Solicit and turn in donations. Arrange a substitute when needed. For online meetings: Have dependable access to the Internet and a computer, laptop or tablet. Be willing to use Zoom, or learn how to. What is the training process? Training starts with learning about SMART Recovery through reading and attending meetings. While listed separately, these can be done simultaneously and can take as little as 5-6 hours if you have never attended a meeting before. After you are more familiar with SMART Recovery, contact us [ training@smartrecoverysd.org ] to get matched with a mentor who will help you learn about meeting management. Attend a minimum of three SMART Recovery San Diego meetings (online or in-person) run by different facilitators to experience a range of meeting types and styles of facilitation. You can find all our meetings on the calendar. [ https://smartrecoverysd.org/meetings/ ] Familiarize yourself with the Primary Meeting Script and the Topic Scripts found in the Facilitator Resources on our website. Learn more about SMART Recovery. This process will continue after you start facilitating your own meeting. Here are some resources: The SMART Recovery Handbook [ https://shop.smartrecovery.org ] Facilitator resources on SMART Recovery San Diego website [ https://smartrecoverysd.org/become-a-facilitator/#facilitator-resources ] The SMART Recovery national website [ https://www.smartrecovery.org/smart-recovery-toolbox/ ] Using Zoom for meetings [ https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697 ] Contact the Facilitator Training Committee [ training@smartrecoverysd.org ] to be added to the Google group and matched with a mentor. If you’ve already connected with a mentor, let them know. Once You Have a Mentor (1.5-2 hours per week): Attend your mentor’s meeting regularly. Meet with your mentor following each meeting for a brief review. Continue to meet for feedback and suggestions throughout your training. When you are ready, facilitate your mentor’s meeting using the Primary Script and a Topic Script. Your mentor will be there for support. Continue facilitating your mentor’s meeting until you and your mentor agree that you are ready to have your own meeting. Establish your own meeting Email your meeting reports each week and stay in touch with your mentor. Making a difference While we ask for a commitment of at least six months, some people find it so rewarding that they continue facilitating for years. Many point to their weekly meetings as a vital part of making positive change in their own lives. They like that they continue to learn about the SMART approach and ways to address their unhelpful behaviors and thoughts. They enjoy the connections they’ve made and being part of a community. As you grow as a facilitator, we hope that you experience these benefits too.
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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Volunteer Match Listing 6 Hold Warm, Non-Judgmental Space for Individuals Looking to Heal Through Community (Virtual or In-Person throughout San Diego County) SMART Recovery is looking for volunteers to host weekly 60-minute meetings either on Zoom or in-person throughout San Diego County. Training and support will be provided through our mentorship program and meeting scripts are available for every meeting. All you need to do to run a meeting is show up, read the script, and let recovery happen! The purpose of our meetings is to create a space for people in recovery from substance use or other unhelpful behaviors to come together, connect, and talk about making positive changes in their lives. Our volunteers make that possible and often find that they gain a lot from these discussions as well, whether they are in recovery themselves or not! Minimum Requirements: Respect each individual and their choices. Complete the training, including reading the appropriate documents, attending meetings, and communicating with your mentor. Hold your meeting at the same day and time for at least six months. Be intoxicant-free while facilitating. Be willing to speak, read aloud in front of others, and follow conversation in English or Spanish. Review and adhere to SMART’s fundamental ideas [ https://www.smartrecovery.org/about-us/ ] and Principles & Positions [ https://www.smartrecovery.org/principles-positions/ ]. Manage your time. Start meetings on time, end on time, and make sure everyone has a chance to speak. Read the meeting scripts provided on the SMART Recovery San Diego website as written. Respond in a timely manner to inquiries from SMART Recovery San Diego. Solicit and turn in donations. Arrange a substitute when needed. For online meetings: Have dependable access to the Internet and a computer, laptop or tablet. Be willing to use Zoom, or learn how to. What is the training process? Training starts with learning about SMART Recovery through reading and attending meetings. While listed separately, these can be done simultaneously and can take as little as 5-6 hours if you have never attended a meeting before. After you are more familiar with SMART Recovery, contact us [ training@smartrecoverysd.org ] to get matched with a mentor who will help you learn about meeting management. Attend a minimum of three SMART Recovery San Diego meetings (online or in-person) run by different facilitators to experience a range of meeting types and styles of facilitation. You can find all our meetings on the calendar. [ https://smartrecoverysd.org/meetings/ ] Familiarize yourself with the Primary Meeting Script and the Topic Scripts found in the Facilitator Resources on our website. Learn more about SMART Recovery. This process will continue after you start facilitating your own meeting. Here are some resources: The SMART Recovery Handbook [ https://shop.smartrecovery.org ] Facilitator resources on SMART Recovery San Diego website [ https://smartrecoverysd.org/become-a-facilitator/#facilitator-resources ] The SMART Recovery national website [ https://www.smartrecovery.org/smart-recovery-toolbox/ ] Using Zoom for meetings [ https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697 ] Contact the Facilitator Training Committee [ training@smartrecoverysd.org ] to be added to the Google group and matched with a mentor. If you’ve already connected with a mentor, let them know. Once You Have a Mentor (1.5-2 hours per week): Attend your mentor’s meeting regularly. Meet with your mentor following each meeting for a brief review. Continue to meet for feedback and suggestions throughout your training. When you are ready, facilitate your mentor’s meeting using the Primary Script and a Topic Script. Your mentor will be there for support. Continue facilitating your mentor’s meeting until you and your mentor agree that you are ready to have your own meeting. Establish your own meeting Email your meeting reports each week and stay in touch with your mentor. Making a difference While we ask for a commitment of at least six months, some people find it so rewarding that they continue facilitating for years. Many point to their weekly meetings as a vital part of making positive change in their own lives. They like that they continue to learn about the SMART approach and ways to address their unhelpful behaviors and thoughts. They enjoy the connections they’ve made and being part of a community. As you grow as a facilitator, we hope that you experience these benefits too. If you’re ready to get started, please email our Training Director: training@smartrecoverysd.org
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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The best journeys in life aren’t where you find yourself - they’re where you find other people . Scientific evidence shows that discussion groups work in recovery. This support has become increasingly important throughout the pandemic as a way for participants to connect themselves and their experiences with others and the greater world. If you have approximately 1.5 hours a week to volunteer, you could facilitate a group via Zoom to help support participants in changing how they think about their experiences and also in what they would like to change for their futures. As the weekly meetings are held via Zoom, this opportunity is not geographically-limited although most of the participants are based in the San Diego area. These weekly groups offer dynamic conversational opportunities for group participants to share suggestions for what personal experience has shown to be successful and also for challenges and struggles individuals are experiencing. The participants help one another. Your responsibility is to keep the meeting on track using a tested process we have developed and by following some simple guided discussion scripts we will provide. We have a free, thorough training process defined and will provide a mentor to work one-on-one with you to guide you through the process. We will also help you find substitutes if you need to miss a meeting. If you would like to help others build positive relationships, better habits, greater capacity to cope with behaviors they wish to change, and lead more balanced, productive, and meaningful lives, this is the opportunity for you. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE ADDICTIVE OR MALADAPTIVE RECOVERY BEHAVIOR EXPERIENCE YOURSELF. To learn more about the opportunity and receive more information on the free training and one-on-one mentoring, please email: training@smartrecoverysd.org More information about San Diego SMART is also available on our website: smartrecoverysd.org If you care about people and connections, you will not find a more meaningful and rewarding experience than volunteering with SMART Recovery. SMART Recovery is a community devoted to helping individuals learn about and practice a self-empowering approach for stopping problematic addictive behavior. SMART Recovery offers a science-based, non-step philosophy that provides tools and strategies for individuals under the umbrella of four main points: Building & Maintaining Motivation; Coping with Urges & Cravings; Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Behaviors; and Building A Balanced Life. Our motto is "Discover the Power of Choice". We welcome your participation in our community.
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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The best journeys in life aren’t where you find yourself - they’re where you find other people . Scientific evidence shows that discussion groups work in recovery. This support has become increasingly important throughout the pandemic as a way for participants to connect themselves and their experiences with others and the greater world. If you have approximately 1.5 hours a week to volunteer, you could facilitate a group via Zoom to help support participants in changing how they think about their experiences and also in what they would like to change for their futures. As the weekly meetings are held via Zoom, this opportunity is not geographically-limited although most of the participants are based in the San Diego area. These weekly groups offer dynamic conversational opportunities for group participants to share suggestions for what personal experience has shown to be successful and also for challenges and struggles individuals are experiencing. The participants help one another. Your responsibility is to keep the meeting on track using a tested process we have developed and by following some simple guided discussion scripts we will provide. We have a free, thorough training process defined and will provide a mentor to work one-on-one with you to guide you through the process. We will also help you find substitutes if you need to miss a meeting. If you would like to help others build positive relationships, better habits, greater capacity to cope with behaviors they wish to change, and lead more balanced, productive, and meaningful lives, this is the opportunity for you. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE ADDICTIVE OR MALADAPTIVE RECOVERY BEHAVIOR EXPERIENCE YOURSELF. To learn more about the opportunity and receive more information on the free training and one-on-one mentoring, please email: training@smartrecoverysd.org More information about San Diego SMART is also available on our website: smartrecoverysd.org If you care about people and connections, you will not find a more meaningful and rewarding experience than volunteering with SMART Recovery. SMART Recovery is a community devoted to helping individuals learn about and practice a self-empowering approach for stopping problematic addictive behavior. SMART Recovery offers a science-based, non-step philosophy that provides tools and strategies for individuals under the umbrella of four main points: Building & Maintaining Motivation; Coping with Urges & Cravings; Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Behaviors; and Building A Balanced Life. Our motto is "Discover the Power of Choice". We welcome your participation in our community. Minimum age 18.
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
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The best journeys in life aren’t where you find yourself - they’re where you find other people . Scientific evidence shows that discussion groups work in recovery. This support has become increasingly important throughout the pandemic as a way for participants to connect themselves and their experiences with others and the greater world. If you have approximately 1.5 hours a week to volunteer, you could facilitate a group via Zoom to help support participants in changing how they think about their experiences and also in what they would like to change for their futures. As the weekly meetings are held via Zoom, this opportunity is not geographically-limited although most of the participants are based in the San Diego area. These weekly groups offer dynamic conversational opportunities for group participants to share suggestions for what personal experience has shown to be successful and also for challenges and struggles individuals are experiencing. The participants help one another. Your responsibility is to keep the meeting on track using a tested process we have developed and by following some simple guided discussion scripts we will provide. We have a free, thorough training process defined and will provide a mentor to work one-on-one with you to guide you through the process. We will also help you find substitutes if you need to miss a meeting. If you would like to help others build positive relationships, better habits, greater capacity to cope with behaviors they wish to change, and lead more balanced, productive, and meaningful lives, this is the opportunity for you. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE ADDICTIVE OR MALADAPTIVE RECOVERY BEHAVIOR EXPERIENCE YOURSELF. To learn more about the opportunity and receive more information on the free training and one-on-one mentoring, please email: training@smartrecoverysd.org More information about San Diego SMART is also available on our website: smartrecoverysd.org If you care about people and connections, you will not find a more meaningful and rewarding experience than volunteering with SMART Recovery. SMART Recovery is a community devoted to helping individuals learn about and practice a self-empowering approach for stopping problematic addictive behavior. SMART Recovery offers a science-based, non-step philosophy that provides tools and strategies for individuals under the umbrella of four main points: Building & Maintaining Motivation; Coping with Urges & Cravings; Managing Thoughts, Feelings & Behaviors; and Building A Balanced Life. Our motto is "Discover the Power of Choice". We welcome your participation in our community. Minimum age 18.
Date Posted: 2024-03-15
