Recovery Support Group

by Tammah Watts, LMFT

Times are hard and we’ve all been through so much. The CDC and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimate that millions of us are trying to cope and have maladaptive behaviors due to so many stressors and life events. Many also struggle with addictions.

MCC Health Services is offering a new RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP for students. Consider the following to see if it may be of interest or need for you or a loved one:

Are you feeling overwhelmed by an addiction to?

  • Alcohol
  • Illegal drugs
  • Nicotine
  • Marijuana
  • Prescription Medications

or an addictive behavior such as?

  • Gaming
  • Eating
  • Shopping
  • Sex
  • Self-Harming
  • Gambling
  • Social Media
  • Technology 

Are you  in recovery or thinking about sobriety and looking for support from others in a safe space? Or perhaps you are a family member or friend of someone who is struggling with addiction.

If so, then

please JOIN US for the

MiraCosta College RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP for MCC students only every Wednesday 12P to 1P beginning November 3, 2021

Zoom link

The Recovery Support Group is for ALL students at MiraCosta College. 

It is a non-12 Step, secular (nonreligious) and evidenced-based approach to change. It provides you the opportunity for mutual support that is nonjudgmental and

self-empowering. (It is SMART Recovery oriented).

Research supports the many benefits of participating regularly in support groups for folks in recovery.

Learn Tools and Strategies to:

  • Build and Maintain Motivation
  • Cope with Urges
  • Manage Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
  • Live a Balanced Lifestyle

The Recovery Support Group is:

  • FREE (already covered by your Health Services fee)
  • For ALL MCC students of all ages, backgrounds, and life experiences
  • Open to persons who are new and currently on your recovery journey Facilitated by a licensed Mental Health Counselor
  • Able to provide Verifications of Attendance (for court or other requirements) Available on a weekly basis and you can choose how often you want to attend Compatible with other recovery modalities and mental health treatment

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP MEETING:

  • After you have logged on, you will enter the Waiting Room and no one can see you there
  • You will be required to enter into the CHAT your STUDENT ID NUMBER. Only the Facilitator can see your ID and will verify it.
  • Once your ID is verified, you will be admitted into the meeting.
  • You have the option to be on On-Screen and/or Off-Screen with audio ON
  • You have the option to use your name, initials, or you can create a pseudonym
  • The meeting format includes Check-Ins, Topic & Discussion, Announcements (if any), and Check-Out
  • You are not required to share but I hope that you will for yours and others’ benefit, either way, your presence is still considered as participation
  • The Facilitator keeps the meeting moving forward and manages the time. I ask that you please do your best to arrive on time as we cover a lot in each hour
  • And, participants are asked to keep what is discussed confidential
  • The meeting is in a casual format, so come as you are

Just know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

I look forward to meeting you, let’s begin.

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