Sections of this topic
Sources of Help to Members of COVID-19 Support Groups
These resources are for support groups in which members are supporting each
other to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A toolkit for starting
and facilitating the groups is at
Start
a Virtual Support Group to Help With Stresses of COVID-19
Consider These Resources for Yourself and
Others
Resources to Help Your Group Members
There are many free, online articles about topics that are helpful to members
of a support group. See the “Supporting Skills” listed on the right
side of each page.
Resources to Help Yourself
Attitude
(Managing Your)
Burnout
Motivating
Yourself
Self-Assessments
Self-Awareness
Time
and Stress Management
Resources to Help Others Anywhere
6
Ways to Help Others During the Coronavirus Outbreak
9
Ways to Help Others During the Coronavirus Pandemic
10
Ways to Help Others During the Coronavirus Outbreak
16
Heartwarming Ways Everyday Heroes Are Helping People Affected by Coronavirus
Pose Questions in the Our Facebook Group
This group is for everyone interested or involved in peer support groups, especially
around COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on our lives. We will discuss all aspects
of organizing and running a peer support group. Discussions will have an emphasis
on groups using free tools offered at https://StartSupportGroups.com/,
but do not have to be exclusively about that format of peer support group. (Note:
this group is not about specific medical advice and treatment for individuals
who may have the virus.)
Pandemic Peer Support
Groups
Attend Office Hours With Experts
Office hours are each week on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. Central Time USA.
They will begin on April 15, 2020. To participate, you must:
- Have answered at least 80% of the questions correctly in the quiz Test
Your Knowledge About PCGs, because the office hours should primarily be
about questions that are not answered in these pages. - Pre-register by sending email to peersupport@StartSupportGroups.com.
Send your email from the same email address that you used when you entered
your private contact information in your quiz. In your email, also include
your Skype address if you have one.
Office hours will include the first 10 people who registered. We will promptly
notify you if you are enrolled in the next office hour’s session.
Email Us
We hope that you will consider the other sources of help, especially the Frequently
Asked Questions, as we tend to get a lot of emails about various subjects.
Otherwise, you can email us at peersupport@StartSupportGroups.com.
Regarding Other Uses of Peer Coaching Groups
People who are interested in using the groups for other than support as described
in this topic, should purchase training, consulting and materials from Action
Learning Source, especially the virtual workshop
Facilitating
and Developing Peer, Group, Team and Organizational Coaching Programs. Other
uses of peer coaching groups might include, for example:
- Developing a group-based program for your professional development or employee
development in an organization. - Modifying the process for developing, for example, a coaching culture, coaching
skills, leadership development, management development, supervisory development,
networking, problem solving / goal achievement, support groups, team building
and transfer of training. Each of these different uses involved a different
design of a group-based program.
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