Welcome to our next Weekly Bulletin. If you would like us to include something on our weekly news, please get in touch by emailing [email protected].
Unite For Recovery is Live
In case you missed it, our new campaign, Unite for Recovery went live this week. For information on the campaign and how to sign up, please see here.
Congratulations to Daniel Fincham
We wish to congratulate Daniel Fincham the CEO of Recoverlution on being named one of The 10 Most Inspiring CEOs Making a Difference in 2023. You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eVxNKgmS
Angie King is Retiring!
Our Director of Operations Angie King is retiring and leaves UK SMART Recovery on the 9th of May. Angie has worked for SMART for 8 years leading the organisation through significant change. Since the national reorganisation of the workforce took place she has successfully helped us navigate a pandemic and has grown the team to ensure we have much better coverage via a team of Community Co-ordinators. Angie has also been pivotal in the success we’ve enjoyed from grant applications. Our CEO Charlie has felt well supported especially in the early days of arriving at SMART and wishes to congratulate Angie on her successful career and for a happy retirement. Thank you Angie for all you have done for SMART and the recovery community, we will miss you greatly!
SMART Recovery in the News
SMART Recovery has recently been in the news. A recent article from Inverness Courier can be found below.
Facilitator Community Support Group (London and South East)
The next Facilitator Community Group for London and South East of England will be held on Wednesday, 3rd of May at 10am. For information, please check out the below image
Tool Time:
Are you looking to enhance your understanding of the SMART Tools?
4 Consecutive Thursdays – 4th May, 11th May, 18th May, 25th May
12:00 – 13:30
Online via Teams. Meeting ID: 399 629 401 650. Passcode: Cyp6ox
Over the course of 4 consecutive weeks in May, we will discuss the 4 Point Programme and its corresponding SMART Tools. We will also look at the role of the SMART Facilitator and the importance of the SMART meeting structure. These workshops are aimed at newly trained SMART Facilitators and SMART Facilitators who would like to brush up on their tool knowledge. You will be able to share your experiences as well as learn from other SMART Facilitators in London and the South East.
Each week will focus on a different topic:
Week 1 (4th May) – Structure of a SMART meeting and Point 1 – Building and Maintaining Motivation
Week 2 (11th May): Point 2 – Coping with Urges
Week 3 (18th May): Point 3 – Managing Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviours and Point 4 – Living a Balanced Lifestyle
Week 4 (25th May): Common Issues Identified in SMART Meetings and Any Outstanding Questions.
More information can be found below
New Meetings
New Weekly SMART Recovery Meeting, Cheltenham
New Weekly SMART Recovery Meeting, Stourbridge