Manage Support Group Directory Listing
Keep your support group information current by editing your website listing! Keep your group's meeting schedule, host, and contact information up to date to keep current and prospective members informed about any changes.
If your listing does not already include a small description of your group, consider adding one! Let prospecting members know how you start your meetings, how long a typical meeting lasts, and what topics they can expect to discuss. A short one or two-paragraph description of what a regular meeting looks like can ease any anxieties a prospecting member might feel about joining and help them feel more confident before attending or reaching out.
Administrative Documents
- Report your support group's meeting attendance (required for VSGN members)
- Support group schedule (let us know what dates you are meeting)
- Opening statement of intention (please read before each meeting)
- Support Group Flier - add your info
- Support Group Flier - general
- Opening Statement - read before each support group meeting
- Meeting flow & organization
- Starter prompts
- Template for email to promote your support group
- Registration card
- Sign in sheet
- Welcome letter
Meeting Topics & Outlines
- Advice for the holidays
- Advocacy - What does it mean to you?(opens in new tab) (Balance Awareness Week)
- Daring to Dream
- Dealing with embarrassment in public places
- Disability Appeal
- Fall risk & prevention
- Family support issues
- Fun things you can do
- Gaslighting
- Giving Thanks
- Guilt & Grief
- How to Identify Trustworthy Vestibular Information (and spot Red Flags)
- Living with an invisible chronic illness
- Journaling
- Low-Impact Exercises
- Managing anxiety
- Managing misinformation in social media groups
- Maximizing your doctors office visit
- Meniere's coping strategies
- Movement for Balance
- Navigating Peer Support Networks
- New Year's resolutions
- Parenting
- Preparing for Seasonal Weather Changes
- Reflecting on Personal Growth
- Relaxation techniques
- Reprioritizing your commitments
- Soul Care
- Spring Forward - Springtime Coping Tips
- Summer Weather Coping Tips
- Tips on increasing activity level & managing fatigue
- Travel tips
- Vision issues
- Why does VRT make me dizzy?
- Why does it take so long to see results from VRT?
- Workplace issues
Leadership Series - Tips for Support Group Leaders
These are minutes from brainstorming meetings among support group leaders.
- How to find topics & guest speakers
- Engaging attendees in leadership of your support group
- Managing overshares and engaging all support group attendees
- How to facilitate a support group meeting
- Support for family & friends
- How to avoid support group leader burnout
- The logistics of leading a support group meeting
- How to promote your support group
- Suicide awareness
- The Benefits of Having a Co-Leader for your Support Group
- How to Handle Sensitive Topics
