Community of Practice Volunteer/Unpaid Facilitator Program 2024 #9985

A FREE five-session program for Volunteer/Unpaid Facilitators of Carer Support Groups by Carers Victoria

Community of Practice Volunteer/Unpaid Facilitator Program

Do you facilitate a carer support group as a volunteer who is unpaid?

If so, come along and join our Community Of Practice Volunteer/Unpaid Facilitator Program

Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.*

Carers Victoria offers two programs. If you are a volunteer/unpaid and responsible for organising and/or facilitating a carer support group, this one is for you Volunteer/Unpaid Facilitator Program.

If you are employed by an organisation and are responsible for organising and/or facilitating a carer support group, you should register for our other program Employed/Paid Facilitator Program.

Carers Victoria works closely with carer support group facilitators and know that you want practical skills and ongoing opportunities to connect with your peers. We have established a Community of Practice for carer support group facilitators, across Victoria that will meet every two months throughout the year.

These sessions will focus on sharing experience, skills, and knowledge. Participants are encouraged to attend every session to build relationships and connections. Each session will focus on a specific topic based off feedback received from our participants.

Topics could include:

• Ways to get the money you need
• Building relationships within the group (including facilitation skills)
• Boundaries for facilitators and within the group.
• Group dynamics
• Ways to connect face to face and online, including icebreaker activities and engaging speakers to attend you group.
• Leadership and succession planning
• Supportive communication for non-counsellors (e.g. listening, reflecting back and self-care).

Who should attend

New or future Volunteer/Unpaid Facilitators of Carer Support Groups from across Victoria

Program Dates

Sessions will be held every two months, with a total of five sessions in 2024.

Session 3
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Time: 12.30pm - 2.30pm

Session 4
September (Date to be advised)
Time: 12.30pm - 2.30pm

Session 5
November (Date to be advised)
Time: 12.30pm - 2.30pm

* Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner, 2015.