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The role of the facilitator is to:
Facilitate weekly groups in person or online such as the Concerned Persons Group or Recovery Group
To listen, support and create a safe and consistent space for all in attendance
Ensure the groups are run in accordance with the standards and guidelines of the Recovery Support Programme
Facilitators are people who have an understanding of the illness of addiction through the lived experience of an addict or a family member.
Aiséirí in collaboration with ICHAS (Irish College of Humanities and Social Science) provide the necessary training. On completion of the training, the facilitator will be awarded a QQI Level 6 in Group Skills and Facilitation.
Ongoing support is provided and all facilitators attend Role Support once a month and expand on any additional support. Is role support the same as the below?
In addition to this you are expected to attend two in-service days each year, held on a Saturday, generally one in Spring and one in Autumn.
Being a facilitator is an amazing experience. Not always the easiest thing to do but hugely rewarding watching people rebuild their lives and grow into the wonderful person that was overshadowed by addiction.
My work as a Facilitator with Aiséirí has opened up a range of learning opportunities for me. It allows me to develop my skills as a counsellor and provide me with opportunities to build warm therapeutic relationships in a safe and supportive environment. I look forward to my weekly group meetings and feel privileged to be part of the Recovery Support Team helping group members in their recovery.
It’s an absolute privilege to be part of a client’s journey of recovery, to experience first-hand their concerns, to see how they cope, change and grow, while embracing the 12-step program. It is hugely rewarding to me and gives me gratitude for where I am and help that I received in my Recovery Support Group.
I am a recently newly trained facilitator with Aiséirí and already I am amazed by how being part of this organisation has affected my life and me as a person in such a positive way. I am honoured to be part of the Recovery Support and will always be so grateful to Aiséirí for given me this opportunity.
