Alcoholics Anonymous Paper Jessica M. Ray Grand Canyon University Introduction to Addictions and Substance Use Disorders October 29‚ 2014 Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous‚ commonly referred to as AA‚ is one of the most recognized treatment groups for alcoholic addiction (Capuzzi & Stauffer‚ 2012). Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith and Bill Wilson founded AA on June 10‚ 1935. Both of these men suffered from alcoholism and founded the group with the commitment to stop drinking and helping others
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Shaniqua McIntosh Jan 2‚ 2012 Alcoholics Anonymous Alateen/al-anon What is Alcoholics Anonymous? Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international movement created to help alcoholics to recover and live better‚ alcohol free lives. It was found by Bill Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith in 1935. Robert Holbrook Smith was a doctor who struggled with an alcohol problem since his teens that tried unsuccessfully for many years to get rid of. His alcoholism had a progressing negative impact on
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References: Anonymous. (2001). Alcoholics Anonymous: the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism. (4th ed.). New York City: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.. (2014). Big Book Online Fourth Edition. Big Book Online Fourth Edition. Retrieved February 3‚ 2014‚ from http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/
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time well spend. There are hundreds of studies that had shown‚ alcohol have destructive short term and long term effects yet some people drink excessively without minding any of these harmful effects. By the way‚ what is AA meeting? “Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience‚ strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.” With my notebook and a pen I healded to the meeting with specific
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interest. A conflict of interest can take many forms; financial‚ professional‚ religious‚ political‚ etc. (NASW Code of Ethics 1.06‚ 1999). One common conflict occurs when a social worker identifies strongly with a belief system‚ such as the Alcoholics Anonymous credo‚ and supplants standard treatment modalities with AA doctrine. The allure of sharing such a system with a client experiencing alcohol or substance abuse issues can be strong. Further‚ it is not difficult to find examples of AA’s effectiveness
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2. Philosophy Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith. The primary purpose of AA is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. Although AA was founded on Christian principles and by white men‚ the organization has evolved to be multicultural. AA doesn’t keep a list of members ’ names‚ but estimates that it has 2 million members who come from all backgrounds. The philosophy behind Alcoholics Anonymous is that alcoholism is a disease. Even
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Helping others can be very rewarding and beneficial to both parties. After going to the Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting and Our Community Place (OCP)‚ I have realized the benefits of helping others and I have gained new perspectives on others. While I was there I met some very interesting people that might not have the best lives but they know how to make the best of what they have. I felt like I gained some knowledge and insight on different things and it made me feel good to help them out. In my
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Intervention Strategies Summary Paper Learning Team D BSHS/445 May 25‚ 1025 Alysha McCuistion Intervention Strategies Summary Paper Everyone has problems. Some people are aware enough to acknowledge the problems‚ while others need help identifying issues. There are those that will deny that a problem even exists‚ though there are several identifying factors that scream otherwise. Individuals in denial of their problems often spiral downhill until they reach rock bottom. They may need to be given
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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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A.A Today I went to my Alcoholics Anonymous class‚ and needless to say‚ I did not know what to expect. I went to the Step program at Memphis Memorial‚ and the entire group was very accepting of having nursing students attend. The class began with one lady reading from their big book‚ and then the group recited the serenity prayer and the 12 steps. Once this was completed‚ the nursing students in attendance introduced ourselves and stated our reason for being there. The leader of the group
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