Would you like to facilitate a self-help group for adults with ADHD?

Do you want to help create safe communities where adults with ADHD can share experiences, reflect on each other and find new meaning in everyday life?

In the Self-Help Groups at Frivilligcenter Odder, we are currently looking for volunteer group leaders for a self-help group for adults living with ADHD - either as newly diagnosed or as people who have learned to navigate with a different brain throughout life.

In a self-help group, people with a common life challenge meet to share experiences, listen and reflect on each other in a confidential space – without demands for performance or “solutions”. It is precisely when we are listened to and understood that new insights and change can begin to emerge.

Your role as a volunteer group leader

As a volunteer group leader, you will help to:

• Facilitate group conversations and create a safe environment where everyone feels seen and heard.
• Support the group dynamics and help ensure that all participants have space and opportunity to express themselves.
• Be present and let your own experiences with ADHD – or your empathy and curiosity – be a bridge to the experiences of others.

You don't need to be an expert in ADHD – the most important thing is that you are a person with psychological maturity who is concerned with communities, openness and equality. This is completely in line with FriSes – the Danish Association for Self-Help and Volunteering - five core values: volunteerism, equality, confidentiality, respect and responsibility .

We are looking for you who might:

• You have ADHD yourself and have reached a place in life where you would like to pass something on.
• Are a student, for example studying pedagogy, social work or psychology, and want to try your hand at group facilitation in practice.
• Are you a retiree or retired person with time, experience and resources to support others?
• Or just an ordinary person with a desire to make a difference in a meaningful community.

The practical

• The groups meet either weekly or every 14 days, typically for 2 hours at a time, for 8–10 weeks.
• You are not alone – there are usually two group leaders assigned to each group. There is also a project manager for self-help groups, with whom you will be able to regularly spar.
• You will be well prepared: We offer an introduction, ongoing sparring and the opportunity to participate in the Basic Facilitation Course (Module 1 & 2 arranged by FriSe).

As a volunteer group leader, you get:

• Course and introduction to the role of group leader.
• Experience in facilitating group discussions.
• An enriching voluntary community with the other group leaders
• Opportunity for professional sparring.
• Opportunity to develop yourself personally and as a human being.

Does that sound like something to you?

Does this sound like something for you? Then contact the project manager for the self-help groups Anita Trust for a non-binding conversation about the possibilities.

Volunteer Center Odder
Vitavej 69, Floor 0, Entrance B, 8300 Odder
(Only 400 meters from the station – light rail and bus line 100 from Aarhus)