Mutual Aid &Technology InnovationBreaking Free Online13th February 2015 - EdinburghJardine SimpsonNational Coordinator - Scotland

What is SMART Recovery?

• Abstinence oriented recovery organisation, based on peer led mutual aid

• Uses tools from REBT, CBT, Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change

• Secular, science based mutual aid option

• Evolved from partnership between people in recovery and addictions psychologists

SMART Recovery online

The three main functions:• Connecting through the community• Learning through the training• Meeting participation at online

meetings

The Website

• Community

• Training

• Online Meetings

• Meeting Directory

• Resources

• Facilitator Support Meetings

The Online Community

• Friends

• Groups

• Chat

• Videos

The Online Community

• Over 6000 people in recovery• Over 2000 professionals• Regional, National and International

Groups• Group for Family & Friends• Trainee groups• Forum, discussions, wall posts and

links

The Online Training

• SMART for Life

• Getting

SMART

• SMART

Facilitator

• Family &

Friends

The Online Training• SMART for Life – Introductory video.

8400 enrolments.• Getting SMART – The theory behind the

SMART Recovery programme, tools and techniques. Over 4000 enrolments.

• SMART Facilitator – The skills and knowledge needed to become a meeting facilitator. Over 2000 enrolments.

• Family & Friends – Course covers the 14 topics of the programme.

Online Meetings

Online Meetings

• Five SMART Recovery meetings per week

• Weekly Family and Friends meeting• Monthly Peer Facilitator meetings• Fortnightly Facilitator Start-up

meetings

Online v Face-to-Face• Anonymity • Taster of the

programme before going to a face to face meeting

• 24/7 access to training material/online chat/forum

• Geographical coverage 

• Childcare/disability unable to get out to a meeting

• The ability to present information though

PowerPoint 

• Human contact, meeting people in your community

• Not everyone has internet access

• Some people are uncomfortable with new technology/social media 

• Opportunity to get out

• Focus on my time• Regular commitment

For more information please visit:

www.smartrecovery.org.uk

Thank you for listening