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¶ … Alcoholics Anonymous, widely - groups, recently 'online' websites individuals access 'attend' regular online AA meetings. Assume a clinician a residential substance abuse treatment asked develop a list community resources supports clients leave program.
The managers at www.AAOnline.net aim to change people's thinking by emphasizing the steps that a person needs to take in order to be able to put his or her addictions behind. The website practically acknowledges the fact that conventional meetings are not for everyone -- some people might have trouble attending them either because of how they feel about themselves or simply because they live in areas where such meetings are not available. By making it possible for individuals to express themselves without being interrupted, the website is effective in enabling people to actually access its resources.
Online intergroup Alcoholics Anonymous (http://www.aa-intergroup.org/directory.php)...
The fact that the website also provides non-alcoholics with the opportunity to attend open-meeting is especially intriguing. Anyone can thus access information there and can learn more about the importance of fighting alcoholism. Being an observer can actually be very informative for a person, taking into account that he or she gets to learn about first-person perspectives regarding the issue.
The e-AA group provides a wide range of resources that people can use with the purpose of learning more about methods they can use with the purpose of fighting alcoholism. Practically anyone can access the website and access information that is probable to fit his…
The July 29, 2010, cover of Times Magazine is certainly disturbing and intended to raise public awareness concerning the way in which cultural values can affect society in general and some individuals in particular. Although it would be ignorant to claim that events like the one that happened to Aisha are very common in Afghanistan, the article is nonetheless important because of the way it addresses this matter.
The "Women of Afghanistan Under Taliban Threat" Times article addresses the topic of women being severely discriminated in Afghanistan. The article brings forward a series of women who had the courage to come out and speak about their suffering and the way that gender in general represents a reason for discrimination in their community. The Taliban authority made it especially difficult for women to be able to be considered equals in the Afghan community and it shaped the public's idea regarding gender roles. Men have traditionally been inclined to believe that they have the right to oppress women simply because of their gender.
Stories like Sakina's further emphasize the gravity of the situation, with her marriage being especially harmful for her. "He used her as an indentured servant and beat her with weaving tools when she didn't work fast enough." (Women of Afghanistan Under Taliban Threat) Conditions are critical when regarding gender roles in Afghanistan and articles such as the one in Times magazine provide society with the ability to actually understand them.
The book contains the stories of how AA came about and particularly mentions the Twelve Steps Program to recovery and the Twelve Traditions of the AA. The former "is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems while the latter provide guidelines for relationships between the twelve-step groups, members, other groups, the global fellowship, and society at large
Alcoholics Anonymous currently consists of a 12-step program to help people face their problems, deal with them, and eliminate them. I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting during the evening. There were about 12 people in attendance. The group was seated in a circle, with each member able to face each other member. The meeting began with a preliminary discussion of issues discussed during the previous meeting. The group leader followed
Alcohol and Addiction: Empirical Observations of a -Step Program in ActionFirst organized in 1935 by Dr. Bob Smith and Bill Wilson to help others who were suffering from the ravages of alcoholism, Alcoholics Anonymous has become one of the world�s most recognized and attended 12-step programs today (Wagener, 2019). The purpose of the research paper is provide my empirical observations of an Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meeting. The research question that
Group Observation: Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels Q1. What is your role in this group? (Observer, facilitator, member, etc.) Upon the request of a friend, I chose to observe an open Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting last year. Unlike a closed meeting, which is solely reserved for people who have admitted to have an alcohol addiction, AA open meetings are open to addicts contemplating recovery, friends, family members, and outside observers. I had
Alcoholics Anonymous The first face-to-face meeting I attended was an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting at the United Methodist Church in Greenville, SC on a Friday night. Smoking was allowed at the meeting, which was held in a wheelchair-accessible facility. Coffee and snacks were served. I arrived ten minutes early. Several others were also there early, including the person setting up a table full of literature. The person setting out the literature
Alcoholics Anonymous meeting: April 17, from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. In Paso Robles, California. I previously had contacted the leader of the AA meeting to see if I could get permission to attend a session. He wondered if I was in the media, and I told him this was for a college class; and after he explained that everything is open for discussion in these meetings he made clear that