Support Group Opportunities

Feel free to email Katie K and let her know if you have a support group starting up available to survivors outside your catchment area - either in person or virtually. 

Support Group Facilitator Training

MECASA offers the Support Group Facilitator Training at least once a year, usually in March. Reach out to Katie K for details about the next training. 

Support Group Facilitators Manual
PowerPoint - Support Group Facilitator Training 
Facilitator's Guide - One-to-one/Interim Training

Sample Documents

All sample documents are built with the Quality Assurance Standards and best practice in mind. Your agency or program may want to add or edit so it can fit your practices and agency protocols. 
Referral Form
Screening Interview Form*
Screening for Yoga Groups
Screening Decision Documentation
Group Guidelines
Group Agenda
Confidentiality Agreement

outlines

These are provided by member center programs to give a sense of how a group might be structured. 

• SASSMM Recovery Education and Creative Healing (REACH) Experiential 10-week Support Group Outline
• SASSMM Traditional Female Identified Survivor 10-week Support Group Outline
• SASSMM Recovery Education and Creative Healing (REACH) Experiential 10-week Support Group Outline
• SASSMM 8-week Expressive Writing Group for People Who Are Incarcerated Outline

Activities

​Revisiting Our Roots: The Essential Advocacy Toolkit
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
A collection of trauma-informed resources & strengths-based activities for advocates supporting adult survivors of sexual violence.

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A Personal Bill of Rights
Check-in Questions
Gender Boxes
Goal Setting & Relationships
Letter Writing
Tree of Life
Writing Prompts

Meditation & grounding

Creating Your Special Place Guided Meditation
Grounding Techniques
Light Stream Guided Meditation
Sensory Guided Meditation

handouts

​Affirmations​
​Assertive Communication
​Boundaries
Enhancing Your Self-Esteem
Equality Wheel
Feelings Number Scale
Intimacy and Trust
Personal Healing
Respect Wheel
Who I Really Am

manuals

Circle of Hope: A Guide for Conducting Effective Psychoeducational Support Groups, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
Power of Social Connection, North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Holistic Healing for Survivors, Resource Sharing Project
Support Group Manual, AMHC Sexual Assault Services​

facilitator guides & curriculum

The Power of Social Connection: A Guide to Providing Virtual Support Groups
North Carolina Coalition | 2021

A Guide for Facilitators of Transgender Community Groups: Supporting Sexual Violence Survivors​
Forge | 2016

​The Power of Social Connection: Developing and Coordinating Sustainable Support Group Programs for Survivors of Sexual Violence
North Carolina Coalition | 2013

​​Trauma Recovery and Empowerment (TREM)
Maxine Harris
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How to Support and Facilitate a Support Group for Victims of Stalking
Stalking Resource Center | 2009