We are offering online sessions every day to help connect, educate, and engage the community. You do not have to be in services to participate in these meetings.

Many of our groups use Zoom, a video conferencing platform. You can join by using your phone, tablet, or computer. To learn more about how to join Zoom  click here 

Each group uses a unique link and a secure connection. We have implemented many settings to help create the best virtual experience and connection we can. Please see the notices at the bottom of the page or contact Community.Relations@healthwest.net with any questions.

Are you currently receiving services at HealthWest? You may qualify for additional groups which you can see here. 

GROUPS FOR ADULTS

Talk Time

Everyday at 1 pm

Talk Time is an opportunity for you to engage and talk to community members. This meeting is designed to bring people together and create a space for the us to enjoy the company of a friendly face. Feel free to ask questions, tell jokes, anything uplifting!

Join URL: https://healthwest.zoom.us/j/92926029357

Join by Phone: +1 929 205 6099

Meeting ID: 929 2602 9357

Moving My Way

Tuesdays at 10 am

*This group will not be meeting on December 22 and 29 due to a holiday break*

Get moving and stay healthy from your own living room with simple exercises demonstrated and taught by a HealthWest staff member. This class is open to and can be done by community members of all ages and with movement limitations.

Join URL: https://healthwest.zoom.us/j/96057114368

Adult SMART Recovery

Mondays and Wednesdays at 2 pm

SMART Recovery is one of the leading recovery groups in the United States dedicated to helping participants learn tools and techniques for self-empowerment. Participants in the group learn tools to aid their recovery process based on substantial, proven scientific evidence and research and are encouraged to engage with a global support system.

***SMART is cancelled on 9/30/20***

Mondays:

Join URL: https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/94092740254

Meeting ID: 940 9274 0254

Phone:   +1 929 436 2866

Wednesdays:

Join URL: https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/91975318557

Meeting ID: 919 7531 8557

Phone:     +1 929 436 2866

Link to all national meetings: https://www.smartrecovery.org/community/calendar.php?styleid=29

Equality First

Every other Thursday at 6 pm

December Dates: 12/3, 12/17

January Dates: 1/7, 1/21

A virtual support group that provides a safe place to discuss trials and triumphs that affect the LGBTQ+/SOGIE community.

(Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, pansexual, asexual, omnisexual)

(Sexual orientation and gender identity expression)

Email Kevin.Schmidt@healthwest.net to inquire about the next session and zoom link. 

GROUPS FOR YOUTH AND THE FAMILY

Teen SMART Recovery

Wednesdays, 4:30 pm

SMART Recovery is a self-help program that offers a place where teens can get together to try to look into and change behaviors that hurts themselves and others like smoking, drinking, fighting and using drugs, to name a few.

Join URL: https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/208977640

Join by Phone: 929-205-6099

Meeting ID: 208 977 640

Koffee with Kevin

Tuesdays, 10:00 am and Thursdays, 3:00 pm

Join Kevin Schmidt, Parent Support Specialist, for virtual Koffee with Kevin every Tuesday at 10 am! This is an open group of supportive parents and caregivers that are here to support and connect.

Join URL: https://healthwest.zoom.us/j/93898771334

Notice for group participants:

• These groups are not a counseling session; there is no official therapy-client alliance created here.
• We are mandated reporters; should we have reasonable suspicion that you are a danger to yourself, someone else, or a child is being hurt, we must report to authorities.
• There is no anonymity. These groups are open to the public.
• Personal information disclosed in these sessions is viewable to anyone in attendance.
• You are free to leave this group at any time and may join late also.
• All participants are here to overcome issues related to social isolation. If your comments are considered hurtful, demeaning, or are being disruptive, you will be removed from the group.
• Groups are held by a variety of staff and will coach at their skill level but in a way that everyone can understand.
• These groups are free for all community members.
• Groups will be held according to the schedule. Participation may be limited by technology.
• Groups that do not include age specifications in their description are targeted to an adult population.
• Participants can expect to learn basic skills in managing anxiety, worry, and other symptoms related to uncertainty.
• The information discussed in these groups will not be added to a clinical record and no documentation of dialogue will be retained.