Community of Practice Volunteer/Unpaid Facilitator Program 2025

Join our free Community of Practice for Volunteer (unpaid) Facilitators of Carer Support Groups program.

This five-session program offers different practical skills and ongoing opportunities to connect with your peers, with each session focusing on a different topic.

1. Wednesday 12 February: Attracting and maintaining membership of your Carer Support Group.
2. Wednesday 9 April: Ways to get the money, and other resources, your group needs.
3. Wednesday 11 June: Building positive relationships and communication within your group.
4. Wednesday 13 August: Establishing boundaries and responding to conflict when it occurs
5. Wednesday 15 October: Sharing the load, planning ahead and facilitator self-care.

Participants are encouraged to attend every session to build relationships and connections, however you are welcome to join at any stage and it is possible to attend individual sessions that are of interest. 

Please register individually for sessions you plan to attend.

Who can attend

Carer Support Group Facilitators. All carers who facilitate Carer Support Groups in their own time or with minimal support are welcome to join this group (Unpaid or Volunteer).

Attendance is free and we welcome new members. Zoom link will be provided following registration.

Please note

If you facilitate a carer group, peer support or yarning circle as part of your paid employment, please register for our Facilitator Network through our Sector team directly sectorengagement@carersvictoria.org.au

"Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly." Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner, 2015.