Bringing a recovery-oriented approach to group facilitation fosters a group culture where the guiding principles of recovery actively support participants in developing key recovery skills.
This full-day session is designed for both new and experienced group leaders, providing an opportunity to explore the connection between recovery principles and group facilitation. Attendees will gain new skills to enhance client growth and strengthen recovery-focused learning within a group setting. Using SAMHSA’s Ten Guiding Principles of Recovery, this session introduces a framework that aligns recovery values with core group facilitation concepts.
Recovery principles—such as honoring culture, autonomy, and choice; being person-driven and strength-based; and encouraging leadership and responsibility—will be paired with facilitation concepts like active listening, teamwork, agreements, risk-taking, and mistake-making. The session will explore strategies such as working from invitations rather than demands, allowing multiple pathways for learning and growth, and empowering participants as their own best resource. The connection will be made in how these approaches directly support the development of personal wellness and recovery skills in clients participating in groups.
Training attendees will engage in large and small group discussions and participate in group exercises to see these concepts in action. By the end of the session, attendees will have a deeper understanding of the Ten Guiding Principles of Recovery and enhanced facilitation skills to foster effective participant growth in diverse group settings for participants of all ages.
