Day 2: Building Resilience and Connection
Welcome and Recap (10 minutes)
Welcome participants and briefly recap the key points from the previous day.
Acknowledge the stories and aspirations shared by participants.
Resilience Workshop (35 minutes)
Introduction to Resilience (5 minutes):
- Define Resilience: Briefly explain resilience as the ability to bounce back from adversity.
- Importance in Recovery: Highlight the significance of resilience in the context of addiction recovery.
Personal Resilience Assessment (5 minutes):
- Self-Reflection: Encourage participants to reflect briefly on their own experiences and identify moments - of resilience.
- Resilience Factors: Discuss a few key factors that contribute to building resilience.
Resilience-Building Strategies (7 minutes):
- Coping Mechanisms: Discuss a couple of healthy coping mechanisms, such as mindfulness and positive self-talk.
- Goal Setting: Touch on the role of setting realistic goals in building resilience.
Story Sharing (5 minutes):
- Personal Stories: Invite participants to share brief personal stories of resilience.
- Group Discussion: Facilitate a quick discussion around shared themes and lessons.
Visualization Exercise (3 minutes):
- Guided Visualization: Lead a short guided visualization exercise focusing on overcoming challenges with resilience.
- Reflection: Allow a brief moment for participants to reflect on the visualization.
Group Activity (5 minutes):
- Collaborative Exercise: Organize a brief group activity to promote collaboration and teamwork.
- Discuss briefly how working together can enhance resilience.
Action Planning (3 minutes):
- Personal Resilience Plan: Encourage participants to jot down a couple of specific strategies for their personal resilience plan.
- Commitment: Invite participants to make a quick commitment to building resilience.
Closing and Reflection (7 minutes):
- Group Reflection: Facilitate a quick closing discussion for participants to share brief reflections on the workshop.
- Express Gratitude: Thank participants for their active engagement and contributions.
This resilience workshop is designed to fit within a 35-minute timeframe while still covering key concepts and providing participants with practical strategies for building resilience in addiction recovery. Adjustments can be made based on the preferences and dynamics of your virtual NA group.
Closing Remarks and Preview (15 minutes)
Summarize key takeaways from the resilience workshop.
Express gratitude for participants' engagement.
Provide a preview of the next day's workshop theme on holistic wellness.
This structure for Day 2 maintains the focus on interaction, resilience building, and fostering connection within the virtual NA community. Adjustments can be made based on participant feedback and the evolving dynamics of the group.
Welcome and Recap (10 minutes)
Welcome participants and briefly recap the key points from the previous day.
Acknowledge the stories and aspirations shared by participants.
Resilience Workshop (35 minutes)
Introduction to Resilience (5 minutes):
- Define Resilience: Briefly explain resilience as the ability to bounce back from adversity.
- Importance in Recovery: Highlight the significance of resilience in the context of addiction recovery.
Personal Resilience Assessment (5 minutes):
- Self-Reflection: Encourage participants to reflect briefly on their own experiences and identify moments - of resilience.
- Resilience Factors: Discuss a few key factors that contribute to building resilience.
Resilience-Building Strategies (7 minutes):
- Coping Mechanisms: Discuss a couple of healthy coping mechanisms, such as mindfulness and positive self-talk.
- Goal Setting: Touch on the role of setting realistic goals in building resilience.
Story Sharing (5 minutes):
- Personal Stories: Invite participants to share brief personal stories of resilience.
- Group Discussion: Facilitate a quick discussion around shared themes and lessons.
Visualization Exercise (3 minutes):
- Guided Visualization: Lead a short guided visualization exercise focusing on overcoming challenges with resilience.
- Reflection: Allow a brief moment for participants to reflect on the visualization.
Group Activity (5 minutes):
- Collaborative Exercise: Organize a brief group activity to promote collaboration and teamwork.
- Discuss briefly how working together can enhance resilience.
Action Planning (3 minutes):
- Personal Resilience Plan: Encourage participants to jot down a couple of specific strategies for their personal resilience plan.
- Commitment: Invite participants to make a quick commitment to building resilience.
Closing and Reflection (7 minutes):
- Group Reflection: Facilitate a quick closing discussion for participants to share brief reflections on the workshop.
- Express Gratitude: Thank participants for their active engagement and contributions.
This resilience workshop is designed to fit within a 35-minute timeframe while still covering key concepts and providing participants with practical strategies for building resilience in addiction recovery. Adjustments can be made based on the preferences and dynamics of your virtual NA group.
Closing Remarks and Preview (15 minutes)
Summarize key takeaways from the resilience workshop.
Express gratitude for participants' engagement.
Provide a preview of the next day's workshop theme on holistic wellness.
This structure for Day 2 maintains the focus on interaction, resilience building, and fostering connection within the virtual NA community. Adjustments can be made based on participant feedback and the evolving dynamics of the group.