An aa sponsor is a person who has been abstinent for a long period and who is prepared to support a newly abstinent member. An independent guide to teaching and learning the program of a. This is the workbook edition of the sponsors 12 step manual. To construct aa attendance, sponsorship, and abstinence latent class trajectories to test the added benefit of having a sponsor above the benefits of attendance in predicting abstinence over time. In the best twelve step tradition, use what you can and leave the rest. Alcoholics anonymous aa considers sponsorship an important element of the aa program, especially in early recovery. The sponsorship idea is an integral part of the alcoholics anonymous set up, and part of its social support network. The 123 questionnaire guide replaces the idiots guide. The guide applies established educational techniques blooms taxonomy to developing an understanding of the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous.
If youre going to meetings, sharing honestly, getting involved with the fellowship, making friends, and not drinking, then you are. Sponsorship responsibility is unwritten and informal, but it is a basic part of the a. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Working the first eleven steps will assure us of having a personality change, a shift in our perception sufficient to cause a spiritual awakening. Its actually really exciting, because its the first day of a new life. The conceptsprinciples of service that have emerged from a. After that, youll find that meetings are all quite different from each other. By no means can his book be used to replace aas big book, the 12 and 12 or any other aspect of aa. Desire, patience, faith, study and application are most important in determining each individuals plan of. Sponsorship guide new 123 sponsorship guide for the 123 questionnaire. The results showed that the aa sponsors in this study had the following sample characteristics.
Examining the role of aa sponsors in alcohol recovery. Breaking down step one of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Consider the viewpoint of any individual member as just that. The tool of sponsorship is one of the great gifts of the twelve step program, bearing an extraordinary power to turn a persons life around. Sponsorship has a long history in alcoholics anonymous.
We cant overemphasize the importance of working with a sponsor in working the steps. A pilot study article pdf available in alcohol and alcoholism 444. Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide. This sober oldtimer composed this with the help of a sponsee. Does sponsorship improve outcomes above alcoholics. I reached out to an oldtimer in alcoholics anonymous, and asked for his worksheet on sponsorship. Describe times that you have withdrawn from social interaction and isolated yourself to an extreme degree and why. These meetings are open and rotate through the literature again and again. Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. Typically, both na and aa meetings begin with reading the 12 steps. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the a. These sources are largely silent on sponsorship, so most of what is in this book comes from my own experience. You may also hear people reciting the serenity prayer or the 12 traditions. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery.
Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. Service manualtwelve concepts for world service both in a single booklet. Since the belief of a power greater than oneself is. Just about anyone in recovery can tell a story or two about a breakthrough conversation with a sponsor and about the difference it made to receive the personal support of a fellow sufferer, to be given a. Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. Describe embarrassing or humiliating incidents in your life. Some meetings may include speakers, or people sharing about their experiences. It is all about social responsibilities, living up to them and doing ones duty to help each other. For further study, it is suggested that everyone get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Many aa and other twelve step fellowship members will not agree with the detailed. Alcoholics anonymous recommends members to have sponsors, especially those early in their recovery, yet little research has been done on the qualities of an effective sponsor. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. For me, and for many other aa members who have used the worksheets, the 4th step worksheets contained in this book have proved to be a valuable tool to accomplishing this inventory step.
For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. In the best twelve step tradition, use what you can. The first step of anything is a beginning, so the first step of the alcoholics anonymous 12 steps is the beginning of your recovery process. I love all of the 12 steps of aa, but step two is the one that gives us hope. Breaking down step two of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. In many successful groups, sponsorship is one of the most important planned activities of the members. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Each member of alcoholics anonymous is a potential sponsor of a new member and should clearly recognize. A simple guide that works with the big book to make step work fast, concise and powerful. Describe incidents where you expressed inappropriate anger towards other people. Often regular, listed coda meetings call themselves a step study when the focus of the meeting is coda literature about the steps, and sometimes the traditions.
However, sponsorship as a recognized aa practice, really. To overcome and survive the disease and live happy, joyous and free, we must study and learn what the solution is and what we have to do to obtain it. Aa, alcoholics anonymous, has but one solution for the deadly disease of alcoholism. Unlimited family sponsorship 1 male sponsor 1 female sponsor 1 aa sponsor male as a condition of a resident being granted the privilege and opportunity of taking community passes, the approved community sponsor must agree to the following. Each member of alcoholics anonymous is a potential sponsor of a new member and should. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. For anyone new to recovery and the program of alcoholics anonymous, it is an incredible resource when looking for a quality sponsor. Rely upon the twelve traditions the long form for clarification of what aa is and what aa is not. The big book bb notations are to page and paragraph, as in 64. Buddy t is an anonymous writer and founding member of the online alanon outreach committee with decades of experience writing about alcoholism. Here he shares insights into step two of aa, alcoholics anonymous 12 steps. However, there are no data available about the proportion of sponsors in aa personal communication, alcoholics anonymous. This format can be conducted in one half day or in four, onehour sessions. There is a saying in the 12step programs that recovery is a process, not an event.
Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. Sponsorship in aa 6 characteristics of a good sponsor. Theres probably only one inappropriate way to use these guides. Twelve step sponsorship is not an aa, alanon, na, oa, or ca conferenceapproved book. The new sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12step course that goes in conjunction with the current 123 questionnaire. Stepbystep guide for sponsors contents purpose and use of this guide 5 before getting started on the steps 11 questions and answers on sponsorship. View by list a brief guide to alcoholics anonymous a. An exploratory investigation of important qualities and. Jason wahler is a reality tv star in recovery and undoing the stigma around addiction. Alcoholics anonymous page 45 reprinted with permission the main object of this workbook is to be in concert with that. This specifically includes any comments by the author of this study guide of the. With step two we learn that we are not alone, and tha.
Narcotics anonymous informational pamphlets hamascna. The article is composed this from the perspective of a male because, as he quips, im old. Our notes, commentary, and genderneutral changes are formatted in italics. Aa morning step work this trigger list is designed for newcomers or anyone who has never written down those things that. The only real authorities in aa are the big book entitled alcoholics anonymous, twelve steps and twelve traditions, other conferenceapproved literature, and decisions of the aa general service conference as aas elected voice. Our reference for this study of the 12 steps is the first 103 pages of alcoholics anonymous, fourth edition, the basic text xi. That is how back to the basic text accidentally evolved from a series of questions and notes originally prepared by me, as a na sponsor to aid in helping the newcomers i worked with to learn and apply the twelve step work suggested by the narcotics anonymous program.
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