Referring to Mutual Support Groups: Distinguishing between the Choices

Produced in partnership with SMART Recovery

Archived: Click here to download this one-hour webinar for free!  Take this online CE Quiz to earn credit for your time.

Download: PowerPoint Slides, Mutual Support Groups Comparison Flyer, Mutual Support Groups Contact Information Flyer, and Live Event Q&A

Description: A major component of a client’s recovery plan is often attending mutual support groups, which provide a common space for individuals who are struggling in similar ways to get support.  This webinar outlines the ways in which mutual support groups can be beneficial to clients with addiction-related struggles and how to select the most appropriate option based on the client’s needs.  It also details the various mutual support group options available and how to connect clients to them.

Price: Education is FREE to all professionals

Earn Continuing Education Credit: All applicants for CE credit are required to complete and pass this online CE Quiz after viewing the presentation.  Members of NAADAC or AccuCare Subscribers receive a Certificate of Completion for 1 CE for free.  Non-members of NAADAC or Non-subscribers of AccuCare receive 1 CE for $15 (make payment here).  A CE certificate will be emailed to you within 21 days of submission and receiving payment, if applicable.  Click here for a complete list of who accepts NAADAC Continuing Education Credit.

Learning Objectives:

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

• Explain the difference between mutual support group options; and
• Refer clients to appropriate mutual support groups for their needs.

Presenter:

Shari Allwood (photographed with her granddaughter Sydney) is the Executive Director of SMART Recovery, a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to help individuals gain independence from addictive behavior and live a balanced life.  SMART Recovery believes in supporting the availability of choice in recovery programs.  Shari is pleased to join us to represent a wide variety of mutual support groups, and how each may appeal to individuals with differing needs or beliefs.  Information about various groups will be presented – as well as compared and contrasted.  Shari suggests, “of the program options, not one specific recovery program is likely to be helpful to all. The best recovery outcomes occur when people know of and have access to a variety of programs and are free to choose among them.”

Who Should Attend:
Addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists andother helping professionals that are interested in learning about addiction-related matters.

Archived: This webinar will be recorded for later viewing.  Complete the registration form to receive after the live broadcast links to the free recording and the online CE Quiz.

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