Taking Action Co-Facilitator Training - Roanoke, VA - October 2025

Training date: Monday, October 27 - Friday, October 31, 2025 
Location: On Our Own of Roanoke
Tuition: $1300 - The tuition includes training, materials, and lunch each day. Partial scholarships available for co-facilitators to start Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing community programs with no to low barriers to attend. Email: [email protected] for more information 

Co-facilitator Training for Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing

This hands on workshop that will prepare participants to co-facilitate workshops based on SAMHSA's Taking Action Program and acquire the skills, knowledge, and materials to co-facilitate groups in their community and organization. The Taking Action Co-Facilitator training provides an experiential learning environment based on mutuality, empowerment, connection, and self-determination. Participants in this course will be expected to participate in interactive learning activities and demonstrate their own experience with the Taking Action Program.

This training is appropriate for anyone who would like to lead wellness and recovery groups, work with others to develop their steps to taking action for wellness and recovery, and give presentations on mental health wellness and recovery-related issues to groups or organizations.  Participants are expected to have a solid working knowledge of the Taking Action Program and share their experiential knowledge of how taking action for wellness and recovery has worked. 

This training also supports the development of facilitation skills grounded in trauma-informed, peer-led values, creating inclusive spaces where all voices are honored. Co-facilitators will explore ways to engage diverse communities, manage group dynamics with care and confidence, and promote individual and collective wellness through group support. The course also emphasizes the understanding differing perspectives, storytelling, and co-learning as tools for inspiring hope and change.