Running Head: 12 Step Program 12 Step Program Report 12 Step Program Report 1 What is alcoholism? What is alcoholism? That seems to be a perplexing question. According to the report entitled This is A.A. An Introduction to the A.A.Recovery Program‚ “There is no formal A.A. definition of alcoholism…” but continues‚ “It can be described as a physical
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eventually married on January 24‚ 1918 right before Bill had left for World War I. (“Bill Wilson”‚ 2012). Bill W. served as a Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery. Bill had finally‚ in the military‚ experienced his “first drink”. According to Alcoholics Anonymous (2001)‚ Bill stated‚ “ I had found the elixir of life.” This first drink led to the second and all the drinks in the years to come for Bill‚ as he began drinking heavily and excessively. After the war‚ he went to live with Lois in New York
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most important step to recovery. We learn that once recovery is what we want in our lives there are steps to take these steps is to mean we are ready to completely give yourself to a higher power. This higher power can be anything or anyone we want it to be‚ whether it be God or someone we can really trust and depend on. There are 12 steps to recovery that will help us stay clean and help us be successful in staying in recovery. This we call the “12 Step Program.” The first step to recovery is
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Interactive Assignment – AA Meeting Alec Heffner For this interactive assignment‚ I chose to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Meeting in the local area. I chose to attend this event out of pure curiosity. I like to enjoy alcoholic beverages on a regular basis‚ so I felt it would be very enlightening to sit down and really listen to what these people had to say. Throughout the rest of this essay‚ I would like to recreate that experience. Over the course of this meeting I was able to walk away
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Overeaters Anonymous- 12 Steps to New Life Shelley N. Fischer BSHS 431 Monday‚ May 14‚ 2012 Gary Zarchy Overeaters Anonymous- 12 Steps to New Life I decided because I don’t drink and have never had a drug addiction that I wanted to find a 12- step program that would be relatable to something I felt could help me in my life now. I decided that the program would be Overeaters Anonymous. I have known for a long time that I have an addictive nature‚ as I tend to become very focused on something
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12 Step Meeting How did the meeting start? It all started with an opening speech from the guest speaker who was once an alcoholic and has been sober for over 22yrs. Was one of the 12 Steps discussed‚ or many? Yes‚ all 12 steps were discussed in brief during the meeting since it was the first 12 steps meeting for this new group. Was there a personal testimonial? Yes‚ the floor was opened to all members who are willing to share their personal testimonies. Eleven people shared their
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This essay is a reflection on my observation of how a group interacts with each other. The 12-step meeting I attended was Overeater’s Anonymous (OA). OA uses the same Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as Alcoholics Anonymous‚ the words are changed from “alcoholic” to “compulsive overeater”. The meeting I went to had seven people in attendance even with this small of a group it was definitely a diverse group. All seven attendees were women whose ages ranged from a young college student to an
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For this assignment‚ I was prompted to locate a human service organization with Twelve-step model‚ so I attended an Alcoholic Anonymous “Big Book” open meeting (AA). This meeting was held at New Life Christian Church in Chantilly on Tuesday at noon. I got there fifteen minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting and informed the group facilitators that I was a student Observer‚ they kindly welcomed me. They were getting ready to arrange tables‚ so I quickly jumped in to help arrange tables for
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The participants in this 12 step support group benefit especially for the support they receive. The 12 step program allows people with addictions to come in and listen to others suffering from the same addiction. There is a no judgment zone. It gives people a support system and encouragement to continue to attempt to overcome their addiction. It allows people to see that they are not the first nor the last people to be suffering from the addiction. There are people from all walks of life suffering
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Sewtana Nash The 12-step Program isn’t for everyone Growing up with an alcoholic can drastically affect a child’s life. One in five Americans has lived with an alcoholic relative while growing up (“Children of Alcoholics”). I am one of those five. Yes‚ my father was an alcoholic while I was growing up. It is a touchy subject for me‚ but it is safe to say growing up with an alcoholic dad was very difficult for my family. After an emotional separation‚ my father realized what his life had become
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