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Subject: VolunteerCONNECTION - July 2023

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Announcements & Reminders

Nurturing Your Volunteer Service Spark - Dealing with Burnout as SMART Recovery Volunteers

As volunteers, you bring empathy and understanding to those on their recovery journey. However, we recognize that burnout can sometimes be a challenge. In our latest VHQ blog post, "Nurturing Your Volunteer Service Spark," we address the importance of self-care and setting boundaries. Drawing from real-life scenarios, we offer practical strategies for renewing your energy and passion.

Join us in celebrating your impactful work while learning how to navigate burnout effectively. Check out the full post on our VolunteerHQ site and keep shining brightly in your role as a SMART Recovery facilitator.

Full Post

Help Improve SMART!

SMART Recovery International (SRI) is working with a team of researchers who want to understand more about who attends groups, how people feel about attending, the goals they set themselves and the ways that SMART Recovery may or may not be helpful.

Please consider mentioning the survey at group meetings and feel free to participate yourself. To learn more and participate in the survey, click HERE or scan the QR code below.

You can also download a survey flyer by clicking FLYER

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide!

Get the Flyer

SMART Training Refresher courses

Our SMART Training refresher courses are a great way to strengthen your skills and meet other volunteers. Join us for one or more of the following refreshers.

August 5, 2023 - Facilitator Refresher
September 2, 2023 -Teen Add on Training
October 7, 2023 - Motivational Interviewing Refresher
November 4, 2023 - Facilitator Refresher

Watch your email as the dates get closer for registration details.

Volunteer Opportunities

Facilitate Successful Life Skills - Stipend Available

We’re contacting you at this time to invite you to become a facilitator for the Successful Life Skills 12-sesson course in one of these recovery homes. The course follows the Successful Life Skills handbook and all supplies are provided free of charge to the recovery homes.

Additionally, grant funds will allow us to offer a $25 stipend per session, per facilitator.

Please contact Alena Kuplinski or Christi Alicea directly if you are interested in taking part in this important initiative and let us know your schedule availability to facilitate meetings for a home (online) akuplinski@smartrecovery.org or christia@smartrecovery.org.

We’ll schedule you for a brief 45-60min training session to prepare you for running meetings for this initiative. If you already took this training in the past, feel free to join for a refresher!

Facilitator Mentoring Program

If you have been a SMART Recovery facilitator for a year or more and are looking for a way to share what you have learned with others, check out our Facilitator Mentoring Program. Facilitator Mentors offer support and guidance for both starting and maintaining SMART Recovery meetings.

Become A Mentor