and overeaters anonymous meeting. I’ve never been to any type of support or 12 step meeting before‚ so I was not really sure what to expect. When I first arrived‚ there were a group of women waiting outside for the meeting to start. Once the meeting started‚ the person who chaired the meeting began. She started with an introduction of what Overeaters Anonymous was. She then had someone come up and read the 12 steps and 12 traditions. The leader of the meeting went on to share her story of how she
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12 Step Meeting Elisabeth Hudson HUMS 113 Professor Eric Comstock 8.01.14 12 Step Meeting One my way to the meeting I was feeling really anxious. I didn’t really know what to expect. I could imagine how many people would be there or what the energy would be like. I wondered if there would be tears‚ or laughter. If it would be happiness or solemn silence. I had never been to anything like that so I think the feeling was just me being completely unsure. I was also excited to see what it would
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K-12 Educators‚ Parents‚ Mentors‚ and Other Advocates As adolescents go through high school‚ they learn to take on more initiative‚ responsibility and independence. Parents and adults know that‚ in spite of their evolving maturity‚ many teenagers need support and encouragement as they begin take the initiative‚ act responsibly‚ and grow in their independence. Parents and mentors of youth with disabilities have unique opportunities to promote their successful transition to postsecondary education
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PRINCIPLE INSTRUMENTATION SAMPLE AUTOMIZATION TECHNIQUES INTERFERENCES AND APPLICATIONS. ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS SUCH AS DETERMINATION OF SODIUM‚ POTASSIUM‚ CALCIUM‚ PHOSPHOROUS‚ SULFUR‚ CHLORINE‚ BROMINE AND IODINE Introduction AAS used as an analytical tool was first developed by an Australian physicist Alan walah Atomic spectrometric methods are rapid ‚convenient and have high selectivity The method involves a process called as atomization in which the sample is converted to a gaseous
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K + 12 implementation is it worth it or Burden To start with‚ what does Education means to you? In the dictionary‚ it is defined as the act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind‚ character‚ or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmit it’s accumulate knowledge‚ skill and values from one generation to another. In my own words‚ Education is the process of learning by which the knowledge‚ character and behaviour
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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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Origins of the Twelve-Step Program Once an addict makes the decision to stop using a substance or engaging in a detrimental behavior‚ the difficult job of sticking with that decision often becomes a daily struggle. This particular stage is called recovery and is a lifelong process. Recovery is the longest stage of addiction and requires extreme behavior modification and self-control. In the late 1930s‚ a program was created that became the standard for nearly all recovery programs still in use today
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A quality training program used by the trainers usually covers wide range of objectives. The following four basic training steps are generally used by Trainers in order to achieve the objectives set for a training session. All 4 of these steps are equally obligatory for any training plan to be successful and efficient (Sarkis‚ 2000)Step 1: Training Needs Analysis. This step identifies actions to validate an investment in suggested training. The method essential for data compilation are observations
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Alcoholics Anonymous: The 12-Step Treatment Alcoholics Anonymous: The 12-Step Treatment The 12-step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous is a well-known treatment method that’s used for many types of addiction‚ not just alcohol. Alcoholics are encouraged to “work” the 12-steps. The first step involves admitting the powerlessness over alcohol. The second step has the alcoholic believe that there is some type of a greater power working that will help aide the alcoholic to reach sobriety‚ as
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dumbfounded. My imagination painted a photo in my brain of what a 12-step meeting would resemble. It depicted a room loaded with individuals that clearly looked like addicts; unkempt appearances‚ marginal hostile cleanliness‚ and no less than one individual transmitting a brilliance of booze while swaying forward and backward in his chair‚ adjusting at stake between
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