Alcoholics Anonymous came to be in Akron Ohio in 1935 It was formed by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob out of a desperation to stay sober and not quite knowing how to do so. Bill W. had the idea that maybe one drunk trying to help another stay sober might be the key. Originally Bill W. tried to get sober by attending a religious group‚ the Oxford Group‚ and his evolved into AA as we know it today. Bill W. had managed to put together six months of sobriety when he was out of town and was in a situation
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I recently attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a comfortable house in Santa Monica‚ California. The room was occupied by approximately 70 attendees‚ and even more sitting on the outside porch. The focus of this particular day’s meeting was step six of the 12-step program. The sixth step is stated as follows: “We’re entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character” (Wilson‚ 1939‚ p. 76). Following the definition and interpretation of the sixth step‚ the main speaker of the
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The type of meeting I decided to attend was an Alcoholics Anonymous held on campus by a fellow University of Cincinnati student. She said that she decided to begin to hold the meetings on the UC main campus because she has had a long history of being an alcoholic and she knew that out of a university of 30‚000+ students‚ she could not be the only person suffering from this condition. There were two additional people who attended the meeting (a male and a female)‚ as well as six classmates who were
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Alcoholics Anonymous 2 Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A) community service I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A) meeting‚ I felt in love with those meeting. I attended a meeting on April 23 at 6 pm. Location 1773 Griffith Park Boulevard‚ Los Angeles‚ California. A.A membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence the may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. Membership to ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety
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This week‚ on Tuesday‚ I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) meeting. The group of people who went to it was very diverse‚ of various ages‚ backgrounds‚ levels of recovery‚ experiences‚ but with one goal in common: to get sober for life (live a life alcohol-free) by realizing that there is something greater than themselves and they are not in control of themselves. Truly‚ the program seems to be a complex one that requires time (to go from step to step) and guidance from a sponsor that each attendee
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The Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended was on Wednesday July 15th 2015. It was held at Get It Together 8:00am 393 W. Warner Rd #105 & 106 Chandler‚ AZ 85225. The meeting was assigned an open meeting designation with the format being a discussion group. Other formats include Big Book study‚ newcomers‚ candlelight‚ meditation‚ literature study‚ closed and gender specific meetings. Closed meetings are for A.A. members only‚ or for those who have a drinking problem and "have a desire to stop drinking”
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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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This paper is an attempt to explore the possible research stances available to me involved in participant observation of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) of the Lehigh County. For this field study I chose to be a complete observer. I have to stay in many assignments I’ve done I never thought I had to study a group of people with a drinking problem‚ it was quite sad to listen to a young girls story. I felt like some sort of snitch‚ spying on a serious group of people‚ so please take this study seriously
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I decided to attend an Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) group that provides support to individuals who have addictions to substances. The group I decided to attend was an open meeting located in Maryland. The meeting provide assistance to a diverse population that consist of men and women of different ages and cultural backgrounds. The presenting problem that was discussed in the group meeting was addictions to substances. The theoretical perspective the group seemed to be build on is a person- centered
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Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group Report Liberty University Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group Report Group therapy has evolved so much that the participant are learning how to help themselves and others. Self-help groups are one of the most popular forms of group therapy. One of the most known self-help groups is Alcoholics Anonymous also known as A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international organization produced to assist alcoholics
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