Bringing a recovery-oriented and strengths-based approach to facilitating group sessions in treatment settings increases engagement and fosters a group culture that actively supports participants in growth and behavior change. Attendees will gain new skills to enhance client change processes and strengthen recovery-focused growth within groups.
Using SAMHSA’s Ten Guiding Principles of Recovery, this session introduces a framework that aligns recovery values and treatment goals with core group facilitation concepts. 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 engagement 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 behavior change and the development of wellness and recovery skills in clients participating in groups. Equity in group facilitation will also be explored.
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 how to engage group participants, and enhanced facilitation skills that foster effective participant growth in diverse group settings. This training is designed for both new and experienced group leaders.
Rosebrook Event Center 50 Rosebrook Place Wareham, MA 02571 United States
