PAPER 1. I did not really know what exactly to expect before the meeting‚ because I never been to a AA meeting and I was kind of excited to go and hear peoples stories about their addictions and dependency. 2. I attend the meeting with my boyfriend because I did not want to go alone. My only concern was how people were going to be there‚ and I excepted to hear some bizarre stories of peoples past. 3. The meeting was held in a conference like setting at a round table‚ I was quite
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On Sunday‚ March 6th‚ I went to an AA meeting in the Heights Vietnam Veterans Memorial Building between Manhattan and Summit Avenues in NJ‚ Jersey City. The meeting started around 10:30 AM and ended around 11:30 AM. Before the meeting‚ lots of coffee‚ tea and donuts were served to the people. There were about 50 people that showed up to the meeting‚ 35 of them were males and the other 15 were females. Most of them were either old or middle aged. The meeting consisted of a podium which had about five
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There are good meetings and there are bad meetings. Bad meetings drone on forever‚ you never seem to get the point‚ and you leave wondering why you were even present. Effective ones leave you energized and feeling that you have accomplished something. Every day people have different types of meetings‚ whether it is formal/informal‚ social gatherings‚ job focused or community based. All of which are mainly to give information‚ get information‚ develop opinions and make decisions. Meetings are established
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September 1‚ 2016 you participated in a pre-determination meeting as a continuation of a prior meeting held with you August 10‚ 2016. Both meetings were regarding allegations you failed to follow call-in procedures‚ you were tardy multiple times‚ and you were absent from work on one occasion without notifying anyone of your absence. The Department has completed its investigation and substantiated the allegations. During both pre-determination meetings you acknowledged you have been counseled on more than
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Discussion Discuss the process for holding a project kick-off meeting. Who should attend? What key topics should be on the agenda? Statement This article is to discuss the process for holding a project kick-off meeting‚ who should be invited and what topics should be covered during the meeting. Elaboration What is a kick-off meeting? A kick-off meeting is the meeting held at the beginning of a project. What does a kick-off meeting do? The purpose of it is to provide an opportunity for all the
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During the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended‚ my eyes were opened to the disease of addiction. When I walked into the meeting‚ I introduced myself and announced that I am a nursing student and was there to observe. In sync‚ all of the people attending the meeting greeted me. Twelve people took turns to read the twelve steps on the road to recovery. After the twelve steps were read everyone introduced themselves and then everyone greeted them at once. It was announced that each person that
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I took these quotes from each section because I gain a new perspective about why these meetings are important. Words like “controlled” “powerless” and unmanageable explains the struggle of an addict. I cannot imagine living a life in which I feel powerless‚ and controlled to the point where I am not able to manage it. Meetings like NA or AA brings awareness to those that does not understand addiction and what it means to be an addict. It is very easy to say “why can’t get just stop?”. If they could
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school board meetings are held to discuss different issues within the community and schools. The school board members discuss items such as budget‚ employee contracts‚ academic services‚ school choice‚ teacher and student conduct‚ etc. Locally elected school board members are responsible for discussing and voting towards the decisions that impact educators‚ students‚ and our community. I feel that it important for community members to attend school board meetings because during these meetings parents
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Methods of needs identification - the process The following paragraphs describe ten important steps in training needs identification and analysis. 1. Stakeholder analysis The topic on this subject (Part II - topic 2) clearly indicates how important it is to identify all possible stakeholders with an interest in the training process‚ including the identification and assessment of the training needs. Stakeholder analysis in the context of needs assessment will reveal the importance and possible
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Unit 3- individual needs in health and social care. Assignment 2 P2-Factors which affect the everyday need of individuals By shakela Jaji 10b Contents page: Introduction Chapter 1 Physical and health related factors Chapter 2 Socio-economic factors Chapter 3 Lifestyles factors Introduction: * In this topic you will learn about the factors that affect every day needs‚ health and well-being of individuals. You
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